EMT ALL vocabulary emergency care 14th. edition

911 system - ANSWER-a system for telephone access to report emergencies. A dispatcher takes the information and alerts EMS or the fire or police department as needed. Enhanced 911 also identifies the caller's phone number and location automatically. abandonment - ANSWER-leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before the patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training. A-B-Cs - ANSWER-airway, breathing, and circulation. abdominal quadrants - ANSWER-four divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury: the right upper quadrant (RUQ), the left upper quadrant (LUQ), the right lower quadrant (RLQ), and the left lower quadrant (LLQ). abortion - ANSWER-spontaneous (miscarriage) or induced termination of pregnancy. abrasion - ANSWER-a scratch or scrape. abruptio placentae - ANSWER-a condition in which the placenta separates from the uterine wall; a cause of prebirth bleeding. absorbed poisons - ANSWER-poisons that are taken into the body through unbroken skin. acetabulum - ANSWER-the pelvic socket into which the ball at the proximal end of the femur fits to form the hip joint. acromioclavicular - ANSWER-the joint where the acromion and the clavicle meet. acromion process - ANSWER-t