Vocabulary List Flashcards by Vicky Lai

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a

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without

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ACO

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Ambulance Communications Officer

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ACP

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Advanced Care Paramedic

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ACR

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Ambulane Call Report

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AEMCA

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Advanced Emergency Medical Care Assistant

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ALS

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Advanced Life Support

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BLS

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Basic Life Support

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BP

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Blood Pressure

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Brady

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slow

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C-spine

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cervical spine

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CACC

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Central Ambulance Communiation Centre

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Cardio

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referring to the heart

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CAS

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Children’s Aid Society

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CCP

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Critical Care Paramedic

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COPD

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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CPAP

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Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

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CTAS

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Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale

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CVA

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Cerebral Vascular Accident

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cyanotic

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blue

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Diaphoretic

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sweaty

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DNR

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do not resuscitate

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dys

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difficulty

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ecchymosis

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bruising

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ECG

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electrocardiogram

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ETCO2

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End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide

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Frequent flyer

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Someone who calls 911 often

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GCS

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Glasgow Coma Scale

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HIU

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Heart Investigation Unit

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hr

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hour

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hyper

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high

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hypo

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low

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IM

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intramuscular

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IN

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intranasal

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-itis

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inflammation

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IV

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intravenous

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jaundice

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yellow

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kg

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kilogram

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km

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kilometre

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L

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litre

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LTH

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Lead Trauma Hospital

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mEq

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millilequivalent

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mL

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millilitre

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mmol

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millimole

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MOHLTC

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Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

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MVC(A)

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Motor Vehicle Collision (Accident)

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NSAID

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Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug

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OASIS

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Ontario Ambulance Service Information System

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ORNGE

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Provincial Paramedic helicopter service

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pallor

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pale

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paresthesia

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numbness/tingling

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PCI

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percutaneous coronary intervention

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PCP

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Primary Care Paramedic

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PCS

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Patient Care Standard

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PEARL

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Pupils Equal and Reactive to Light

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Phasia

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speech

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PHIPA

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Personal Health Information Protection Act

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pnea

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referring to breathing

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PO

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per oral (by mouth)

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PPE

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Personal Protective Equipment

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ROSC

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Return of Spontaneous Circulation

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RTS

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Rapid Trauma Survey

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SAED

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Semi-automatic External Defibrillation

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SDM

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Substitute Decision Maker

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SpO2

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pulse oximetry

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SR

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Symptom Relief

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STEMI

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ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

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Sub Q

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subcutaneous

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Tachy

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fast

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TOR

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Termination of Resuscitation

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VSA

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Vital Signs Absent