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Undergraduate 1
09/14/2011

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ACCIDENTS
Definition
LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN US FOR PEOPLE AGES 1-38 YEARS OLD
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FIRST AID
Definition
IMMEDIATE CARE GIVEN TO A PERSON WHO IS ILL OR INJURED
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CITIZEN RESPONDER
Definition
RECOGNIZES ACCIDENT AND ACTIVATES 911
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FIRST RESPONDER
Definition
PROVIDES FIRST AID UNTIL SOMEONE TRAINED OR MORE QUALIFIED ARRIVES
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EMS
Definition
EMERGANCY MEDICAL SERVICES : A NETWORK OF RECOUSRCES TO ASSIST PEOP;E WHO ARE ILL/ INJURED AT THE SCENCE OF AN ACCIDENT
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LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS
Definition
IF SOMEONE FILIES A LAWSUIT THEY NEED TO PROVE NEGLIGENCE WITH ONE OF THE FOUR COMPLAINTS
1. DUTY
2. BREECH OF DUTY
3. CAUSE
4. DAMAGE
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BATTERY
Definition
TOUCHING SOMEONE WITHOUT CONSENT
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STANDARD UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS
Definition
1.GLOVES
2.BREATHING BARRIER DEVICES; POCKET MASK
3.GOGGLES
(THE MOST BASIC SUBSTANCE ISOLATION TECHNIQUE TO PREVENT THE DISEASE TRANSMISSION IS WASHING HANDS WITH SOAP AND WATER)
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RESPIRATORY ARREST
Definition
BREATHING STOPS
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RESPIRATORY DISTRESS
Definition
DIFFICULTY BREATHING
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ANATOMICAL OBSTRUCTION
Definition
TONGUE
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MECHANICAL OBSTRUCTION
Definition
OBJECT/FOOD
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TRACHEA
Definition
WINDPIPE
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EPIGLOTTIS
Definition
FLAP OF TISSUE THAT PREVENTS FOOD/FLUID FROM GOING DOWN THE WIND PIPE
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ALVEOLI
Definition
AIR SACS IN LUNGS FOR GAS EXCHANGE
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CAROTID (CA-ROTID)ARTERY
Definition
FOUND IN NECK USED TO CHECK PULSE FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN
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BRACHIAL
Definition
FOUND IN UPPER ARM, USED TO FIND PULSE IN INFANTS
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CYANOSIS
Definition
LACK OF OXYGEN (SKIN TURNS BLUE)
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#1 PRIORITY IN FIRST AID
Definition
ESTABLISHING AN AIRWAY
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WHAT ARE THE 4 WAYS GERMS ENTER THE BODY?
Definition
1. DIRECT CONTACT
2. INDIRECT CONTACT
3. AIRBORNE
4. VECTOR
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WHEN CAN YOU AS THE FIRST RESPONDER MOVE A VICTIM WHO IS ILL OR INJURED?
Definition
ONLY AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN ASSESSED AND PROPERLY CARED FOR AND NOT IN IMMEDIATE DANGER
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