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SBGR ALH 117 Safety
SBGR ALH 117 Week 5
Question | Answer |
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triage | assigning priority of patients according to medical need |
SX | symptoms |
TX | treatment |
WNL | within normal limits |
CLIA | clinical laboratory improvement amendments |
OSHA | Occupational Saftey and Health Administration |
RACE | remove, activate, contain, extinguish |
professionalism | conducts, aims, and qualities that characterize a profession |
hypotension | low blood pressure |
pulse | what can be felt on the skin as blood passes through the vessel |
respiration | the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide with the atomosphere, lungs and the cells of the body |
blood pressure | the force exerted on the artery wall as blood passes through |
hypertension | high blood pressure |
myocardium | heart muscle |
BLS | basic life support |
angina pectoris | chest pain |
AED | automated external defibrillator |
EMS | emergency medical service |
syncope | fainting |
laceration | torn wound |