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Coma
State of unconsciousness
Dentist
Health care occupations caring for the mouth and teeth
Emergency department
Medical treatment facility specializing in emergency medicine
Emergency medical services
Emergency services dedicated to providing out-of-hospital acute medical care and transport to definitive care
First aid
Emergency first response medical treatment
General practitioner
Type of medical doctor specialising as a generalist, usually working in primary care setting
Germ theory of disease
Prevailing theory about diseases
Health care
Prevention of disease and promotion of well-being
Hospital
Health care facility with specialized staff and equipment
Intensive care unit
Hospital ward that provides intensive care medicine
Medical device
Device to be used for medical purposes
Medical ethics
System of moral principles of the practice of medicine
Medicine
Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of illness
Midwifery
Health science and profession that deals with pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period (including care of the newborn)
Nursing
Health care profession
Operating theater
A room in a hospital in which surgeries are performed
Paramedic
Healthcare professional who works in emergency medical situations
Physician
Professional who practices medicine
Psychiatric hospital
Hospital specializing in the treatment of serious mental disorders
Surgeon
Physician with surgical specialty
Syndrome
Association of several clinically recognizable features
Trauma Center
Topics referred to by the same term
Triage
The process of determining the priority of patients' treatments based on the severity of their condition
Vegetative state
Disorder of consciousness caused by severe brain damage