Healthcare English — Paramedic & Emergency Vocabulary 1 BE

The vocabulary of pre-hospital emergency care — triage, patient assessment, and the clinical language of the ambulance and emergency setting.

Paramedic vocabulary in practice

Paramedic care moves fast and demands precise language. From the moment of first contact with a patient to the handover at the emergency department, every term matters. This exercise covers the core vocabulary of pre-hospital care — the assessment tools, clinical observations, and intervention terminology that paramedics use in the field.

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Fill in each blank with the correct word from the list:

bystander CPR
c-spine
dispatch
haemorrhage
mechanism of injury
oxygen saturation
primary survey
triage
systolic
venous access

1. was performed by a first aider on scene — the patient had a ROSC before we arrived.

2. We were called to a road traffic collision — the was a high-speed impact with significant vehicle deformation.

3. Establish immediately — she needs IV fluids and analgesia.

4. The patient has a pressure of 72 — she's haemodynamically unstable.

5. Control the from the arm wound — apply direct pressure and consider a tourniquet.

6. His is 88% on room air — I've started him on high-flow oxygen via non-rebreathe mask.

7. We immobilised the due to the mechanism — he's reporting neck pain and tingling in his hands.

8. The was completed on scene: airway clear, breathing present, circulation compromised.

9. Control informed us that a second crew is en route — are managing the scene.

10. at the scene confirmed a female in her 60s, unconscious and not breathing.