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Third part

- Medical terms and abbreviations

Scientific term

Linguistic translation

Burn

Burning

Skin - derm

Skin

Epidermis

skin

Dermis

Dermis

Subcutaneous tissue

Fatty layer

Thermal burn injury

Thermal burns

Dry Thermal burn injury

Dry thermal burns

Moist Thermal burn injury 

Moist thermal burns

Electrical  burn injury 

Electrical burns

Chemical  burn

Chemical burns

Radiation  burn 

Radiation burns

Inhalation

Inhaling toxic gases

Carbon monoxide poisoning

Carbon monoxide poisoning

Respiratory distress

Failure with difficulty breathing

First degree of burn

First degree burn

Second  degree of Burn

Second degree burn

Third  degree of burn

Third degree burn

fourth  degree of burn

Fourth degree burn

Minor  burn injury 

Simple burn injury

Moderate  burn injury 

Moderately serious burn injury

Major  burn injury 

Severe burn injury

Rule of nines

Rule of nines

Extinguish the flames

Firefighting

Cool the burn

Fire cooling

Remove  restrictive objects

Remove tight objects

Cover the wound

Fire cover

Colloid

Colloidal liquids



Abbreviations

AF

Atrial fibrillation

APB

Atrial premature beats

APC

Atrial premature contraction

AV block

Atrio ventricular block

AV Junction

Atrioventricular

A-V valve

Atrio ventricular valve

AVF

Augmented vector foot

AVR

Augmented vector right

AVL

Augmented vector left

CBS

Catheter By bass surgery

ECD

Electro cardio Defibrillator

ECG

Electrocardiography

ID

Implantable Defibrillator

IVC

 inferior vena cava

LA

Left atrium

LOC

Level of Consciousness

NGCP

Nursing Care Plan

PACS

Premature atrial contraction

PVC

Premature ventricular contraction

RA

Right atrium

SCA

Sudden Cardiac Arrest

SA node

Sino atrial node

SND

Sinus node dysfunction

SVC

superior vena cave

SVT

Supra ventricular tachycardia

VF

Ventricular fibrillation

VT

Ventricular tachycardia

MI

Myocardial infaraction

ECG

Elecrtocardial gram

CPR

Cardiopulmonary resussitation 

DC

Defibrillator shock



Scientific term

Linguistic translation

Dreesing

التغطية

Eschsnial debridement 

إزالة الطبقة السوداء ألياً

Enzymatic depr

إزالة الطبقة السوداء بالإنزيمات

Surgical  depr

 إزالة الطبقة السوداء بالجراحة

Reepithelilization

نمو الخلايا الحية

Escar

طبقة الجلد الجافة ( القشرة )

Debriement

 تنظيف الجرح

Escharotomy

الشق الجراحى

Nosocomial infection

العدوى المكتسبة

Hydrotherapy

الغسل


Abbreviations

AF

Atrial fibrillation

APB

Atrial premature beats

APC

Atrial premature contraction

AV block

Atrio ventricular block

AV Junction

Atrioventricular

A-V valve

Atrio ventricular valve

AVF

Augmented vector foot

AVR

Augmented vector right

AVL

Augmented vector left

CBS

Catheter By bass surgery

ECD

Electro cardio Defibrillator

ECG

Electrocardiography

ID

Implantable Defibrillator

IVC

 inferior vena cava

LA

Left atrium

LOC

Level of Consciousness

NGCP

Nursing Care Plan

PACS

Premature atrial contraction

PVC

Premature ventricular contraction

RA

Right atrium

SCA

Sudden Cardiac Arrest

SA node

Sino atrial node

SND

Sinus node dysfunction

SVC

superior vena cave

SVT

Supra ventricular tachycardia

VF

Ventricular fibrillation

VT

Ventricular tachycardia

MI

Myocardial infaraction

ECG

Elecrtocardial gram

CPR

Cardiopulmonary resussitation 

DC

Defibrillator shock


1- How to remove an electrical burn victim using an electrical insulator



2- Skin components


3- degrees of burns


4- rule of nine



5- Powder bed in the burns department



6- Bathtub for water treatment


7- A patient in the burns department

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The Reviewer

Nursing procedures manuals were prepared for 2012 and updated for 2017

Guide for nurses working in reception and emergency departments (Central Administration of Nursing)

Guide for nurses working in intensive care departments (Central Administration of Nursing)

Emergency nurses training manual

First aid guide

(The American Hope Project in cooperation with the Egyptian Red Crescent)

Nursing Procedures Quality Handbook

Your guide to the basics and skills of nursing (Egyptian-Korean side)