C8: Professional Rescuer CPR
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| automated external defibrillator (AED) | a portable, battery-powered device that recognized ventricular fibrillation and advises when a countershock is indicated. The device delivers an electric shock to patients with ventricular fibrillation.
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| brachial pulse | the pulse located on the arm between the elbow and shoulder; used for checking the pulse in infants.
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| cardiac arrest | cessation of breathing and a heartbeat.
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| carotid pulse | the pulse that can be felt on each side of the neck where the carotid artery is close to the skin.
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| chest compressions | a means of applying artificial circulation by applying rhythmic pressure and relaxation on the lower half of the sternum; also called external cardiac compressions.
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| child | a person between the age of 1 year and the onset of puberty (age 12 to 14 years).
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| circulatory system | the heart and blood vessels, which together are responsible for the continuous flow of blood throughout the body.
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| femoral pulse | the pulse taken at the groin
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| gastric disention | inflation of the stomach caused when excessive pressures are used during artificial ventilation and air is directed into the stomach rather than the lungs.
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| infant | a person younger than 1 year.
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| one-rescuer CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation performed by one rescuer.
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| plasma | the clear, yellowish fluid of the blood that carries blood cells, transports nutrients, and removes cellular waste materials.
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| platelets | microscopic disk-shaped elements in the blood that are essential to the formation of a blood clot, the mechanism that stops bleeding.
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| pulse | the wave of pressure created by the heart as it contracts and forces blood out into the major arteries.
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| radial pulse | the pulse located on the inside of the wrist on the thumb side.
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| two-rescuer CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation performed by two rescuers
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| ventilation | the movement of air into and out of the lungs.
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| ventricular fibrillation | an uncoordinated muscular quivering of the heart; the most common abnormal rhythm causing arrest; also called V-fib.
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