Medical Terminology
Cardi
Heart
Chicken Pox
Airborne droplets. Can also be spread by contact with open sores.
What year did the French begin to transport wounded soldiers away from the scene of battle?
1790s
Bilateral
on both sides
Cardiovascular
Pump blood throughout the entire body to transport nutrients oxygen and waste
before
Hepatitis
Blood, Stool, or other body fluids or contaminated objects.
What system provides telephone access to report Emergencies.
911 system
Midline
imaginary line down the center of the body dividing into right and left halves
Integumentary
Forms protected barrier and aids in temperature regulation
-itis
inflammation
Tuberculosis (TB)
Respiratory Secretions, airborne or on contaminated objects.
What level of care performs more advanced patient care as part of the prehospital EMS system.
Paramedic
Proximal
closer to torso
Blood
Transports oxygen protects against pathogens and promotes clotting
-emesis
vomiting
Mumps
Droplets of saliva or objects contaminated by saliva.
What is "off-line medical direction"
standing orders issued by the Medical Director
Toward the head
Renal
Filters waste products out of the blood and removes them from the body
-algia
pain
Meningitis, Bacterial
oral and nasal secretions.
What is patient outcomes
the long-term survival of patients
Lateral
to the side away from the midline of the body
Nervous
receives sensory information and coordinates the bodies response