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Abrasion

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Scraping of the skin

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Allergy

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Where the body is hypersensitive to some foreign substance

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Ambulatory

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Walking or able to walk

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Anaphylactic Shock

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A sudden, severe allergic reaction characterized by a sharp drop in blood pressure, hives, and breathing difficulties that is caused by exposure to a foreign substance, such as a drug, food or bee venom

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Aneurysm

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An excessive localized enlargement of an artery caused by a weakening of the artery wall

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Angina Pectoris

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Severe and crushing chest pain due to inadequate supply of oxygen to the heart muscle

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Apnea

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Temporary cessation (stopping) of breathing

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Arrhythmia

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Variation from normal, or absence of heart rhythm

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Arteriosclerosis

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Hardening of the walls of the arteries

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Acetylsalicylic Acid (ASA) or Aspirin

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Given to patients having chest pain

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Asphyxia

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Decreased oxygen or increased Carbon Dioxide in the blood and tissues

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Aspiration

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Drawing of vomit or mucus into the respiratory tract

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Asthma

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Disease marked by periodic spasmodic contractions of the bronchial tubes resulting in difficulty of breathing

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Benign

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Not malignant, has the ability to grow and be harmful, but does not spread to adjacent tissues

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Blood pressure

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Pressure of blood exerted against the elastic artery walls (systolic/diastolic)

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Bloody show

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Vaginal discharge (blood) during labour

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Bronchitis

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Inflammation of the bronchial tubes

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Carcinoma

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A form of cancer

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Cardiac

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Pertains to the heart

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Cardiac arrest

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Sudden or unexpected stoppage of effective heart action

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Catheterization

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The placement of a tube into the body, usually for drainage

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Cervical

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Pertains to the neck

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Clammy

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Cold sweats

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Coma

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A drop and prolonged unconsciousness from which a patients cannot be roused

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Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
Inadequate heart output for normal needs
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Contusion
Injury to tissues without skin breakage (bruises)
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Convulsions
Involuntary contractions of the voluntary muscles
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Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
Blood supply to the heart is decreased by either arteriosclerosis or a blood clot in the coronary artery
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Crowning
First appearance of the baby’s head in the vaginal opening
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Cyanosis
Blueness of the skin due to oxygen deficiency in blood and tissues
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Dilation & Curettage (D&C)
A medical procedure in which the uterine cervix is dilated and a curette is inserted into the uterus to scrape away the endometrium (as for the diagnosis or treatment of abnormal bleeding or for surgical abortion during the the early part of the second trimester of pregnancy)
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Dehydration
Lack or loss of water in the body and tissues
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Delirium
Usually temporary mental disturbance noted by delusions, wandering speech and hallucinations
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Depression
Lowered mental and physical activity
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Dermatitis
Inflammation of the skin
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Diabetes
Body does not manufacture enough insulin to regulate blood sugar level
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Diaphoresis
Profuse sweating (diaphoretic)
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Diastolic
Relaxation phase of the heartbeat
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Disorientation
Mental confusion - loss of recognition of time , place or persons
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Dyspnea
Difficult or laboured breathing
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Ectopic
A pregnancy that is not in the uterus
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Edema
Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the tissues
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Embolus
Foreign substance or air bubble in the blood vessel, which partially or completely obstructs the blood flow
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Emesis
An act or instance of vomiting
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Emphysema
Fluid in the lungs causing loss of elasticity on the tissue makes exhaling difficult
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Epilepsy
Chronic disease marked by attacks of convulsions
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Epinephrine (Adrenaline)
Medication given to patients having severe shortness of breath or having an allergic reaction. ACPs also use epinephrine for patients who are in cardiac arrest
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Epistaxis
Nosebleed
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Gastrointestinal
Pertaining to the stomach and intestines
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Glaucoma
Condition of excess pressure of fluid in the eye
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Hematemesis
The vomiting of blood
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Hematoma
A localized collection of blood in an organ, muscle or tissue due to a break in the wall of a blood vessel
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Hematuria
Blood in the urine
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Hemophilia
Hereditary blood disease characterized by prolonged coagulation time
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Hemoptysis
Coughing up blood from some part of the respiratory tract
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Hemorrhage
External or internal escape of blood from a vessel
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Hemothorax
Collection of blood in the pleural (lung) cavity
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Hyperglycemia
Abnormally high amount of sugar in the blood
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Hypertension
Chronic elevation in blood pressure (high blood pressure)
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Hyperventilation
Increase in rate and/or depth of respiration resulting in more air in lungs than normal
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Hypoglecemia
Abnormally low amount of sugar in the blood
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Hysteria
Exaggerating or uncontrollable emotion or excitement
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Insulin
Hormone (natural or artificial) to control body sugar level
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Intubation
Insertion of a tube, to open an airway
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Isolation
Separation of persons having infectious diseases
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Labour
Process of fetus being expelled from the uterus
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Leukemia
Excessive number of white blood cells, which are not fully grown and cannot kill bacteria
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Malignant
Growing worse and resisting treatment, generally life-threatening
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Meninges
Three membranes covering the brain and spinal cord
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Meningitis
Inflammation of the meninges
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Miscarriage
Expulsion of the fetus from the womb before it is viable
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Myocardial Infarction (MI)
Damage to the heart muscle from blocked or restricted coronary artery
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Myocardium
Heart muscle
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Nitroglycerin (Nitro)
Medication given to patients having chest pain
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Orthopnea
Shortness of breath which occurs when lying flat; the ability to breathe only when upright
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Pallor
Absence of skin colour
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Paralysis
Loss or impairment of the ability to move body parts
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Paraplegia
Paralysis of the lower body and legs
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Phlebitis
Inflammation of a vein
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Placenta
Structure attached to the wall of the uterus that provides oxygen and nourishment to the unborn child; and is expelled shortly after birth
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Pneumonia
Inflammation of the lung tissue
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Pneumothorax
Presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity
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Prostration
Extreme exhaustion
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Pulse
The beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries
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Quadraplegia
Paralysis affecting all four limbs
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Rigor Mortis
Stiffness of the muscle after death
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Sclerosis
Hardening of a part
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Shock
Depression of body function due to circulation failure
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Signs
Observed changes in the body
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Sodium Bicarbonate
An ACP alkalizing medication given to patients who are hypoxic or prolonged VSA
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Spasm
An sudden involuntary muscle contraction
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Sphygmomanometer
Instrument used to measure blood pressure; BP cuff
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Stoma
Artificial opening between body cavity and body opening
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Stroke
Loss of brain function(s) due to a disturbance in the blood supply to the brain; apoplexy or CVA
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Stupor
A state of reduced responsiveness or partial unconsciousness
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Symptoms
Complaint or description of something associated to the illness as stated by the patient
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Systole
Contracting phase of the heartbeat
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Thrombus
Blood clot which forms in a blood vessel or in the heart cavity (thrombosis)
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Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
Is a set of symptoms that lasts a short time and occurs because of a temporary lack blood to part of the brain; mini stroke
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Trauma
Wound or injury
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Triage
Sorting, according to initial examination, of casualties in a disaster
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Tumour
Abnormal growth of cells
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Umbilical cord
Attachment between unborn child and placenta
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Unconsciousness
Lack of environmental awareness - incapable of reacting to sensory stimuli
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Ventolin (Salbutamol)
Medication given to patients having shortness of breath

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