Medical Glossary
Medical Glossary
10 Pre-Hospital Emergency Care terms
Hi, I will present you a medical glossary with words related to prehospital Emergency Care for those of you who wanted to know more about the medical field I hope you will learn something new about the job of a paramedic today.
- defibrillator
- noun
- An apparatus used to control heart fibrillation by application of an electric current to the chest wall or heart.
- Example: Go to get the defibrillator right now I don't feel any pulse!
- fr: défibrillateur
- gloves
- noun
- Protection for hands.
- Example: Put on your gloves there is blood everywhere.
- fr: Gants
- heart
- noun
- Example: The man has heart problems.
- fr: Coeur
- nasal canula
- noun
- The nasal cannula (NC) is a device used to deliver supplemental oxygen or increased airflow to a patient or person in need of respiratory help.
- Example: Can you please put her a nasal cannula her blood oxygen levels are too low?
- fr: lunette nasale
- oropharyngeal airway device
- noun
- An oropharyngeal airway (also known as an oral airway, OPA or Guedel pattern airway) is a medical device called an airway adjunct used to maintain or open a patient's airway. It does this by preventing the tongue from covering the epiglottis, which could prevent the person from breathing.
- Example: I just inserted an oropharyngeal airway device in my patient's mouth because he was breathing poorly.
- fr: canule oropharyngée
- pocket mask
- noun
- A pocket mask, sometimes called a pocket face mask or CPR mask, is a device used to safely deliver rescue breaths during a cardiac arrest or respiratory arrest. The pocket mask is a small device that can be carried by a rescuer.
- Example: Get me my pocket mask right now we need to ventilate the man!
- fr: masque de poche
- protocols
- noun
- A formal or official record of scientific experimental observations.
a procedure for carrying out a scientific experiment or a course of medical treatment.
- fr: protocole
- radio
- noun
- A small radio held in the hand, used for both sending and receiving messages:.
- Example: Have you heard the car crash in the radio ?
- fr: radio
- stethoscope
- noun
- Instrument for auscultation, which transmits the internal sounds of the body.
- Example: I will now use my stethoscope to hear you breathe remain calm and breath deeply.
- fr: stéthoscope
- stroke
- noun
- A blood clots that blocks circulation in the brain and causes it to malfunction due to lack of oxygen.
- Example: My patient just had a stroke.
- fr: accident vasculaire cérébral
