A | B |
sterile dressing | bandages that are clean and dry; bandages that need to be used in an emergency. |
wound | some form of injury (example: a cut, scrape, bruise). |
open fracture | an injury where a broken bone sticks through the skin; you can see the bone. |
immobilize | make sure it can't move |
elevate | lift up off the ground |
seizure | the brain does not function normally |
blockage | preventing something from passing thorugh |
diabetic emergency | someone has to much or too little sugar in their blood and their body could start shutting down. |
minor frostbite | when hands or feet feel really cold, they feel tingly, and start to change color (blue). |
skin-to-skin contact | placing your hands/body around someone's body part that has minor frostbite. |
significant | a large amount |
direct pressure | pushing straight down on an injury |
ensure | to make certain |
spinal injury | someone has hurt their spine/center of the back where the nerves are |
align | to make straight |
stroke recognition | knowing that a person is have a stroke |
consciousness | awake and able to understand what is going on around you; you can communicate with people |
blurred vision | when you look around, everything looks fuzzy |