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Terminology

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Emergency Medical Service   First responders, trained to recognize conditions,initate basic life support. (EMT, police, firefighters,etc)  
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First Responders   EMTs, police, firefighters or individuals that are trained to recognize conditions.  
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Intubate   To insert a tube into the trachea as an emergency air way.  
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Triage   The process of sorting/ grouping patients according to the seriousness of their condition.  
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Primary Assessment   The questions asked & examinations conducted at initial contact with a patient.  
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Chief Complaint   The primary symptom(s) that causes a patient to seek medical treatment.  
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Immediate History   The history of the current medical complaint.  
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Past Medical History   A person's life-long medical history.  
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Allergies   An abnormal response to a substance.  
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Office Emergency Crash Kit   Contains all supplies that may be needed during an emergency.  
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Airway Obstruction   A foreign substance that causes the body to choke.  
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Heimlicj Maneuver   A method used to clear an obstruction from the airway.  
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Allergen   A substance that enters the body throubugh inhalation.  
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Amputation   The severing of an extremity / body part.  
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Asphxia   Suffocation.  
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Anaphylaxis   An exaggerated allergic reaction.  
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Antidote   A substance given to counter act poisons.  
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Anitvenin   A substance used to counter act the effect of a venomous bite.  
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Hemorrhage   Severe bleeding.  
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Pressure Points   Points on the surface of the body where one can apply pressure.  
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Brachial Artery   located in the antecubital space of the body of the elbow (upper arm).  
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Femoral Artery   Located in the groin area.  
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Rule of Nines   Tool for estimating the surface area of a burn.  
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Cerebrovascular Accident   A stroke.  
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Hypoglycemia   Too little sugar in the blood  
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Hyperglycemia   Too much sugar in the blood.  
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Epistaxis   Severe nose bleeds.  
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Syncope   Fainting.  
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Convulsions   Seizures  
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Angina Pectoris   Chest pain that occurs when diseased blood vessels restrict blood flow to the heart.  
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Splinting   Appliance used for fixation, support and rest for an injured body part.  
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Fractures   A broken bone.  
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Dislocation   A disconnection of the bones that meets at a joint.  
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Sprains   A stretching/tearing injury to a ligament.  
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Strains   A stretching/tearing injury to a muscle or tendon.  
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Heat Exhaustion   A condition that occurs when a person is exposed to a hot enviornment and doesnt drink enough fluids to maintain healthy body temperature.  
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Heat Stroke   A conition caused by sufficient overheating long enough to cause failure of the temperature control center in the medulla.  
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Hypothermia   A body temperature lower than 95 degrees.  
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Hyperthermia   A ody temperature over 105.8 degrees.  
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Frostbite   A cold injury of the distal extremities ( toes, nose, and finers)  
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Hyperventilation Syndrome   A condition in which the thyroid process excess amounts of hormones.  
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Poisoning   Ingesting a substance that can make you deadly ill.  
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Shock   The process of cell death that occurs anytime perfusion is not adequate.  
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