CNA- Quiz- emergency care and disaster prevention

means being mentally alert and having awareness of surroundings, sensations and thoughts

• first aid

• conscious

• unconscious

when something is blocking the tube through which air enters the lungs

• syncope

• obstructed airway

• heart attack

difficulty breathing is called

• cough

• dyspnea

• disoriented

a method of attempting to remove an object from the airway of someone who is choking

• abdominal thrusts

• bleedling

• insulin reaction

occurs as a result of decreased blood flow to the brain, also called fainting

• choking

• nosebleed

• syncope

another word for nosebleed

• emesis

• syncope

• epistaxis

is the act of ejecting stomach contents through the mouth or nose

• stroke

• emesis

• nosebleed

• CPR

another word for seizures

• endoscopy

• epilepsy

• emesis

is caused by having too little insulin in the body

• transient ischemic attack (TIA)

• diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)

• insulin reaction

result from either too much insulin or too little food

• syncope

• insulin reaction or hypoglycemia

• hyperglycemia