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SBGR ALH 117 Safety
SBGR ALH 117 Week 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |