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This is a list of mnemonics used in medicine and medical science, categorized and alphabetized. A mnemonic is any technique that assists the human memory with information retention or retrieval by making abstract or impersonal information more accessible and meaningful, and therefore easier to remember; many of them are acronyms or initialisms which reduce a lengthy set of terms to a single ...
denoting something as "full of scales" or "scaly" Latin squāmōsus, full of scales, scaly squamous cell-stalsis: contraction Greek στέλλω (stéllō), I dispatch, place, set peristalsis-stasis: stopping, standing Greek στᾰ́σῐς (stásis), to stand, place, set cytostasis, homeostasis-statin: maintain cholesterol
In the United States, paramedicine is the physician-directed practice of medicine, often viewed as the intersection of health care, public health, and public safety.While discussed for many years, the concept of paramedicine was first formally described in the EMS Agenda for the Future. [1]
SAMPLE history is a mnemonic acronym to remember key questions for a person's medical assessment. [1] The SAMPLE history is sometimes used in conjunction with vital ...
The basic application of the ABC principle is in first aid, and is used in cases of unconscious patients to start treatment and assess the need for, and then potentially deliver, cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
When the show first aired in 1972, there were only 6 full-fledged paramedic units operating in 3 pilot programs (Miami, Los Angeles, Seattle) in the whole of the United States. No one had ever heard the term 'paramedic'; indeed, it is reported that one of the show's actors was initially concerned that the 'para' part of the term might involve ...
Paramedic IC - Paramedic Instructor Coordinator; EMT-AD - Emergency Medical Technician - Automatic Defibrillator [citation needed] EMT-CC - Emergency Medical Technician - Critical Care [citation needed] EMT-CT - Emergency Medical Technician - Cardiac Tech [citation needed] EMT-M - Emergency Medical Technician - MAST (Military Anti-Shock Trousers)
The use of the terms "EMT-Intermediate/85" and "EMT-Intermediate/99" denotes use of the NHTSA EMT-Intermediate 1985 curriculum and the EMT-Intermediate 1999 curriculum respectively. In addition, not all states use the "EMT" prefix for all levels (e.g. Texas uses EMT-Paramedic and Licensed Paramedic).