EMT Class

[Seaglass]

So basically, I was just auditing the class until a few hours ago, which I was officially enrolled. The word "audit" comes from the Latin word "audire," which means "to listen".

I knew 3 years of Latin would come in handy!

Personally, I don't know what I'd do without the Latin that taught me about "ambulance" coming from "ambulare." More Latin will totally help us all become better EMTs.

 

[medichopeful]

Personally, I don't know what I'd do without the Latin that taught me about "ambulance" coming from "ambulare." More Latin will totally help us all become better EMTs.

I know you're kidding around, but it actually WILL help people become better EMTs. Where do you think a lot of medical terms come from?

 

[Cory]

I know you're kidding around, but it actually WILL help people become better EMTs. Where do you think a lot of medical terms come from?

Every doctor I've ever known always said the same thing.

 

[Seaglass]

I know you're kidding around, but it actually WILL help people become better EMTs. Where do you think a lot of medical terms come from?

I took several years of Latin from middle school to college, along with a semester of ancient Greek. But I've found those to be misleading as often as helpful. Derivatives are often really far off, and my memory for new terminology is good enough so that I don't usually need reminders. I get more mileage out of it for legal terms, but I wouldn't say it would've been worth taking for that alone.

My classmates who don't learn new terminology easily tend to say it's more helpful to them, though.

Edit: don't get me wrong; I love Latin, and would be happy to see everyone discover some of my favorite horribly-translated authors. And I think that background knowledge anywhere can be helpful almost anywhere else. But I think another semester of bio, chem, stats, ethics, law or psych would all be better choices for someone who wanted to become a better EMT.

 

[rescue99]

Personally, I don't know what I'd do without the Latin that taught me about "ambulance" coming from "ambulare." More Latin will totally help us all become better EMTs.

Latin? thought I was the last geek in HS to take Latin (only 1 year). Roots n stems..medical terms, originate from Latin (mostly) and Greek. Terms like "frequent flyer" and such are American English.

 

[Seaglass]

Latin? thought I was the last geek in HS to take Latin (only 1 year). Roots n stems..medical terms, originate from Latin (mostly) and Greek. Terms like "frequent flyer" and such are American English.

Frequent comes from Latin "frequens"...