This glossary will contain words that paramedic use.
Acidosis
Adjective
Acidosis is a condition in which there is too much acid in the body fluids.
Example: Formulation of the patient's problem(s) Mr has developed severe community-acquired pneumonia which has led to type 1 respiratory failure and acute respiratory ACIDOSIS.
fr: Acidose
artery
noun
A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to tissues and organs in the body.
Example: Carotid Doppler Comment : Although the right internal carotid ARTERY showed a more significant stenosis than the left internal carotid ARTERY, the decision was made to perform the endartectomy on the left ARTERY as this was the side producing the emboli responsible for 's TIA's. was informed about the results of her Doppler assessment and understood the reasons for performing the operation on the left side rather than the right.
fr: artère
backboard
noun
A board used to support or straighten a person's back, especially after an accident.
Example: She had a back pain so she used a backboard
fr: panneau
bag-valve masks
noun
A bag valve mask (BVM), sometimes referred to as an Ambu bag, is a handheld tool that is used to deliver positive pressure ventilation to any subject with insufficient or ineffective breaths.
Example: She is using a bag-valve mask.
fr: masques à valve de sac
bandage scissors
noun
Bandage scissors, or bandage forceps, are scissors that often have an angled tip with a blunt tip on the bottom blade.
Example: Bandage scissors are very popular in any health care facility because they are designed to safely lift bandages away from skin for easy cutting.
fr: ciseaux à bandages
bruise
noun
An injury appearing as an area of discolored skin on the body, caused by a blow or impact rupturing underlying blood vessels.
Example: His body was a mass of bruises after he had been attacked.
fr: hématome
cardiac monitoring
noun
Cardiac monitoring is a way of watching the electrical activity of your heart to ensure it is working normally.
Example: CXR and ECG, and if the patient is in AF arrange for CARDIAC MONITORING.
fr: surveillance cardiaque
catheter
noun
A flexible tube inserted through a narrow opening into a body cavity, particularly the bladder, for removing fluid.
Example: This condition represents an acute medical emergency which may require urgent angioplasty, embolectomy (using a fogarty CATHETER) or open surgery, and as a result Mr is likely to be placed under a considerable amount of stress.
fr: cathéter
cervical collar
noun
Its purpose is to prevent you from moving your head and neck until the injury is healed.
Example: Her most recent bout involved her c-spine where she described pain, morning stiffness, and fatigue, loss of flexion extension lateral movements and weakness that required a CERVICAL COLLAR for support.
fr: collier cervical
clipboard
noun
A small board with a spring clip at the top, used for holding papers and providing support for writing.
Example: You draw the shape somewhere on your worksheet, click on it, and copy it to the clipboard.
fr: presse-papiers
cold packs
noun
A bag containing a substance that can be made cold or that creates a cold feeling, put on a part of a person's body to cool it or to reduce pain or swelling.
Example: The treatment uses cold packs and intravenous fluids to quickly cool a patient's body.
fr: compresses froides
defibrillator
noun
An apparatus used to control heart fibrillation by application of an electric current to the chest wall or heart.
Example: If these episodes do not diminish with reduced alcohol intake then further medical or surgical management may need to be considered in the guise of anti-arrhythmic drugs or an implantable cardioverter DEFIBRILLATOR.
fr: défibrillateur
drug kit
noun
Contain an assortment of medicines and medical supplies.
Example: The paramedic took the drug kit.
fr: trousse de médicaments
ECG
noun
A test that records the electrical activity of your heart, including the rate and rhythm.
Example: Dibra, Mehilli, Dirschinger et al 2003: 927 12 lead Electrocardiogram monitoring 12 lead electrocardiograms (ECG) are used to monitor changes in the electrical activity (PQRST wave) of the heart during thrombolytic therapy to detect coronary reperfusion (Kucia and Zeitz 2002, Oldroyd 2006 Kovac and Gershlick 2001 and Speirs 2003). ECG analysis of the QRS wave has identified that when Q waves are present R-wave regression develops, a measurement of the extent of infarct can be calculated.
fr: ECG
endoscope
noun
An instrument which can be introduced into the body to give a view of its internal parts.
Example: Using a sub-millimetre fibreoptic micro-ENDOSCOPE inserted through the ductal opening on the nipple surface, it is possible to obtain video images as well as ductal washings for cytological analysis.
fr: endoscope
flahsers
noun
An automatic device causing a light to flash on and off rapidly.
Example: This paramedic was using a flasher.
fr: clignotants
flutter
noun
Disturbance of the rhythm of the heart that is less severe than fibrillation.
Example: And I hear the FLUTTER of light feet on the warm earth, excited wings loosening from the dark.
fr: battement
fontanel
noun
A space between the bones of the skull in an infant or fetus, where ossification is not complete and the sutures not fully formed. The main one is between the frontal and parietal bones.
Example: there was a space between the bone and called fontanel.
fr: fontanelle
glucagon
noun
A hormone formed in the pancreas which promotes the breakdown of glycogen to glucose in the liver.
Example: For example both infection and respiratory failure would promote secretion of GLUCAGON, cortisol and catecholamines.
fr: glucagon
immobilizer mattress
noun
A trauma mattress is designed for the fast and safe transfer of a patient that needs to stay completely immobile to avoid further risk of injury.
Example: the paramedic used the immobilizer mattress
