Terms to know for CPR
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| What does CPR stand for? | CardioPulmonary Resuscitation
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| What does MI stand for? | Myocardial Infarction
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| What does V-Fib stand for? | Ventricular Fibrillation
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| What does AED stand for? | Automated External Defibrillator
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| What does BLS stand for? | Basic Life Support
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| What does EMS stand for? | Emergency Medical Services
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| What is the procedure in which chest compressions and rescue breaths are used to revive the heart and lungs? | CPR
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| What is medical name for a heart attack? | Myocardial Infarction (MI)
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| What is the death of, or damage to, part of the heart muscle because the supply of blood to the heart muscle is severely reduced or stopped. | Heart Attack
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| What is most common abnormal heart rhythm that leads to cardiac arrest; the ventricles quiver and don’t contract? | Ventricular Fibrillation
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| What is the smallest of the three parts of the breastbone and must be avoided during CPR? | Xiphoid Process
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| What is the failure of the pumping action of the heart, resulting in loss of consciousness and absence of pulse and breathing: a medical emergency requiring immediate resuscitative treatment | Cardiac Arrest
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| What occurs when the heart stops beating and the patient stops breathing? | Clinical Death
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| What occurs when body cells die and death usually happens four to six minutes after clinical death? | Biological Death
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| What term refers to disorders of the heart and blood vessels? | Heart Disease
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| What is a machine which provides an electrical shock to the heart to restore normal beating rhythm? | Defibrillator
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| What is is a series of abdominal thrusts that forces air into the lungs and causes an object to become dislodged? | Heimlich maneuver
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| What provides expert care for serious emergencies and is typically available by dialing 911? | Emergency Medical Services
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| What is the air passage known as the windpipe called? | Trachea
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| What pulse can be located along the outer edge of the windpipe? | Carotid Pulse
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| What is the anatomical name for the breastbone? | Sternum
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| What technique is used to open the airway of a patient who is not breathing or who is having difficulty breathing? | Head-tilt, chin lift maneuver
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| What maneuver opens the airway without moving the head or neck, for use on patients with suspected spinal cord injury? | Jaw-thrust maneuver
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| What occurs when an object gets caught in the trachea? | Choking
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| What occurs when an object gets caught in the trachea, and oxygen is unable to enter the body? | Airway obstruction
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| What does FBAO stand for | Foreign Body Airway Obstruction
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