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CNA ch. 8

Emergency care, First Aid, and Disasters

TermDefinition
Abdominal Thrusts A method of attempting to remove an object from the airway of someone who is choking
Cardiac Arrest Sudden stopping/cessation of the heartbeat
Code Team Group of people chosen for a particular shift to respond to resident emergencies
Conscious Having awareness of surroundings, sensations, and thoughts
CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; medical procedures used when a person's heart and lungs have stopped working
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) Life-threatening complication of diabetes that can result from un-diagnosed diabetes, infection, not enough insulin, hyperglycemia (high blood sugar), eating too much, not getting enough exercise, and stress.
Emesis Act of vomiting, or ejecting stomach contents through the mouth and/ or nose
Epistaxis Nosebleed
Expressive Aphasia Difficulty communicating through speech or writing
First Aid Care given to an injured person by the first people to respond to an emergency
Hemiparesis Weakness on one side of the body
Hemiplegia Paralysis of one side of the body
Hemorrhage Bleeding; blood loss
Hyperglycemia High blood glucose (Blood Sugar)
Hypoglycemia Low blood glucose (Blood Sugar) aka insulin reaction or insulin shock
Insulin Reaction Life-threatening complication of diabetes that can result from either too much insulin or too little food; aka hypoglycemia/ insulin shock
Myocardial Infarction (MI) Condition in which blood flow to the heart is blocked and muscle cells die; aka heart attack
Obstructed Airway Condition in which the tube through which air enters the lungs is blocked
Receptive Aphasia Difficulty understanding spoken or written words
Respiratory Arrest Stopping/cessation of breathing
Shock A condition that occurs when there is decreased blood flow to organs and tissues
Syncope Temporary loss of consciousness; fainting
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