HST: First Aid

a lack of oxygen that causes breathing to stop

• asphyxia

• allergen

• anaphylaxis

• cyanotic

blue discoloration of the skin

• asphyxia

• allergen

• anaphylaxis

• cyanotic

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

any substance that causes an allergy

• asphyxia

• allergen

• anaphylaxis

• cyanotic

a severe allergic reaction that can affect

the whole body

• asphyxia

• allergen

• anaphylaxis

• cyanotic

a drug that slows down or stops the actions of the substance that causes an allergic reaction

• antihistamine

• Heimlich Maneuver

• First Aid

• Shock

a condition in which the body experiences a lack of sufficient oxygen available to the organs and tissues

• antihistamine

• Heimlich Maneuver

• First Aid

• Shock

the process of observing and responding to a medical emergency

• antihistamine

• Heimlich Maneuver

• First Aid

• Shock

a series of abdominal thrusts performed to remove an object that is lodged in a person’s airway

• antihistamine

• Heimlich Maneuver

• First Aid

• Shock

a method of calculating the surface area of the body that has been burned

• syncope

• seizure

• fibrillation

• hemorrhage

• Rule of Nines

a place on the body where blood vessels are located close to the surface

• syncope

• seizure

• fibrillation

• hemorrhage

• pressure point