Author: Glossary

A physician giving medical orders on-line, on the telephone or radio, to the EMS provider or to other health care professionals (e.g., athletic trainers, occupational therapists, physical or speech therapists) for the emergency care of a patient in the out-of-hospital environment.  

The use of growth factors to stimulate stem cells to specialize into specific adult cells.  

A herbicide, chemically related to paraquat, that releases hydrogen peroxide and oxygen radicals when consumed. It can cause nausea, vomiting, renal failure, altered mental status, and cardiac arrhythmias.  

A common parasite of dogs and cats. Occasionally, human infestation may occur through the accidental ingestion of lice or fleas, which are the intermediate hosts.  

Infestation with the tapeworm Dipylidium caninum.  

Having a double pelvis; said of a congenitally deformed fetus.  

Having two wings; characteristic of the order Diptera.  

A chemical-impregnated paper strip used for analysis of body fluids, principally urine.  

Palpation of the liver by a quick depressive movement of the fingers while the hand is held flat on the abdomen.