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GLOSSARY

toloseconsciousness–tofaint;toblackout;tobecomeunawareofwhereone

isandwhatishappeningaroundoneselfforaperiodoftime,oftenbecauseone

hasbeenhitontheheadorhashadtoomuchtodrink

*Haveyoueverhadsomuchalcoholthatyoulostconsciousness?

911–anemergencynumberthatcanbedialedonanytelephoneintheUnited

Statestobeconnectedwithemergencyservices(,ambulanceservices,

firefighters,poisoncontrolcenter,etc.)

*WhenJackieheardstrangesoundsinthemiddleofthenight,shecalled911

andaskedthemtosendaofficertoherhome.

paramedic–awhosejobistoprovideemergencymedicalservicesto

stabilizeapatient,butisnotadoctorornurse

*Theparamedicsmadesurethelittlegirltobreatheonthewaytothe

hospital.

toblackout–toloseconsciousness;tofaint;tobecomeunawareofwhereone

isandwhatishappeningaroundoneselfforaperiodoftime,oftenbecauseone

hasbeenhitontheheadorhashadtoomuchtodrink

*Sheilablackedoutwhenthebaseballhitheronthehead,butshewasfine

withinafewminutes.

ahistoryof–pastevents;recordsofthingsthathavehappenedinthepast

*Hisfatherhasahistoryofheartattacks,butthelastonewasalmost10years

ago.

allergy–aphysicalreactionthatoccurswhenoneeatsortouchessomething,

usuallycausingbreathingproblemsorred,itchyskin

*Angelhasanallergytocats,sowheneverhecomestovisit,wehavetoputour

catsoutsideandvacuumreallywell.

tobleed–toloseblood;forawarm,sticky,redliquidtocomeoutofacutor

otheropeninginone’sskin

*Yourdogbitmyson,andnowhe’sbleeding!

wound–aninjury,especiallywhentheskinhasbeencutorotherwiseopened

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