We thought it would be helpful to give you a small list of EMS Terms to familiarize yourself with some of the terminology we use. This is only a small portion of our lingo but it should prove to be helpful. Please give us some credit, this is for your amusement only.
Air Splint- A semi-rigid pneumatic splinting device. Air is blown in through a valve and leaks out through numerous small holes
Anxiety- The mental state of an EMT as he approaches the scene of a multiple casualty incident
Baloney Sandwich- The meal awaiting the EMT once he returns from the call (See T Bone steak for more information)
Barium- What we do with dead folks
Couple- The maximum number of beers any patient will admit to having consumed within the past 24 hours
Dilate- To live longer than your kids do
Enema- Not a friend
Essential Equipment- Something left at the station
Fester- Quicker than someone else
Fibula- A small lie
High Anxiety- See anxiety, only 10 minutes later
Impotent- Distinguished; well known
Panic- See high anxiety, only 5 minutes later
Siren- A noise-making device, ignored by most on the highway, but found useful when you are behind an elderly person to put them in cardiac arrest
T-Bone Steak- A very expensive cut of meat that is perfectly cooked, hot, and ready to eat 30 seconds before the pager goes off
Toilet- A porcelain plumbing device sat on by an EMT to make his pager go off
Tumor- More than one
Two- See couple
Urine- Opposite of mine
Varicose- Near by
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