Emergency medicine vocabulary
Guaranteed pass
Airway - ANSWER -Includes the mouth, pharynx, larnyx, trachea, bronchi and lungs
Artificial ventilation - ANSWER -Forcing of air or oxygen into the lungs when breathing has
stopped
Basic life support - ANSWER -Combination of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency
cardiac care to maintain respiration and circulation of a victim
Blood pressure - ANSWER -Measurement of the pressure exerted by the blood on the wall of
large blood vessels
Coronary care unit - ANSWER -Specialized hospital unit equipped to care for and monitor
patients who have suffered a heart attack
Crash cart - ANSWER -Emergency cart on wheels that contains medications and equipment
needed in emergency situations. The cart can be moved to the patients bedside
Crepitation - ANSWER -Sound of broken bones rubbing together
Defibrillator - ANSWER -Equipment that will send an electrical charge through a persons body
in an attempt to enable the heart to start beating in abnormal manner
Emergency department - ANSWER -Area of a hospital or a free standing unit that is prepared to
care for the severely ill and injured
, Emergency medical technician - ANSWER -Person trained in techniques of administering
emergency care
First aid - ANSWER -Providing emergency care to the injured or disabled before the physician
arrives or the patient can be transported to a hospital
Heimlich maneuver - ANSWER -Technique for removing a foreign body or food from the
trachea or pharynx when it is chocking a person
Intensive care unit - ANSWER -Specialized hospital unit equipped to care for and monitor
patients who have suffered severe injuries and illnesses and require constant supervision
Intubation - ANSWER -Insertion of a thin, flexible, tube into a hollow organ such as a trachea
Residency - ANSWER -Time spent by a physician in training after the internship
Stabilize - ANSWER -Maintaining a victims condition without allowing it to worsen
Tourniquet - ANSWER -Device to restrict blood flow to and from an extremity. Used carefully
when hemorrhage is present
Trauma - ANSWER -Physical wound
Triage - ANSWER -Quick screening and classification of sick, wounded, or injured persons
during a disaster or war.
Vital signs - ANSWER -Respiration, pulse, temperature, skin color, blood pressure, and reaction
of pupils
Guaranteed pass
Airway - ANSWER -Includes the mouth, pharynx, larnyx, trachea, bronchi and lungs
Artificial ventilation - ANSWER -Forcing of air or oxygen into the lungs when breathing has
stopped
Basic life support - ANSWER -Combination of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency
cardiac care to maintain respiration and circulation of a victim
Blood pressure - ANSWER -Measurement of the pressure exerted by the blood on the wall of
large blood vessels
Coronary care unit - ANSWER -Specialized hospital unit equipped to care for and monitor
patients who have suffered a heart attack
Crash cart - ANSWER -Emergency cart on wheels that contains medications and equipment
needed in emergency situations. The cart can be moved to the patients bedside
Crepitation - ANSWER -Sound of broken bones rubbing together
Defibrillator - ANSWER -Equipment that will send an electrical charge through a persons body
in an attempt to enable the heart to start beating in abnormal manner
Emergency department - ANSWER -Area of a hospital or a free standing unit that is prepared to
care for the severely ill and injured
, Emergency medical technician - ANSWER -Person trained in techniques of administering
emergency care
First aid - ANSWER -Providing emergency care to the injured or disabled before the physician
arrives or the patient can be transported to a hospital
Heimlich maneuver - ANSWER -Technique for removing a foreign body or food from the
trachea or pharynx when it is chocking a person
Intensive care unit - ANSWER -Specialized hospital unit equipped to care for and monitor
patients who have suffered severe injuries and illnesses and require constant supervision
Intubation - ANSWER -Insertion of a thin, flexible, tube into a hollow organ such as a trachea
Residency - ANSWER -Time spent by a physician in training after the internship
Stabilize - ANSWER -Maintaining a victims condition without allowing it to worsen
Tourniquet - ANSWER -Device to restrict blood flow to and from an extremity. Used carefully
when hemorrhage is present
Trauma - ANSWER -Physical wound
Triage - ANSWER -Quick screening and classification of sick, wounded, or injured persons
during a disaster or war.
Vital signs - ANSWER -Respiration, pulse, temperature, skin color, blood pressure, and reaction
of pupils
