COMPLETE VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
EMR
Emergency Medical Responder
MASH
Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
Blood
Is a fluid part of the circulatory system that transports oxygen and nutrients to the cell
and carbon dioxide and other waste products away.
White Blood Cells
are part of the body's immune system to help fight infections and disease.
Red Blood Cells
Transport the oxygen from lungs to your body's tissue that will be turned into energy.
Plasma
Takes nutrients, hormones and proteins to parts of the body that need it. Cells also put
their waste product into it, then it helps remove it from the body. Also helps your body
recover from injury
Platelets
originate in bone marrow, circulate in the blood and the primary function is to prevent
and stop the bleeding.
what is a Pulse, and the normal heart rate?
, Wave of pressure in arteries as blood is propelled through them from the heart.
60/100bpm
Pathogen
is an organism or agent that can cause disease in host
Supine
person is lying face upward.
Prone
person lying face down
Patent
open unobstructed, affording free passage
Aspiration
when a fluid, or solid enters your windpipe and lungs.
DOT
(Department of Transportation as it applies to EMS) Creating a National standard
curriculum for EMT.
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Arteries
part of Cardiovascular system, blood vessels that distribute oxygen rich blood from your
heart to your organs and tissues, entire body.
Veins
Blood vessels that carry blood to the heart from tissues and organs in the body.
Capillaries