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ABRASION
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OPEN WOUND IN WHICH THE OUTER LAYER OF SKIN IS SCRAPED AWAY, LEAVING UNDERLYING TISSUE EXPOSED
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AMBU BAG
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BAG-VALVE MASK UNIT USED TO PROVIDE VENTILATION TO A NONBREATHING PATIENT
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ANAPHYLAXIS
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SEVERE ALLERGIC REACTION
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AVULSION
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OPEN WOUND WHERE TISSUE IS TORN OR PULLED COMPLETELY FROM UNDERLYING TISSUE
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CYANOSIS
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BLUISH TINT IN SKIN OR MUCOUS MEMBRANE
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EPISTAXIS
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NOSEBLEED
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HYPERGLYCEMIA
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CONDITION IN WHICH BLOOD GLUCOSE IS ELEVATED ABOVE NORMAL
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HYPOGLYCEMIA
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CONDITION IN WHICH BLOOD GLUCOSE IS BELOW NORMAL
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HYPERTENSION
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CONTINUED ELEVATION OF BLOOD PRESSURE ABOVE NORMAL
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HYPERTHERMIA
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BODY TEMPERATURE IS HIGHER THAN NORMAL FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME
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HYPOTHERMIA
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BODY TEMPERATURE IS BELOW NORMA L FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME
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INCISION
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OPEN WOUND WITH SMOOTH EDGES MADE WITH A KNIFE OR OTHER SHARP OBJECT
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LACERATION
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OPEN WOUND IN WHICH UNDERLYING TISSUE IS TORN AND SKIN INTEGRITY IS BROKEN
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PATENT
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OPEN
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SEPSIS
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FEBRILE STATE CHARACTERIZED BY PATHOGENS IN THE BLOODSTREAM
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STATUS ELIPTICUS
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CONTINUOUS SEIZURE ACTIVITY
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TETANY
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MUSCLE SPASMS
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VENOUS
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PERTAINING TO BLOOD VESSELS THAT CARRY BLOOD TOWARD THE HEART
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HEMATOMA
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is an extravasation of blood outside the blood vessels,[1] generally the result of hemorrhage....
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CONTUSION
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BLUNT VIOLENT IMPACT LEAVE IRREGULAR, FRAZZLED WOUND EDGES AND HEMMORRHAGE INTO SUBJACENT TISSUE....
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1ST DEGRRE BURNS
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AFFECT ONLY THE EPIDERMIS. THE BURN AREA IS RED, SLIGHTLY SWOLLEN, PAINFUL, DRY AND WITHOUT...
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2ND DEGREE BURN
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INVOLVE THE EPIDERMIS AND THE DERMIS. OFTEN SCALD INJURIES OR FLAMES CAUSE THEM....
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3RD DEGREE BURN (full thickness)
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destroy the epidermis and the dermis and may also damage the underlying subcutaneous tissue,...
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epidermis
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the protective cover against environmental influences. it is usually 0.1mm and 0.02mm. it renews...
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dermis
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is situated between the dermis and the subcutis. it is the connective tissue with a network...
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SUBCUTANEOUS
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CONSISTS OF SPONGY CONNECTIVE TISSUE INTERSPERSED WITH ENERGY-STORING FAT CELLS, THE ADIPOCYTES....
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EPITHELIZATION
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To cover (a wound, for example) with epithelial tissue.
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