Paramedic Word Search
Play a Paramedic word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the tools, duties, and vocabulary of a job, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: AMBULANCE, DEFIBRILLATOR, OXYGEN, STRETCHER, SIREN, PARAMEDIC, TRAUMA, RESCUE, FIRSTAID, EMERGENCY, TRIAGE, INTUBATION.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Paramedic word list, defined
- AMBULANCE /ˈæmbjələns/ · noun
- A specially equipped vehicle, typically a van or truck, used for transporting sick or injured people to and from medical facilities, often with staff trained to provide emergency care en route. Related: emergency vehicle, medevac, rescue vehicle.
- DEFIBRILLATOR /diːˈfɪbrɪleɪtər/ (US); /diːˈfɪbrɪleɪtə/ (UK) · noun
- A medical device that delivers an electric shock to the heart in order to restore a normal heartbeat, typically used to treat cardiac arrest or life-threatening arrhythmias such as ventricular fibrillation.
- OXYGEN /ˈɒksɪdʒən/ · noun
- A colourless, odourless, tasteless gas that is essential for respiration and is a major component of the Earth's atmosphere. Related: air, gas, ozone, nitrogen.
- STRETCHER /strɛtʃər/ · noun
- A long, narrow piece of equipment, typically with a flat surface, used for lifting or moving people or objects, especially in an emergency. A device, such as a table or a bed, that is used to support or stretch something. Related: stretcher bed, stretching table, litter, gurney.
- SIREN /ˈsɪərən/ · noun
- A person or thing that produces a loud, high-pitched cry, often to attract attention or signal danger. A device that emits a loud, high-pitched sound, used to signal or warn people. Related: alarm, horn, bell, whistle.
- PARAMEDIC /pærəˈmɛdɪk/ · noun
- A medical professional who provides emergency care and treatment to patients, often in a pre-hospital setting, such as an ambulance or at the scene of an accident. Related: emergency medical technician, EMT, ambulance attendant.
- TRAUMA /ˈtrɔːmə/ · noun
- A deeply distressing or disturbing experience, especially one that causes lasting psychological damage. A wound or injury, especially one that is internal. Related: harm, injury, wound, distress.
- RESCUE /ˈrɛskjuː/ · verb, noun
- To save or free from danger or difficulty. A rescue operation. Related: save, deliver, liberate, free.
- EMERGENCY /ɪˈmɜːrdʒənsi/ · noun
- A serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action. Related: crisis, urgency, exigency, predicament.
- TRIAGE /traɪɑːʒ/ · noun, verb
- The process of sorting patients according to the urgency of their treatment, typically in a medical emergency or disaster situation. To prioritize or categorize something, especially in order of importance or urgency. Related: prioritization, categorization, sorting, evaluation.
- INTUBATION /ˌɪntjuːˈbeɪʃən/ · noun
- The act of inserting a tube into a person's airway to facilitate breathing, often used in medical emergencies or during surgery. Related: tube insertion, airway management, tracheal intubation, endotracheal intubation.
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