Medical Terminology
What is bradycardia?
The number of fire extinguishers on each Rescue.
What is two?
A hormone that stimulates cells in the liver to break down stores of glycogen into glucose.
What is Glucagon?
The three digit radio identifier of the Bristol Fire Department.
What is 510?
Pediatric protocols are denoted by this image in the top right corner.
What is a teddy bear?
This term indicates the number of times a woman is/has been pregnant regardless of the outcome.
What is gravida?
The use of this device is contraindicated in a traumatic cardiac arrest.
This NSAID within the EMT scope of practice can't be administered to dialysis patients.
What is Ibuprofen?
What is fire rehab?
The proper pad placement for a patient requiring transcutaneous pacing.
What is anterior/posterior?
Cardiac patients should be transported to PCI capable facilities. PCI is the acronym for this.
What is percutaneous coronary intervention?
This device provides critical information regarding ideal body weight, vital sign parameters, medication dosages, etc.
What is the Pedi Wheel?
This route of analgesic medication administration is contraindicated in abdominal pain patients.
What is PO?
When responding mutual aid to a surrounding city/town, this radio frequency is used to contact them.
What is Fire Intercity?
Providers should attempt to improve CPR quality if the EtCO2 is less than ____ mmHg.
What is 10?
This narrowing of the muscles in the airway is indicated by a shark fin waveform appearance on EtCO2.
What is bronchospasm?
IV fluids need to be removed from the warmer after this many days.
What is 14 days?
This medication can be used to treat asthma, preterm labor, and Torsades de Pointes.
What is Magnesium Sulfate?
When all Rescues are in service, this number of patients would constitute declaring an MCI.
What is five?
This person (service) can be contacted for medical control, advice on treatment options, high-risk refusals, etc.
Who is MDOC?
An unhealthy pale appearance of the inner eyelid that is a sign of anemia.
What is conjunctival pallor?
This device is found in the Special Procedures and is used to provide continuous eye irrigation.
What is the Morgan Lens?
Epinephrine 1:1000 can be administered to patients weighing at least this weight without a paramedic.
What is 15kg, 33lbs?
The only non-emergency department facility Bristol Rescue transports to.
What is BH Link?
The initial energy dose for a patient in a shockable cardiac arrest rhythm (Zoll monitor).
What is 120J?