Stna 2

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Abdominal thrust

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The method of attempting to remove an object from the airway of someone choking

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Accidents

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Incidents involving bodily injury or death; mistake

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Alarm

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A system designed to signal urgent attention and to summon personnel

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Aseptic

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Free from disease causing microorganisms; refers to clean condition

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Bacteria

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A microorganism that causes disease

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Body fluid

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Fluids that include saliva, sputum, urine, feces, semen, vaginal secretions, breast milk, pus or other wound drainage... sweat is not included

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Burns

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Wounds caused by fire, heat, chemicals, appliances, or friction

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Cardiac arrest

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The sudden stopping of the heart

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Chain of infection

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The process by which an infectious disease is transmitted to and developed in a person's body

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Chemical restraint

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Certain drugs, such as sedatives, that restrain a person by controlling their behavior

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Chemical safety

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The practice of handling chemicals in a safe manner, minimizing the hazard to the public or person

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Choking

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A reaction to an object lodged in the trachea, the victim cannot breath, speak or cough; the could be making the universal choking sign or be cyanotic

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Cleaning spills

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A method of keeping the environment clean and safe

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Communicable

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Contagious or infectious

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Contamination

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The act of making a substance or surface soiled, polluted, or infected

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Disease

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An abnormal change in an organ or system that produces a set of symptoms

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Disinfection

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The process that kills pathogens but not all microorganisms; it reduces the organism count to a level that is generally not considered infectious

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Evacuation

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The action of evacuating a person or a place

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Falls

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Accidents caused by unsafe environments, loss of abilities, diseases, and medication

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Fire

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Things that are burning; three things needed for fire: heat, fuel, oxygen

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Fire safety

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Policies and procedures for responding to a fire

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Frayed cord

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Fabric, rope, or cord becomes worn, typically through constant rubbing or pulling

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Free form disease

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Free from disease causing microorganisms

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Germ transmission

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Also called chain of infection; how a disease is transferred from one living thing to another

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Gloves

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Coverings for the hand and fingers; can be sterile; used for protection, considered PPE

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HAI

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abbreviation for hospital acquired infection

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Hand washing

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Washing with soap and water or using alcohol based hand rubs

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Hepatitis B

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Viral infection of the blood attacking the liver

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Immune

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Protects the body from disease causing bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens

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Infection

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The state resulting from pathogens invading the body or multiplying

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Infection control

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Measures practiced in health care facilities to prevent and control the spread of infection

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Isolation

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Keeping someone or something separate or by itself

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Linen

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A general term for sheets, pillow cases, blankets, when making a bed clean linens should be placed on a clean surface and stack in the order of use; dirty linens should not be thrown on the floor

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Mechanical lift

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An electric or hydraulic device that is used in conjunction with a a long to perform a transfer for non weight bearing person's, a two person procedure

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Medical asepsis

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Practices and procedures to maintain a clean environment by removing or destroying disease.

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Medications

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A substance that is used to treat a disease, restore health, altar a mood, relieve symptoms

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Microorganisms

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Living things or organisms that are so small that they can only be seen through a microscope; not all are "bad" or cause disease; also called microbe or germs

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Non contagious disease

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A condition that can not be spread to another person

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Oxygen

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A colorless, orderless, tasteless gas that people, animals, and plants need to live

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Oxygen concentrator

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An electronic device that removes nitrogen from the room air, thus increasing the oxygen concentration

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Pass

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Letters used to help you remember how to use a fire extinguisher

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Pathogen

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Disease causing microorganisms

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PPE

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Equipment that helps protect employees from serious workplace injuries or illnesses resulting from contact with workplace hazards

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Resident identification

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A method of identifying a resident such as a photo, identification bracelet, etc

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Restraint

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Physical or chemical; used to restrict movement or behavior

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Restraint alternative

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Techniques used (Maslows) to reduce anxiety/behaviors

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Safety

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The state of being secure or safe from injury, harm, or loss

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Safety precautions

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Measures and procedures used to prevent or reduce accidents or bodily injuries

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Seizure

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Involuntary contraction of muscles; can be violent; cause by a disturbance in brain activity

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Sharps container

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A biohazard container that holds objects that could penetrate the skin; razors, nails, sticks, needles

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Side rails

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A structural support attach to the frame of a bed and intended to prevent a person from falling, it is a doctor's order and considered a restraint

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Smoking

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Puffing and inhaling vapors from a cigarette

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Spills

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A liquid that is no longer contained in a secure container or in the body

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Standard precautions

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Method of infections control in which all blood, body fluid, non intact skin, and mucus membranes are treated as if they are infected

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Sterilization

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Use of high temperature to destroy all microorganisms, included the spores

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Types of isolation

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Contact, airborne, droplet

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White blood cells

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Also known as phagocytes, they defend the body against foreign substances by devouring them

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Workplace violence

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Any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, disruptive behavior that occurs at the worksite

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Emesis

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Another word for vomit

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Donning

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Putting on

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Doffing

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Taking off

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C.D.C

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Center of disease control

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What is the yellow barrel used for

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Dirty infectious linen

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What is the red barrel used for

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Dirty infectious items that need to be thrown away

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A.B C

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Airway, breathing, circulation

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Aura

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A sense that a person gets before that have a seizures

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F.A.S.T

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Face drooping, arm weakness, slurred speech, time essential

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Microorganism/microbes

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Living thing that can only be seen with a microscope not all are harmful some are helpful

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Germ

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Microorganism, especially a pathogen

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Pathogen

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Disease producing microorganisms

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Susceptible

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Likely to be harmed by a particular thing

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Carrier

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A person who has a disease but no s/s of the disease and can pass the disease on to another person

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What is bacteria

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Single called microorganisms, some are beneficial and some cause disease (strep/staph)

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Fungi

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Single celled or multi cellular plants that cause disease (yeast, ringworm)

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Virus

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Smallest known infectious agent (HBV, HCV, AIDS)

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Protozoa

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Single celled microorganism usually living in water that causes disease (trichomoniasis, malaria)

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Droplet

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Thought the air, large particles that do not travel long distances

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Airborne

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Through the air, small.particles that can travel long distances

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Direct contact

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Involves direct body surface to body surface contact

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Indirect contact

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Contact transmission involving contaminated objects

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Common vehicle

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Contaminated food/water

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Vector borne

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Transmission through insects/animals

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Fomite

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Contaminated object; such as medical equipment/linenes

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Nosocomial infection

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Acquired outside of a healthcare facility

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Community acquired

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Acquired outside of a healthcare facility

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Cilia (Tiny hairs)

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Found in the respiratory tract and move in a wave like motion, sweeping pathogens out of the body

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Local infections

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Only affects one body part

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Systemic infections

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Involves more than one body part

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Colonized

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The presence of a pathogen but does not cause a disease

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Standard precautions/universal

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Always treat everyone's blood and body fluid like it's contaminated

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Transmission based precations/isolation

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Used in addition to standard precautions. Specific procedures to prevent one person from infecting others or being infected from others. Pathogens that need to be isolated are set fourth by the CDC

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Ergonomics

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Adapting the environment using techniques and equipment to prevent injury and provide more efficient care

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R.A.C.E.E

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Rescue, Alarm, Contains, Extinguish, Evacuate

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P.A.S.S.

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Pull pin, Aim nozzle at the base of the fire, Squeeze the handle, Sweep side to side

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Hyperthermia

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The condition of having a body temperature greatly above normal

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Hypothermia

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Is a potentially dangerous drop in body temperature, usually caused by prolonged exposure to cold temperatures