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Life style
The way someone lives
Life expectancy
The average period that a person may expect to live
Pandemic
A widespread disease that affects multiple countries or continents
Epidemics
A widespread disease that affects a specific community or region
Drug resistance
When microorganisms don’t respond to a drug that is usually able to kill or weaken them
Self-esteem
How one values or perceives themselves
Fight or Flight
A physiological response to perceived threats that prepares the body to either confront or flee from danger.
AED
Automated External Defibrillator
OCT
Over The Counter
WHO
World Health Organization
SAMPLE - (S)
Signs and symptoms
SAMPLE - (A)
Allergies
SAMPLE - (M)
Medication
SAMPLE - (P)
Past medical history
SAMPLE - (L)
Last oral intake
SAMPLE - (E)
Events leading up to incident
FAST
Face, Arms, Speech, Time
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
ARC
America Red Cross
Eustress
Positive form of stress
Distress
Negative form of stress
Nature vs Nature
A scientific and philosophical discussion about how people's traits are influenced by their biological makeup and their environment
Eric Erickson’s theory
Theory that describes how personality develops throughout life
Maslow’s theory
Our actions are motivated by certain physiological and psychological needs that progress from basic to complex
Myers Briggs personality test
A personality assessment that categorizes people into 16 types
Gestation
A period of developing inside the womb between conception and birth
Abstinence
The practice of not having sexual intercourse
STI
Sexually transmitted infection
Estrogen
Primary female hormone
Testostrone
Primary male hormone
Allergic reaction
Immune reaction to a substance that is normally harmless to most people
Diabetic emergency
A serious situation that occures when a person with diabetes has dangerously high or low blood sugar levels
Stroke
A medical emergency that occurs when blood flow to the brain is interrupted
Heart Attack
A medical emergency that occurs when a coronary artery becomes blocked, preventing blood from flowing to the heart
Shock
A medical condition that occurs when the body dosen’t have enough blood flowing through it
Cardiac Arrest
When the heart stops beating suddenly and unexpectedly
Ratio of compressions to rescue breaths for 1 person rescue
30:2
Good Samaritan Law
Law that protects people who provide emergency assistance without expecting compensation
Adrenalin
Emergency Hormone
First thing to do when arriving to an emergency scene
Assess the situation
How many school AED’S
7
How many years for CPR renewal?
2 years
Organic disorders
Caused by physical changes in the body
Functional Disorders
Caused by psychological factors
Where is the egg fertilized?
Fallopian tubes
Order of fetal development
Zygote, Morula, Blastocyst, Embryo, Fetus
Chlamydia
STI that can be cured with medication
Crabs
STI that can be cured with medication
HIV
STI that cannot be cured but can be managed with medication
Herpes
STI that cannot be cured but can be managed with medication
Identical twins
develop from a single fertilized egg that splits into two separate embryo
Fraternal Twins
two separate eggs are fertilized by two different sperm
APGAR
Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, Respiration
What is APGAR
Test given to newborns just born
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