prehospital
At the scene
Prehospital describes medical care delivered before a patient reaches a hospital—typically by paramedics, EMTs, or first responders at the scene of an emergency or during transport: prehospital trauma care, prehospital interventions.
The term is standard in emergency medicine literature and training.
Emergency medical transport
- paramedicPrehospital emergency caregiver
- EMTPrehospital care professional
- emergency medical technicianPrehospital care provider
- first responderInitial crisis scene personnel
dispatch · 911 · sirens · stretcher · gurney · transport · scene · triage
Act of freeing
- stabilizationProcess of becoming steady
- hemostasisProcess that stops bleeding
- fractureSplit in hard material
- golden hourWarm-lit period near sunset
mass casualty · medical evacuation · casualty · crush injury · burns · blunt trauma · rescue
Emergency revival technique
- defibrillationElectric cardiac rhythm reset
- oxygenElement eight, colorless gas
- tourniquetCompression band stopping hemorrhage
- splintDevice immobilizing injured limbs
bandage · immobilization · cervical collar · backboard · IV · intubation · ALS · bleeding control
Serious sudden danger
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- time-sensitiveRequiring prompt action
- rapidMoving with haste
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
immediate · life-threatening · unstable · deteriorating · expedite · delay · response time
ambulance
Emergency medical transport
- paramedicPrehospital emergency caregiver
- EMTPrehospital care professional
- emergency medical technicianPrehospital care provider
first responder · dispatch · 911 · sirens · stretcher · gurney · transport · scene · triage · patient assessment
extrication
Act of freeing
- stabilizationProcess of becoming steady
- hemostasisProcess that stops bleeding
- fractureSplit in hard material
golden hour · mass casualty · medical evacuation · casualty · crush injury · burns · blunt trauma · rescue
CPR
Emergency revival technique
- defibrillationElectric cardiac rhythm reset
- oxygenElement eight, colorless gas
- tourniquetCompression band stopping hemorrhage
splint · bandage · immobilization · cervical collar · backboard · IV · intubation · ALS · bleeding control · wound care
emergency
Serious sudden danger
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- time-sensitiveRequiring prompt action
- rapidMoving with haste
acute · immediate · life-threatening · unstable · deteriorating · expedite · delay · response time
prehospitalin-hospital
Within medical facility
hospital · emergency room · ER · emergency department · inpatient
prehospitalposthospital
After leaving medical facility
aftercare · rehabilitation · convalescent · outpatient · discharge
prehospitalinstitutional care
Professional supervision in facilities
operating room · ICU · intensive care unit · inpatient unit · trauma center
hospital, hospitals, hospitalize, hospitalized, hospitalization, hospitalizing, hospitable, inhospitable, hospice