This glossary is a non exhaustive list of terms of the domain of emergency healthcare. The terms are selected to be somewhat useful for the peoples in that domain of study, but mostly to make discover some terms in English for someone out of that field of study.
beacon
noun
Vehicular beacons are rotating or flashing lights affixed to the top of a vehicle to attract the attention of surrounding vehicles and pedestrians.
Example: The ambulance beacon lights alerts other drivers.
fr: Gyrophare
siren
noun
A device that makes a loud prolonged sound as a signal or warning.
Example: "ambulance sirens"
fr: sirène
stretcher
noun
A stretcher, litter, or pram is an apparatus used for moving patients who require medical care. A basic type (cot or litter) must be carried by two or more people. A wheeled stretcher (known as a gurney, trolley, bed or cart) is often equipped with variable height frames, wheels, tracks, or skids.
Example: A patient is placed on a stretcher.
fr: Civière
tubing
noun
A hollow cylinder, especially one that conveys a fluid or functions as a passage.
Example: Paramedics use a lot of different tubings.
fr: tubulure
zygoma
noun
The bony arch of the cheek formed by connection of the zygomatic and temporal bones. The cheekbone.
