a system for telephone access to report emergencies. A dispatcher takes the
911 system information and alerts EMS or the fire or police department as needed. Enhan
911 also identifies the caller's phone number and location automatically.
leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before the patient has been
abandonment
transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training.
A-B-Cs airway, breathing, and circulation.
four divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury
abdominal quadrants right upper quadrant (RUQ), the left upper quadrant (LUQ), the right lower
quadrant (RLQ), and the left lower quadrant (LLQ).
abortion spontaneous (miscarriage) or induced termination of pregnancy.
abrasion a scratch or scrape.
a condition in which the placenta separates from the uterine wall; a cause of
abruptio placentae
prebirth bleeding.
absorbed poisons poisons that are taken into the body through unbroken skin.
the pelvic socket into which the ball at the proximal end of the femur fits to fo
acetabulum
the hip joint.
acromioclavicular the joint where the acromion and the clavicle meet.
acromion process the highest portion of the shoulder.
, a substance that adsorbs many poisons and prevents them from being absorb
activated charcoal
by the body.
application of an external heat source to rewarm the body of a hypothermic
active rewarming
patient.
a blanket term used to represent any symptoms related to lack of oxygen
acute coronary syndrome (ACS)
(ischemia) in the heart muscle. Also called cardiac compromise.
the condition in which a portion of the myocardium dies as a result of an occl
acute myocardial infarction (AMI)
often called a heart attack by laypersons.
adolescence stage of life from 13 to 18 years.
advance directive a DNR order; instructions written in advance of an event.
the cellular process in which oxygen is used to metabolize glucose. Energy is
aerobic metabolism
produced in an efficient manner, with minimal waste products.
the placenta, membranes of the amniotic sac, part of the umbilical cord, and
afterbirth
tissues from the lining of the uterus that are delivered after the birth of the ba
agonal breathing irregular, gasping breaths that precede apnea and death.
gas bubble in the bloodstream. The plural is air emboli. The more accurate te
air embolism
arterial gas embolism (AGE).
the passageway by which air enters and leaves the body. The structures of the
airway
airway are the nose, mouth, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs.
911 system information and alerts EMS or the fire or police department as needed. Enhan
911 also identifies the caller's phone number and location automatically.
leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before the patient has been
abandonment
transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training.
A-B-Cs airway, breathing, and circulation.
four divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury
abdominal quadrants right upper quadrant (RUQ), the left upper quadrant (LUQ), the right lower
quadrant (RLQ), and the left lower quadrant (LLQ).
abortion spontaneous (miscarriage) or induced termination of pregnancy.
abrasion a scratch or scrape.
a condition in which the placenta separates from the uterine wall; a cause of
abruptio placentae
prebirth bleeding.
absorbed poisons poisons that are taken into the body through unbroken skin.
the pelvic socket into which the ball at the proximal end of the femur fits to fo
acetabulum
the hip joint.
acromioclavicular the joint where the acromion and the clavicle meet.
acromion process the highest portion of the shoulder.
, a substance that adsorbs many poisons and prevents them from being absorb
activated charcoal
by the body.
application of an external heat source to rewarm the body of a hypothermic
active rewarming
patient.
a blanket term used to represent any symptoms related to lack of oxygen
acute coronary syndrome (ACS)
(ischemia) in the heart muscle. Also called cardiac compromise.
the condition in which a portion of the myocardium dies as a result of an occl
acute myocardial infarction (AMI)
often called a heart attack by laypersons.
adolescence stage of life from 13 to 18 years.
advance directive a DNR order; instructions written in advance of an event.
the cellular process in which oxygen is used to metabolize glucose. Energy is
aerobic metabolism
produced in an efficient manner, with minimal waste products.
the placenta, membranes of the amniotic sac, part of the umbilical cord, and
afterbirth
tissues from the lining of the uterus that are delivered after the birth of the ba
agonal breathing irregular, gasping breaths that precede apnea and death.
gas bubble in the bloodstream. The plural is air emboli. The more accurate te
air embolism
arterial gas embolism (AGE).
the passageway by which air enters and leaves the body. The structures of the
airway
airway are the nose, mouth, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs.
