Anatomy & Physiology
This organ pumps blood throughout the entire body
What is the Heart?
This type of blood cell carries oxygen throughout the body using a protein called hemoglobin.
What are the Red Blood Cells? (Erythrocytes)
Emergency number used in the U.S. to call for an ambulance.
What is 911?
Medical measurement that tells you how hot or cold a patient's body is.
What is body temperature?
Vitamin Produced by the body when skin is exposed to sunlight.
What is Vitamin D?
Which organ responsible for exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide
What are the Lungs?
These blood vessels carry blood toward the heart.
What are the veins?
First thing you check before approaching someone during an emergency.
What is Scene Safety?
Instrument used to measure a patient's blood pressure.
What is a sphygmomanometer? (Blood Pressure cuff)
Organ that filters waste from the blood and produces urine.
What are the kidneys?
Chamber of the heart that receives oxygen-rich blood from the lungs
What is the Left atrium?
This protein in red blood cells binds to oxygen.
What is hemoglobin?
Recommended adult CPR compression rate per minute.
What is 100-120 compressions per minute?
Minimum time a healthcare worker should scrub their hands with soap and water
What is 20 Seconds?
Disease that occurs when the body cannot properly regulate blood glucose levels.
What is Diabetes mellitus.
Part of the brain responsible for balance, coordination, and fine motor control.
What is the Cerebellum?
What is O negative?
Medical emergency that occurs when the body is not getting enough blood flow to adequately supply the organs with oxygen?
What is a Shock?
Standard Abbreviation for the number of times a patient breathes per minute
What is RR? (Respiratory Rate)
Medical Term for a low level of red blood cells or hemoglobin in the blood
What is Anemia?
These tiny structures in the lungs are the primary site where oxygen enters the blood and carbon dioxide leaves it.
What are the alveoli?
Component of blood that helps form clots to stop bleeding when a blood vessel is damaged.
What are platelets? (Thrombocytes)
Medical Term for a temporary loss of consciousness caused by a decrease in blood flow to the brain
What is Syncope? (fainting)
Ethical principle that requires nurses to protect a patient's personal and medical information.
What is Confidentiality?
Hormone (produced by the pancreas) lowers blood glucose levels, by helping cells absorb glucose.
Insulin