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EmergencyCare
14th
edition
Chapter
21
agonal
breathing
-
ANSWER-irregular ,
gasping
breaths
that
precede
apnea
and
death
apnea
-
ANSWER-no
breathing
asphyxial
cardiac
arrest
-
ANSWER-a
cardiac
arrest
caused
by
systemic
hypoxia,
typically
due
to
a
respiratory
disorder
asystole
-
ANSWER-A
condition
in
which
the
heart
has
ceased
generating
electrical
impulses.
cardiac
arrest
-
ANSWER-a
state
in
which
the
heart
is
no
longer
pumping
blood
cardiopulmonary
resuscitation
(CPR)
-
ANSWER-actions
taken
to
revive
a
person
by
keeping
the
person's
heart
and
lungs
working
chain
of
survival
-
ANSWER-a
metaphor
that
describes
the
key
elements
of
cardiac
arrest
management.
each
link
in
the
chain
described
a
different
but
interconnected
intervention;
when
combines,
these
interventions
offer
optimal
care
commotio
cordis
-
ANSWER-A
blunt
chest
injury
caused
by
a
sudden,
direct
blow
to
the
chest
that
occurs
only
during
the
critical
portion
of
a
person's
heartbeat.
compression
fractions
-
ANSWER-the
amount
of
time
chest
compressions
are
being
preformed
compared
with
the
total
time
of
patient
contact
defibrillation
-
ANSWER-delivery
of
an
electrical
shock
to
stop
the
fibrillation
of
heart
muscles
and
restore
a
normal
heart
rhythm
dysrythmia
-
ANSWER-a
disturbance
in
heart
rate
and
rhythm
Pulseless
Electrical
Activity
(PEA)
-
ANSWER-a
condition
in
which
the
heart's
electrical
rhythm
remains
relatively
normal,
yet
the
mechanical
pumping
activity
fails
to
follow
the
electrical
activity ,
causing
cardiac
arrest
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