Paramedic Glossary
My name is Zachary, and I am a Pre-Hospital Paramedic Care student and upcoming paramedic. This glossary is for anyone who wants to earn about paramedic and the terms communally use at school and on the job. This could seriously help you if you plan to enter this area or if you are already in it. I suggest you to look at it
- Aspirin
- Noun
- Medication used in Pre-Hospital for heart problems who act on the blood.
- Example: Paramedics give aspirin to the patient.
- en: Aspirine
- Backboard
- Noun
- The backboard is a plastic board usually used to fix patient who are lying on the floor.
- Example: The paramedics use the backboard to move the patient on the floor to the stretcher.
- en: Planche dorsale
- Bradycardia
- Noun
- Heart who beat faster than average.
- Example: The patient’s heart beats more slowly than average. He is in bradycardia.
- en: Bradycardie
- Bradypnea
- Noun
- Breathing lower than normal.
- Example: The patient is breathing more slowly than average. He is in bradypnea
- en: Bradypnée
- Cervical collar
- Noun
- The cervical collar is a collar used to immobilize the neck of traumatized patient.
- Example: The paramedics put the cervical collar on a patient neck.
- en: Collet cervical
- Defibrillation pads
- Noun
- Pads that are glued to the patient’s chest and used to restart the patient’s heart.
- Example: The paramedics put the defibrillation pads to re anime the patient in a cardiac arrest.
- en: Pads de défibrillation
- Epinephrine
- Noun
- Medication used for allergy problems.
- Example: Paramedics give epinephrine to the patient.
- en: Épinéphrine
- Glucagon
- Noun
- Medication used for the blood sugar problem.
- Example: Paramedics give glucagon to the patient.
- en: Glucagon
- Immobiliser mattress.
- Noun
- Mattresses constituted of small marbles used to immobilize patient.
- Example: The paramedics used the immobilized mattress for the patients who are traumatically at risk.
- en: Matelas immobilisateur
- Intervention report
- Noun
- Report that paramedics must complete after each contact with patient.
- Example: The paramedic completes the intervention report.
- en: Rapport d’intervention
- Monitor
- Noun
- The monitor is a kind of portable computer that allow principally the recording of vital sings and the production of ECG(electrocardiogram).
- Example: The paramedic are looking for a cardiac problem on the monitor.
- en: Moniteur
- Naloxone
- Noun
- Medication used to reverse drugs effects.
- Example: Paramedics give Naloxone to the patient.
- en: Naloxone
- Nitroglycerin
- Noun
- Medication used for heart problems who act on the blood vessels.
- Example: Paramedics give nitroglycerin to the patient.
- en: Nitroglycérine
- Pocket mask
- Noun
- The pocket mask is a flexible mask used to blow air into the lungs of a patient in respiratory arrest.
- Example: The paramedic put the pocket mask on the patient face and blow air into is lungs.
- en: Masque de poche
- Salbutamol
- Noun
- Medication used for respiratory problems who act on the bronchi.
- Example: Paramedics give of Salbutamol to the patient.
- en: Salbutamol
- Saturometry
- Noun
- The calculation of the oxygen in the blood.
- Example: Paramedics take the patient's saturometry.
- en: Saturométrie
- Stretcher
- Noun
- A small bed on wheels use to carrying patient to the ambulance.
- Example: The patient is lying or sitting on the stretcher during transports to the hospital.
- en: Civière
- Stretcher chair
- Noun
- Chair on wheels usually used to transport patient on the stairs.
- Example: The paramedics move the patient on the stairs with the stretcher chair.
- en: Civière chaise
- Tachycardia
- Noun
- Heart who beats faster than average.
- Example: The patient’s heart beats faster than average. He is in tachycardia.
- en: Tachycardie
- Tachypnea
- Noun
- Breathing faster than average.
- Example: The patient breath faster than average. He is in tachypnea.
- en: Tachypnée