PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE THAT INVOLVES THE USE OF INTRAVENOUS FLUIDS, DRUG INFUSIONS, CARDIAC MONITORING, DEFIBRILLATION, INTUBATION, AND OTHER ADVANCED PROCEDURES
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AED:
AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR
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ASYSTOLE:
NO ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY IN THE HEART; CARDIAC ARREST. ALSO CALLED FLAT LINE
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AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR (AED):
AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE THAT CAN DETECT CERTAIN ABNORMAL HEART RHYTHMS AND DELIVER A SHOCK THROUGH THE PATIENT'S CHEST. THIS SHOCK MAY ALLOW THE HEART TO RESUME A NORMAL PATTERN OF BEATING
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BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS):
EXTERNALLY SUPPORTING THE CIRCULATION AND RESPIRATION OF A PATIENT IN RESPIRATORY OR CARDIAC ARREST THROUGH CPR
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CARDIAC ARREST:
WHEN THE HEART STOPS BEATING. ALSO, THE INEFFECTIVE CIRCULATION CAUSED BY ERRATIC MUSCLE ACTIVITY IN THE LOWER CHAMBERS OF THE HEART (VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION)
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CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR):
COMBINED COMPRESSION AND BREATHING TECHNIQUES THAT MAINTAIN CIRCULATION AND BREATHING
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CHAIN OF SURVIVAL:
THE IDEA THAT THE SURVIVAL OF THE PATIENT IN CARDIAC ARREST DEPENDS ON THE LINKAGE OF EARLY ACCESS, EARLY CPR, EARLY DEFIBRILLATION, AND EARLY ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT
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CHEST COMPRESSIONS:
PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE CHEST TO ARTIFICIALLY CIRCULATE BLOOD TO THE BRAIN, LUNGS, AND THE REST OF THE PATIENT'S BODY
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DEFIBRILLATION:
THE APPLICATION OF AN ELECTRIC SHOCK TO A PATIENT'S HEART IN AN ATTEMPT TO CONVERT A LETHAL RHYTHM INTO A NORMAL ONE
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FIBRILLATION:
A DISORGANIZED ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY WITHIN THE HEART THAT RENDERS THE HEART INCAPABLE OF PUMPING BLOOD
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PEDIATRIC PATIENT:
REFERS TO INFANTS AND CHILDREN. FOR THE PURPOSES OF CPR, PATIENTS FROM BIRTH TO ONE YEAR OF AGE ARE CONSIDERED INFANTS. PATIENTS FROM ONE YEAR OLD TO THE ONSET OF PUBERTY ARE CONSIDERED CHILDREN
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VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION (VF):
DISORGANIZED ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY, CAUSING INEFFECTIVE CONTRACTIONS OF THE LOWER HEART CHAMBERS (VENTRICLES)
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VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA:
THE ABNORMALLY RAPID CONTRACTION OF THE HEART'S LOWER CHAMBERS, RESULTING IN VERY POOR CIRCULATION. ALSO CALLED V-TACH