In this glossary, terms about paramedic will be define and use to understand more the fondamenals of being a paramedic.
10-4
abreviation
APCO 10-code for "I understand your transmission".
Example: 10-4 dispatch.
fr: Transmission comprise
Ambulance
noun
A specially equipped vehicle used to transport the sick or injured.
Example: I drive an ambulance to the hospital.
fr: Ambulance
anaesthesia
noum
General or local insensibility, as to pain and other sensation, induced by certain interventions or drugs to permit the performance of surgery or other painful procedures.
fr: Amnésie (générale ou partielle)
Bunker gear
noum
Self Contained Breathing Apparatus. This is the device worn by firefighters and rescue workers to provide breathable air during incidents.
Example: Put on your bunker gear, there a lot of toxic products here.
fr: Vêtement de protection complet imperméable aux produits chimiques.
Car accident
noum
A collision that occurs when a vehicle collides with another vehicle, a stationary object, a pedestrian, or an animal.
Example: I had a really bad car accident, last week.
fr: Accident de voiture
Care
noum
The services rendered by members of the health professions for the benefit of a patient.
Example: I need medical care right away.
fr: Soin
CPR
abreviation
Manual application of chest compressions and ventilations to patients in cardiac arrest, done in an effort to maintain viability until advanced help arrives.
Example: We have done 40 minutes of chest compression.
fr: CPR (réanimation cardio-respiratoire)
Death
noum, verb, adjective.
A permanent cessation of all vital functions.
Example: I think he is dead.
fr: Décédé
Defibrillator
noum
An apparatus used to control heart fibrillation by application of an electric current to the chest wall or heart.
Example: They use a defibrillator to rescue her.
fr: Défibrillateur
Dispatcher
noum
Communications personnel responsible for receiving and transmitting pure and reliable messages, tracking vehicles and equipment, and recording other important information.
Example: Where the dispatcher is sending us ?
fr: Répartiteur
Doctor
noum
Person in charge of medical practice.
Example: I need to see my doctor.
fr: Docteur
Drug
noum
Therapeutic agent; any substance, other than food, used in the prevention, diagnosis, alleviation, treatment, or cure of disease.
Example: Did you take the right amount of drug today?
fr: Médicament
Hospital
noum
Health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized medical and nursing staff and medical equipment.
Example: I need to go to the hospital.
fr: Hôpital
Injured
noum, adjective or verb
A particular form of hurt, damage, or loss.
Example: I am injured.
fr: Blessure
medical equipment
noum
The array of devices or materials used or available for an undertaking.
Example: I need medical equipment to keep him alive.
fr: Équipement médical
Paramedic
noum
Person who is trained to do medical work, especially in an emergency, but who is not a doctor or nurse.
Example: Most EMTs and paramedics work full time. Their work can be physically strenuous and stressful, sometimes involving life-or-death situations.
fr: Paramedic (Ambulancier)
Patient
noum
Individual awaiting or under medical care and treatment.
Example: We are patients of this nurse.
fr: Patient
Pocket mask
noum
Device used to safely deliver rescue breaths during a cardiac arrest or respiratory arrest.
fr: Masque de poche
Protocol
noum
A detailed plan of a scientific or medical experiment, treatment, or procedure. In clinical trials, it states what the study will do, how it will be done, and why it is being done.
Example: What does the protocol need us to do in this kind of situation?
fr: Protocole
Stretcher
noum
Light frame made from two long poles with a cover of soft material stretched between them, used for carrying people who are ill, injured, or dead.
Example: We are going to put him on the stretcher to the ambulance.
