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Airway Management
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Keeping open the passage through which air goes into the lungs.
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Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
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A device that analyzes the heart's rhythm and signals the need to administer an electric shock (defibrillation) to a patient in cardiac arrest.
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Vise Grip
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A rescue technique used to prevent further injury to a guest who is suspected of having suffered a spinal injury.
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