FIRST AID/SAFETY
EMS
What is Emergency Medical Services?
The study of how the body works; it describes the function of the body and its organs, tissues and cells.
Divides the body into top and bottom parts.
Term meaning toward the tail, or in the opposite direction from the head. So in terms of the human body, means toward the feet.
Palms are facing forward ; Thumbs are facing outward; No matter what the position of the patient, medical terminology will describe the location of body parts as if they were always in this position.
Chest pain or pressure; Severe abdominal pain or pressure; Head, back, or neck injuries; Loss of consciousness; Seizure ; and/or Possible broken bones.
The science of the structure of the body—the structure and relationships of body parts.
Section that divides the body into right and left parts.
What is the Sagittal Section?
Term meaning closer to the sagittal plane or midline.
Means nearer to the center of the body or organ or nearer the root of a limb.
The laws meant to encourage responsible people to offer aid without fear of being sued by the victim. They provide legal protection for rescuers as well as for the victim.
The science of the causes and effects of diseases, especially the branch of medicine that deals with the laboratory examination of samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic purposes.
Section dividing the body into front and back parts.
What is a Coronal Section?
On the coronal (frontal) plane, anything in front of that plane.
Term meaning at or near the rim or edge.
Ask the victim permission to administer aid. If the victim is unconscious, the law assumes permission is granted; Call for help; Only administer aid that you are qualified to perform; Once you have begun to administer aid, continue until help arrives; and Do not move the victim unless they are in a life-threatening situation.
The study of how the body is put together and how it works in health and disease.
Divides the body into top (superior) and bottom (inferior) portions.
Means on or closer to the skin or surface of an organ.
Some things in the body, such as blood cells, fluid or nerve messages, can move toward a body part or the center of an organ.
Two organizations in which set the guidelines for CPR and First Aid procedures.
What are the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross.
Includes parts of the body that can be studied without a microscope.
Section which divides the body into unequal left and right sections.
What is a Parasagittal Section?
On a transverse plane through the body or an organ, this word describes anything above that plane.
Term describing whole body or body part is facing down (can be used when the body is in any position, not just the anatomic).