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health vocab 27

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immediate, temporary care given to an ill or injured person until professional medical care can be provided first aid
statutes that protect rescuers from being sued for giving emergency care good samaritan laws
steps taken to prevent the spread of disease through blood and other body fluids when providing first aid or healthcare universal precautions
sequence of actions that maximize the victims chance of survival chain of survival
device that delivers an electric shock to the heart to restore its rhythm defibrillator
a first aid procedure that combines rescue breathing and chest compressions to supply oxygen to the body until normal body functions can resume cardiopulmonary resuscitation
breathing for a person who is not breathing on his or her own rescue breathing
a life threatening condition in which the heart is not delivering an adequate supply of blood to the body shock
a break in the bone fracture
a separation of a bone from its normal position in a joint dislocation
condition of not being alert or aware of your surroundings unconsciousness
a jarring injury to the brain that can cause unconsciousness concussion
any substance that causes injury, illness, or death when it enters the body poison
a round the clock service that provides emergency medical advice on how to treat victims for poisoning poison control center
a poisonous secretion venom
a set of items that you will need in an emergency situation emergency survival kit
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