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Emergency Vocabulary
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Emergency Vocabulary
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1. A reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body

2. A localized swelling filled with blood

3. Coughing up blood from the respiratory tract

4. Paralysis of both arms and both legs

5. Accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest)

6. An event resulting in great loss and misfortune

7. The condition of being derprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)

8. Excessive bleeding

9. Rub on chest

10. The protrusion of the intestines through an abdominal wound; removal of the internal body contents.

11. Paralysis of both legs and the lower part of the body

12. A surgical removal of all or part of a limb

13. The grating of a joint - often in association with osteoarthritis

14. The process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid

15. Shock caused by severe blood or fluid loss

16. Abnormal presence of air in the pleural cavity resulting in the collapse of the lung

17. A sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

18. A remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison

19. Injury to the brain caused by a blow

20. Occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)

21. A fracture in which the bone has been twisted apart

22. Fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed

23. Hypersensitivity reaction to the ingestion or injection of a substance (a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substance

24. A partial fracture of a bone (usually in children)

25. The escape of blood from ruptured blood vessels into the surrounding tissue to form a purple or black-and-blue spot on the skin