| A | B |
|---|
| artificial respiration | A procedure for forcing air into the lungs of a person whose breathing has stopped. |
| convulsion | A seizure or a period of unconsciousness with uncontrolled jerking or twitching of muscles. |
| CPR | A rescue technique used to sustain life when both breathing and the heart has stopped. |
| fracture | A break or crack in a bone |
| Heimlich maneuver | A technique for rescuing a person who is choking |
| nontoxic | Not poisonous. |
| poison control center | A special unit that gives advice for and treats victims of poisoning |
| sprain | An injury caused by sudden, violent stretching of a joint or muscle. |
| allergy | An oversensitivity to one or more common substances. |
| antibodies | Substancesproduced by the body to fight off germs. |
| asthma | A condition affecting the lungs in which air passages tighten, making it diffcult to breahe |
| communicable diseases | Illinesses that are passed from one person to another |
| contagious | The period during which a communicable disease can be spread to another person |
| immunize | To protect a person fron a particular disease, usually by means of giving the person a vaccine |
| vaccine | A small amount of disease-carring germs introduced to the body on purpose so that the body can build resistance to that disease. |
