ABBREVIATIONS A ABCs Abd AC ACS AED AEMT AKA/BKA ALTE AMI AMS ASA ASAP AV AIRWAY, BREATHING, AND CIRCULATION ABDOMEN ASSIST CONTROL (Mechanical Ventilation mode) ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN ABOVE-BELOW-KNEE AMPUTATION APPARENT LIFE THREATENING EVENT ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION ALTERED MENTAL STATUS ASPIRIN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ATRIOVENTRICULAR B BiPAP BP BSA BVM Bi-LEVEL POSTIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE BLOOD PRESSURE BODY SURFACE AREA BAG VALVE MASK 19A.1
C C CABs CHF CM CNS CO CO2 COPD CPAP CPR CELSIUS CIRCULATION, AIRWAY, AND BREATHING CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE CENTIMETER CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CARBON MONOXIDE CARBON DIOXIDE CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION D D10 DEXTROSE 10% D25 DEXTROSE 25% D50 DEXTROSE 50% DC DCAPP-BLS DBP dl DNI DNR D.O. DISCHARGE DEFORMITIES, CONTUSIONS, ABRASIONS,, PENETRATIONS, PARADOXICAL MOVEMENTS, BURNS, LACERATIONS, SWELLING DIASYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE DECILITER DO NOT INTUBATE DO NOT RESUSCITATE DOCTOR OF OSTEOPATHY 19A.2
E ECG ED EMD EMR EMS EMT ELECTROCARDIOGRAM EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCHER EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDER EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN EMT-I 85 EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN-INTERMEDIATE 1985 EOC ETA EtCO2 ETOH ETT EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL END-TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE ETHANOL ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE F F FiO2 FT FAHRENHEIT FRACTION OF INSPIRED OXYGEN FEET (in measurement) G GCS GLASGOW COMA SCALE H HBO HEMS HIV HR HYPERBARIC OXYGEN HELICOPTER EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS HOUR 19A.3
HTN HX HYPERTENSION HISTORY I IABP ICD ICS ID I:E IM IN IO IOP IOPB IV IVP IVPB INTRA-AORTIC BALLON PUMP IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR INCIDENT COMMAND STRUCTURE IDENTIFICATION INSPIRATORY TO EXPIRATORY RATIO INTRAMUSCULAR INTRANASAL INTRAOSSEOUS INTRAOSSEOUS PUSH INTRAOSSEOUS PIGGYBACK INTRAVENOUS INTRAVENOUS PUSH INTRAVENOUS PIGGYBACK J J JOULES K KCL kg POTASSIUM CHLORIDE KILOGRAM L L LA LITER LEFT ARM 19A.4
LAPSS LL LOC lpm LOS ANGELES PREHOSPITAL STROKE SCALE LEFT LEG LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS LITERS PER MINUTE M ma MAX mcg MCB MCI M.D. meq MERC mg MI MIN milliamp MAXIMUM MICROGRAM MEDICAL CONTROL BOARD MASS CASUALTY INCIDENT MEDICAL DOCTOR MILLIEQUIVALENT MEDICAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE CENTER MILLIGRAM MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION MINUTE M ml mm mmhg MOI mph MILLILITER MILLIMETER MILLIMETERS OF MERCURY MECHANISM OF INJURY MILES PER HOUR N NC NASAL CANULA 19A.5
NIPPV NPA NPO NRB NS NTG NVD NON-INVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION NASAL PHARYNGEAL AIRWAY NOTHING BY MOUTH NON REBREATHER MASK NORMAL SALINE NITROGLYCERIN NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA O O2 OD ODT OLMC OLMCP OMD OPA OSDH O2 SAT OXYGEN OVERDOSE ORAL DISOLVING TABLET ON-LINE MEDICAL CONTROL ON-LINE MEDICAL CONTROL PHYSICIAN OFFICE OF THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR ORAL PHARYNGEAL AIRWAY OKLAHOMA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OXYGEN SATURATION P PEA PEEP PEP PICC PO PRN PULSELESS ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY POSITIVE END-EXPIRATORY PRESSURE POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS PERIPHERLLY INSERTED CENTRAL CATHETER BY MOUTH AS NEEDED 19A.6
Psi PS PSVT Pt PVC PERRLA POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH PRESSURE SUPPORT (Mechanical Ventilation mode) PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA PATIENT PREMATURE VENTRICULAR CONTRACTION PUPILS EQUAL ROUND REACTIVE TO LIGHT ACCOMADATIONS R RA REMSS RESP RL RN ROSC RIGHT ARM REGIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE SYSTEM RESPIRATIONS RIGHT LEG REGISTERED NURSE RETURN OF SPONTANEOUS CIRCULATION S SA SBP SL SOB SpCO SpO2 STEMI SubQ SYS BP ST SINOATRIAL SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE SUBLINGUAL SHORTNESS OF BREATH CARBON MONOXIDE SATURATION OF ARTERIAL BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION OF ARTERIAL BLOOD ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION SUBCUTANEOUS SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE SINUS TACHYCARDIA 19A.7
T TB TBSA TCA TEMP THA TKA TKO TREC TXA TUBERCULOSIS TOTAL BODY SURFACE AREA TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT TEMPERATURE TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY TO KEEP OPEN TRAUMA REFERRAL CENTER TRANEXAMIC ACID V VAD VF VS VT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION VITAL SIGNS VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA 19A.8