Arendal Heliport, Hospital
Arendal Heliport, Hospital
Arendal Heliport, Hospital (== Template:IPA ==
The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.
Etymology
The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.
Related Terms
- Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
- Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
- Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.
External links
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Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski) is a helicopter landing platform located at Arendal, a town and municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. The heliport is primarily used for medical evacuation services, providing critical transport for patients to and from the hospital.
Etymology
The term "Arendal" is derived from Old Norse Ari-dalr, which means "eagle valley". "Heliport" is a portmanteau of "helicopter" and "airport", while "Hospital" comes from the Latin hospes, meaning "guest" or "stranger". It's a place where strangers or guests are taken care of.
Usage
The Arendal Heliport, Hospital is a crucial part of the emergency medical services system in Norway. It allows for rapid transport of critically ill or injured patients from the scene of an emergency to the hospital, or between hospitals for specialized care. The heliport is equipped with a helipad and necessary facilities to accommodate medical helicopters.
Related Terms
- Helipad: A landing area or platform for helicopters.
- Medical evacuation: The timely and efficient movement and en route care provided by medical personnel to wounded being evacuated from a battlefield, to injured patients being evacuated from the scene of an accident to receiving medical facilities, or to patients at a rural hospital requiring urgent care at a better-equipped facility using medically equipped ground vehicles (ambulances) or aircraft (air ambulances).
- Emergency medical services: A system that provides emergency medical care to people who are injured or ill, often in emergency situations.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Arendal Heliport, Hospital
- Wikipedia's article - Arendal Heliport, Hospital
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski