Medical glossary
- Ambulance — Special medical vehicle equipped for patient transport, with qualified personnel and equipment per European standards.…
- Private ambulance — Ambulance service operated by an authorized private company, for a fee, for scheduled or urgent patient transport.…
- Nurse — Qualified medical staff who performs medical procedures, administers treatment and assists doctors.…
- Caregiver — Person trained in basic patient care: hygiene, feeding, mobilization.…
- Palliative care — Specialized care for patients with advanced chronic illness, focused on quality of life and pain control.…
- Pressure ulcer — Skin injury in bed-ridden patients caused by prolonged pressure on an area.…
- IV drip — Slow intravenous administration of a fluid (solutions, drugs) using an IV catheter.…
- Intramuscular injection — Drug administration directly into muscle, with rapid absorption.…
- Intravenous injection — Direct drug administration into a vein, with immediate effect.…
- Subcutaneous injection — Drug administration under the skin, with slow absorption (e.g. insulin, heparin).…
- IV cannula — Thin catheter placed in a peripheral vein for IV drips or medications.…
- Catheter — Thin tube inserted into a blood vessel or body cavity, for diagnosis or therapy.…
- Urinary catheter — Tube placed in the bladder to drain urine in patients unable to void spontaneously.…
- Stoma — Surgical opening through the abdominal wall for elimination of intestinal contents or urine into a bag.…
- ECG — Recording of the electrical activity of the heart, used to diagnose arrhythmias and heart attacks.…
- Holter monitor — Portable device that records heart activity (ECG) or blood pressure (BP) for 24-48h.…
- Physical therapy — Movement-based treatment for motor function recovery after illness or surgery.…
- Medical rehabilitation — Comprehensive program to restore functions lost after illness or trauma.…
- Dialysis — Artificial blood filtration procedure for patients with kidney failure.…
- Non-ambulatory patient — Patient unable to walk independently, requiring stretcher, chair or ambulance transport.…
- Medical repatriation — Transport of an ill or injured patient from abroad back to their home country, by ambulance or plane.…
- Medical escort — Accompanying a patient during transport (road or air) by a doctor or nurse.…
- Stretcher — Device used to transport patients in a lying position.…
- Oxygen concentrator — Device that extracts and concentrates oxygen from ambient air, for patients with respiratory insufficiency.…
- CPAP — Device that delivers air at continuous positive pressure, used for sleep apnea treatment.…
- B1 / B2 crew — Ambulance crew typology per EU rules: B1 (nurse + driver), B2 (doctor + nurse + driver).…
- Heparinization — Administration of heparin to prevent blood clotting, in patients at thrombotic risk.…