I’ll present you with a few things a paramedic will use for a normal day at work
Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
Noun
An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a lightweight, portable device. It delivers an electric shock through the chest to the heart
Example: When the patient was hooked up to the AED it showed an arrhythmia and administered a small shock to correct it.
en: Défibrillateur externe automatisé (DEA)
Bandages
Noun
a strip of material used to bind a wound or to protect an injured part of the body.
"her leg was swathed in bandages
Example: he use of potions The application of antidotes in BANDAGES on limbs The use of cutting or surgery. A classics
en: Pansements
Blood Pressure Cuff.
Noun
A device used to measure blood pressure, composed of an inflatable cuff to collapse and then release the artery under the cuff in a controlled manner.
Example: She cried at the application of the blood pressure cuff.
en: Brassard de tension artérielle.
Diagnostic Pen
Noun
A small hand-held battery powered device used as a personal light source that provides light for local examination, inspection of the patient.
Example: is a convenient diagnostic tool for doctors and nurses to check the ears, nose and throat
en: Stylo de diagnostic
Glucometer.
Noun
a device for measuring the concentration of glucose in the blood, typically using a small drop of blood placed on a disposable test strip, where a chemical reaction with glucose alters the electrical conductivity of the strip.
Example: Glucose measurements were taken immediately with a glucometer.
en: Glucomètre.
Pulse Oximeter
Noun
Pulse oximetry is a test used to measure the oxygen level (oxygen saturation) of the blood
Example: PEFR 15-30 mins after starting treatment Monitor PULSE OXIMETER - maintain saturation >92% Repeat A medicine
en: Oxymètre de pouls
Scissors
Noun
an instrument used for cutting cloth, paper, and other thin material, consisting of two blades laid one on top of the other and fastened in the middle so as to allow them to be opened and closed by a thumb and finger inserted through rings on the end of their handles
en: Ciseaux
Stethoscope
Noun
a medical instrument for listening to the action of someone's heart or breathing, typically having a small disk-shaped resonator that is placed against the chest, and two tubes connected to earpieces.
Example: He is moving from stethoscope to spreadsheet, and that will damage patient care.
en: Stéthoscope
Thermometer
Noun
an instrument for measuring and indicating temperature, typically one consisting of a narrow, hermetically sealed glass tube marked with graduations and having at one end a bulb containing mercury or alcohol that expands and contracts in the tube with heating and cooling
Example: (analytical) 150g +/-0.001g Buret 50mL +/- 0.1mL THERMOMETER 110 o C +/- 0.2K Balance error = 6.66
en: Thermomètre
Tourniquet
Noun
a device for stopping the flow of blood through a vein or artery, typically by compressing a limb with a cord or tight bandage.
Example: emoral Nerve block. Pre prep in anaesthetic room, TOURNIQUET used to minimise blood loss during proc medicine
en: Tourniquet
Trauma Shears
Noun
Trauma shears, also known as Tuff Cuts (a brand name), are a type of scissors used by paramedics and other emergency medical personnel to quickly and safely
Example: He slid the open trauma shears up the front of the fabric.
