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Disease
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An impairment of health or a condition of abnomal functioning
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Good Samaritains Law
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Are laws that protect you when you are helping in a emergency situation
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Legal Immunity
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A type of legal protection which is offered to certain people in particular curcumstances
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Leading cause of death for ages 0-44 is...
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Accidents
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H.I.V
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A virus caused by aids ; blood- to- blood or sexual contact
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When to call E.M.S?
if the vitctim is...
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Unconscious, has trouble breathing, chest discomfort, or bleeding heavily
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Wounds
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Break in tissue (internal or external)
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Abrasion
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Skin that is rubbed or scrapped away
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Puncture
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Wound caused by a pointy object
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Avulsion
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Wound where a portion of the skin is completely torn away
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Incision
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A cut with smooth edges
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Laceration
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A cut that may have jagged or smooth edge
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Infection
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The invasion of body by pathogenic micro-organisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissie damage and disease
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Brachail Artery
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The main artery of the upper arm
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Femoral Artery
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The main artery in the thigh
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