Medical Abbreviations

AED

Automated External Defibrillator

AMI

Acute Myocardial Infarction

ASA

Acetylsalicylic Acid (Aspirin)

BGL

Blood Glucose Level

BLS

Basic Life Support

ALS

Advanced Life Support

BP

Blood Pressure

BRUE

Brief Resolved Unexplained Event

BVM

Bag Valve Mask

CHF

Congestive Heart Failure

CNS

Central Nervous System

CO2

Carbon Dioxide

COPD

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

CPAP

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

CPR

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

CSF

Cerebrospinal Fluid

CVA

Cerebrovascular Accident

DM

Diabetes Mellitus

DNR

Do Not Resuscitate

DVT

Deep Vein Thrombosis

ECG

Electrocardiogram

ETCO2

End Tidal Carbon Dioxide

ETOH

Ethyl Alcohol

GCS

Glasgow Coma Scale

GI

Gastrointestinal

GSW

Gunshot Wound

GU

Genitourinary

HTN

Hypertension

ICP

Intracranial Pressure

ICS

Incident Command System

IM

Intramuscular

IN

Intranasal

IO

Intraosseous

IV

Intravenous

JVD

Jugular Venous Distention

LPM

Liters Per Minute

LOC

Level of Consciousness

MI

Myocardial Infarction

MOI

Mechanism of Injury

NC

Nasal Cannula

NKA

No Known Allergies

NKDA

No Known Drug Allergies

NPA

Nasopharyngeal Airway

NRB

Nonrebreathing Mask

NTG

Nitroglycerin

N/V

Nausea and Vomiting

N/V/D

Nausea, Vomiting, and Diarrhea

O2

Oxygen

OB

Obstetrics

OD

Overdose

OPA

Oropharyngeal Airway

PE

Pulmonary Embolism

PEARL

Pupils Equal and Reactive to Light

PND

Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea

RBC

Red Blood Cell

SL

Sublingual

TB

Tuberculosis

WBC

White Blood Cell