Meaning of oxyology | Babel Free

Definitions

Emergency medicine.

rare, uncountable

Examples

“[…] oxyology after a minimum of 4 years' ambulance and hospital practice. These specialists are always welcome in the intensive-care and admission departments of hospitals […]”

“Supposedly the indication field of nitroglycerin will be extended in the near future and Nitromint preparations will be used in oxyology also for controlling other clinical conditions in which smooth muscle spasm has a major role.”

“[…] medical care to those with an unpredicted immediate need outside a hospital and continued care once in an established emergency facility. […] Cf. first aid, life support, oxyology, prehospital medicine”

“The 1970s also saw the development of a scientific discourse on emergencies, which was taken up by the World Health Organization and led to the creation of a genuine emergency medicine, referred to as “oxyology” by the Hungarian doctor Gabor.”

CEFR level