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airway
the passage in the body that pushes air in and out of the lungs
cardiac
having to do with the heart
cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
known as CPR, this is a technique for keeping a person’s heart and
lungs working until help can arrive
defibrillator
a machine that uses electricity to restore proper rhythm to a heart
diabetes
a disease that affects how a body absorbs and uses glucose (sugar). It can lead to other health
problems with circulation and nerves.
extrication
the process of carrying a patient from the field into the ambulance
labor
this word means “work,” but in this case, it also means the process a female body goes through
to give birth
lethal
able to cause death
psychologist
a doctor who helps people with mental health issues
sedated
provided medicine to make a person sleep
stabilized
in the medical world, this means that a patient’s symptoms have been controlled or slowed
enough for them to be taken safely to a hospital
trauma
any physical injury to the body, usually involving bleeding
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