Hemostasis, Emergency Situations, and All-Hazards Preparation

From oneself

Refers to any type of abnormal heart rhythm

The act of manually providing chest compressions and ventilations to patients in cardiac arrest in an effort to provide oxygenated blood to the brain and vital organs, and reverse the processes that lead to death

To apply pressure

The destruction of erythrocytes

The arrest of the escape of blood through natural or artificial means

A device or agent used as a coagulant

From the same species

Abnormally high body temperature

Genetically determined blood group antigen that is present on the surface of erythrocytes of some individuals; if the antigen is present the individual is Rh1 (positive) and if absent Rh– (negative)

The act of sucking up air or fluids through a device, such as a tonsil suction tip