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CNA Chapter 8
Emergency care, First aid, and Disasters
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdominal thrusts | a method of attempting to remove an object from the airway of someone who is choking |
| cardiac arrest | the medical term for the stopping of the heartbeat |
| code team | group of people chosen for a particular shift to respond to resident emergencies |
| conscious | the state of being mentally alert and having awareness of surroundings, sensation, and thoughts |
| CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) | refers to medical procedures used when a person's heart and lungs have stopped working |
| diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) | a life-threatening complication of diabetes that can result from undiagnosed diabetes, not enough insulin, eating too much, not getting enough exercise, and stress; also known as ketoacidosis or hyperglycemia |
| dyspnea | difficulty breathing |
| emesis | the act of vomiting, or ejecting stomach contents through the mouth and/or nose |
| epistaxis | a nosebleed |
| expressive aphasia | inability to express oneself to others through speech or written words |
| fainting | loss of consciousness; also called syncope |
| first aid | care given by the first people to respond to an emergency |
| hemiparesis | weakness on one side of the body |
| hemiplegia | paralysis on one side of the body |
| hyperglycemia | a life-threatening complication of diabetes that can result from undiagnosed diabetes, not enough insulin, eating too much, not getting enough exercise, and stress; also known as diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) or ketoacidosis |
| hypoglycemia | a life-threatening complication of diabetes that can result from either too much insulin or too little food; also known as insulin reaction or insulin shock |
| myocardial infarction | a condition in which blood flow to the heart is blocked and muscle cells die; also called a heart attack |
| obstructed airway | a condition in which the tube through which air enters the lungs is blocked |
| receptive aphasia | inability to understand what others are communicating through speech or written words |
| respiratory arrest | the medical term for the stopping of breathing |
| shock | a condition in which there is decreased blood flow to organs and tissues |
| syncope | loss of consciousness; also called fainting |
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