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100 Words Every Military Medic Should Know

August 1, 2026

100 Words Every Military Medic Should Know

No. Item Definition
1. abrasion scraped skin injury
2. airway passage for breathing
3. allergy immune reaction to substance
4. amputation loss or removal of limb
5. anaphylaxis severe allergic emergency
6. antibiotic drug that fights bacteria
7. antidote medicine that counters a poison
8. antiseptic germ-killing substance for tissues
9. apnea temporary stopping of breathing
10. asthma airway narrowing causing wheeze
11. auscultate listen to body sounds
12. avulsion tissue torn away
13. bandage material used to cover wounds
14. blast injury harm caused by explosion
15. bradycardia abnormally slow heart rate
16. burn injury from heat or chemicals
17. cannula small tube for access
18. capillary refill time for color to return
19. casualty injured or killed person
20. catheter tube inserted for drainage
21. chest seal seal for open chest wound
22. coma deep prolonged unconsciousness
23. concussion brain injury from a blow
24. contusion bruise
25. crush injury damage from heavy compression
26. cyanosis bluish skin from low oxygen
27. debridement removal of dead tissue
28. defibrillator device delivering electric shock
29. dehydration too little body fluid
30. diagnosis identification of a condition
31. dislocation bone forced from joint
32. dosage amount of medicine given
33. edema swelling from excess fluid
34. envenomation poisoning by venom
35. epinephrine drug for severe allergic reaction
36. evacuation removal from danger or battlefield
37. evisceration organs protruding from wound
38. forceps grasping surgical instrument
39. fracture broken bone
40. gauze loose woven wound dressing
41. glucometer device measuring blood sugar
42. hematoma localized collection of blood
43. hemorrhage heavy bleeding
44. hemostat clamp to stop bleeding
45. hemothorax blood in chest cavity
46. hydration adequate body fluid level
47. hyperglycemia high blood sugar
48. hyperthermia dangerously high body temperature
49. hypoglycemia dangerously low blood sugar
50. hypothermia dangerously low body temperature
51. hypoxia low oxygen in tissues
52. immobilize prevent movement of injured part
53. infection invasion by harmful microbes
54. infusion slow delivery of fluid
55. intubation placing a tube in airway
56. ischemia reduced blood supply to tissue
57. IV into a vein
58. laceration deep cut or tear
59. litter stretcher for carrying patients
60. medevac medical evacuation transport
61. medic person trained in emergency care
62. morphine strong opioid pain medicine
63. nausea feeling of needing to vomit
64. needle decompression relieving trapped chest air
65. occlusive dressing airtight wound covering
66. orientation awareness of person place time
67. overdose dangerous excess of a drug
68. palpate examine by touch
69. plasma liquid part of blood
70. pneumothorax collapsed lung from trapped air
71. poisoning illness from toxic substance
72. prognosis expected outcome of illness
73. pulse heartbeat felt in an artery
74. puncture small deep wound from object
75. respiration breathing
76. resuscitation restoring breathing or circulation
77. saline sterile saltwater solution
78. seizure sudden uncontrolled brain activity
79. sepsis dangerous bodywide infection response
80. shock life-threatening circulatory failure
81. shrapnel metal fragments from explosion
82. splint support for an injured limb
83. sprain stretched or torn ligament
84. stethoscope instrument for listening to body
85. strain stretched or torn muscle
86. stroke brain damage from blocked bleeding vessel
87. suction removal of fluid by vacuum
88. syncope brief loss of consciousness
89. tachycardia abnormally fast heart rate
90. tachypnea abnormally fast breathing
91. thermometer instrument measuring temperature
92. tourniquet device to stop severe bleeding
93. transfusion transfer of blood or plasma
94. trauma serious physical injury
95. triage sorting patients by urgency
96. unresponsive not reacting to stimuli
97. vein blood vessel returning blood
98. vitals key measurements of body function
99. vomiting forceful emptying of stomach
100. wound injury breaking body tissue

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