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Whats another word for no response?

Leia Doyle

Whats another word for no response?

unresponsive
If someone can’t or won’t respond, we call them unresponsive. Depending on the context, a person’s unresponsiveness can be just a bummer or a life-threatening condition. Take this word piece by piece. Un- means “not,” as usual.

What is not response?

1 : a refusal or failure to respond : lack of response a nonresponse to a complaint nonresponse to medical treatment. 2 : an empty or unsatisfactory response Questions to the staff brought a familiar nonresponse: Nobody could provide any information because of HIPAA.—

Is Nonresponsiveness a word?

Lack of responsiveness, as to a medicine; the quality or condition of being nonresponsive.

What’s the difference between non responsive and unresponsive?

As adjectives the difference between nonresponsive and unresponsive. is that nonresponsive is not responsive while unresponsive is not responsive; unreactive.

What is the difference between unconscious and unresponsive?

If a person is not breathing, it may be necessary to perform CPR. Unconsciousness is an unresponsive state. A person who is unconscious may seem like they are sleeping but may not respond to things like loud noises, being touched, or being shaken.

How is no response a response?

No response is a response – explained. Getting no response from someone means that they would instead go to other people for what you want them to be going to you for. It means that they are getting other people to fill the void that you want to be filling yourself.

What do you do when someone is unresponsive but breathing?

Learn first aid for someone who is unresponsive and breathing

  1. Check their breathing by tilting their head back and looking and feeling for breaths.
  2. Move them onto their side and tilt their head back.
  3. Call 999 as soon as possible.

What’s the meaning of unresponsive?

Unresponsive means not reacting or responding to communication or something that usually calls for a reaction or a reply. The opposite of both senses of unresponsive is responsive, which can be used to describe people who are good at getting back to you or to a patient who is alert and able to communicate.

What can cause someone to be unresponsive?

Common causes of temporary unconsciousness include:

  • low blood sugar.
  • low blood pressure.
  • syncope, or the loss of consciousness due to lack of blood flow to the brain.
  • neurologic syncope, or the loss of consciousness caused by a seizure, stroke, or transient ischemic attack (TIA)
  • dehydration.
  • problems with the heart’s rhythm.

What should you do if someone is unresponsive and not breathing?

Learn first aid for someone who is unresponsive and not breathing

  1. Check breathing by tilting their head back and looking and feeling for breaths.
  2. Call 999 as soon as possible.
  3. Give chest compressions: push firmly downwards in the middle of the chest and then release.