Medical Terminology
A common condition concerning insulin production and blood sugar.
What is diabetes.
These are the times when it is permissible to watch Netflix in the communications center.
What is NEVER?
This is often an extreme emergency involving the actual freezing of body parts due to exposure to very low temperatures. Amputation is often a risk.
What is frost bite?
This is a lung condition that causes shortness of breath. In people with condition, the air sacs in the lungs (alveoli) are damaged.
What is emphysema?
Passing out or losing consciousness.
What is syncope?
A breathing condition often characterized by narrowing of airway passages in the lungs that can cause a wheezing sound when breathing.
This is the patient weight in which a 'lift assist' is automatically dispatched along with the transporting unit.
What is 300 lbs or greater.
This is a condition where the body is overheated to an extreme point that brain damage is likely. It is influenced by hydration, prolonged exposure to high temperatures, and/or over-exertion. Body temps over 104 F, rectally.
What is heat stroke?
In this heart and lung condition, the heart does not pump efficiently which causes a back up into the lungs. This interferes with normal gas exchange and a bubbling sound in the lungs.
What is CHF (congestive heart failure)?
This is the loss of feeling and/or ability to move one side of the body.
What is hemiparalysis?
This is a mood disorder that affects some women after pregnancy and childbirth.
What is postpartum depression?
This is the person to contact for approval of a transport of greater than 100 miles.
Who is Mr Faber? (Executive Director of Communications)
This is a prolonged exposure to a colorless, tasteless, invisible gas that is a byproduct of combustion. It can cause altered mental status, nausea, vomiting, and even death. Cherry red skin is a tell-tale sign.
What is CO (carbon monoxide) poisoning?
This condition is psychologically driven causing low CO2 levels which can give the patient a numbness and tingling sensation. This often causes the patient to lose consciousness therefore is self-correcting.
What is hyperventilation?
Very little is known about this condition which is marked by slow but gradual onset of confusion. Diagnosis is often not confirmed until autopsy.
What is Alzheimer's or dementia?
This is a tube that is placed into the bladder to aid in emptying the bladder. It does not affect the level of service/call type.
What is a foley catheter?
These are all the belt colors SAS employees are able to wear on shift.
Black only.
This is a type of suffocation induced by the submersion of the mouth and nose in a liquid. Most fatal instances of this condition occur when the patient is alone or where others are present but are either unaware of the victim's situation or unable to offer assistance.
What is drowning?
This condition is caused by violent manual constriction of the neck ligature restricting the flow of air into and out of the body.
What is manual asphyxiation?
An emergency condition where the heart has stopped effectively beating and breathing has stopped.
What is cardiac arrest?
This is a heart condition characterized by decreased blood flow due to thickening/narrowing of the blood vessels.
What is coronary heart disease? (ASHD, CAD, Angina)
This is when the "Incidents" screen is used.
What is when a request for transport is going to an ER and/or an emergency response is indicated? (911 call, municipality request, Emergent Cath Lab Standby, etc)
This is a condition involving the loss of water in the body, imbalance of electrolytes, and alteration of blood chemistry, which can alter the metabolic processes.
What is dehydration?
This is a condition that prevents the flow of air into and out of the body by way of blockage of the airway. This can be by food, small object, or tongue.
What is choking or foreign body airway obstruction?
This is a severe, potentially life-threatening condition. It can occur within seconds of exposure (or as long as 3 weeks) to specific substance, such as peanuts, shellfish, or bee stings.
What is anaphylactic shock?