Terms

Assessing and sorting patients based on the urgency of their condition to decide the order of treatment (Priority of care)

None or nothing

free from fever

How serious or urgent a patient’s condition is.

Pain relief medication
e.g. paracetamol, ibuprofen, opioids)

Physical effort or activity

The feeling that the heart is racing or pounding

a hole or tear

felt; sensation

redness

swelling

withdraw fluid or tissue using a needle or syringe

an area of abnormal tissue

the study of the structure or parts of the body.

rapid increase in the number

state of severe confusion; disoriented

body part didn't develop normally

sudden, severe, short-term

long-term, ongoing, may be lifelong

moderate speed and duration