There is some basic paramedic terminology you might have to know if you want to study in this field.
airway
noun
The passage by which air reaches a person's lungs.
fr: voies aériennes
bag-valve mask
noun
An airway apparatus used to cover the patient's nose and mouth and begin ventilating the lungs mechanically by squeezing a reservoir of oxygen or air.
fr: masque à valve
cardiac arrest
noun
A sudden, sometimes temporary, cessation of function of the heart.
fr: arrêt cardiaque
defibrillation
noun
Defibrillation is a process in which an electronic device sends an electric shock to the heart to stop an extremely rapid, irregular heartbeat, and restore the normal heart rhythm.
fr: défibrillation
electrocardiogram
noun
A record or display of a person's heartbeat produced by electrocardiography.
fr: électrocardiogramme
fibrillation
noun
A small, local, involuntary, muscular contraction, due to spontaneous activation of single muscle cells or muscle fibers.
fr: fibrillation
great vessels
noun
Large arteries and veins located in the mediastinum that enter and exit the heart.
fr: grands vaisseaux
heart rate
noun
The number of heartbeats per unit of time, usually per minute.
fr: rythme cardiaque
inflammation
noun
The body's response to cellular injury; also called the inflammatory response. In contrast to the immune response, inflammation develops swiftly, is nonspecific (attacks all unwanted substances in the same way) and is temporary, leading to healing.
fr: inflammation
ligaments
noun
Bands of connective tissue that connect bone to bone and hold joints together.
fr: ligaments
muscle
noun
Contractile tissue organized in large bundles that provides locomotion and movement for the body.
fr: muscle
nerve tissue
noun
Tissue that transmits electrical impulses throughout the body.
fr: tissu nerveux
open fracture
noun
A broken bone in which the bone ends or the forces that caused it penetrate the surrounding skin.
fr: fracture ouverte
panic attack
noun
Extreme period of anxiety resulting in great emotional distress.
fr: crise de panique
sinus
noun
Air cavity that conducts fluids from the eustachian tubes and tear ducts to and from the nasopharynx.
fr: sinus
stress
noun
A state of physical or psychological arousal to stimulus; a hardship or strain; a physical or emotional response to a stimulus.
fr: stress
tendons
noun
Bands of connective tissue that attach muscle to bone.
fr: tendons
vaccine
noun
Solution containing a modified pathogen that does not actually cause disease but still stimulates the development of antibodies specific to it.
fr: vaccin
virus
noun
An organism much smaller than a bacterium, visible only under an electron microscope. Viruses invade and live inside the cells of the organisms they infect.
fr: virus
withdrawal
noun
Eferring to alcohol or drug withdrawal in which the patient's body reacts severely when deprived of the abused substance.