Grade 12 medical emergencies

A sudden event that causes damage or injury...

• Anaphylaxis

• Accident

• Airway

• Conscious

The loss of the ability to move or feel anything in part of the body...

• Obstruction

• Response

• Scene

• Paralysis

A place where an event or action takes place...

• Seizure

• Injury

• Hazard

• Scene

A sudden attack that can cause spasms or convulsions...

• Unconscious

• Protective

• Hazard

• Seizure

Being awake and able to understand what is happening around you...

• Conscious

• Unconscious

• Paralysis

• Compression

A stroke is a condition that happens when the supply of oxygen to the brain is reduced or stops completely.

• True

• False

How can we recognise the signs of a stroke?

• ABC

• DRABC

• FAST

• PPE