Basic emergency care- 51

Anaphylaxis

A life threatening sensitivity to an antigen

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Anaphylaxis shock is an emergency. T or f?

Cardiac arrest

Another term for sudden cardiac arrest

Convulsion

Another word for seizure

Hemorrhage

Excessive loss of blood in a short period of time

Shock

Results when there is not enough blood supply to organs and tissues

Fainting

The sudden loss of consciousness from an inadequate blood supply to the brain

Seizure

Violent and sudden contractions or tremors of muscle groups in a convulsion or

Sudden cardiac arrest

When the heart and breathing stops suddenly and without warning

Respiratory arrest

Breathing stops but the heart action continues for several minutes

First aid

Emergency care given to an ill or injured person before medical aid arrives