Ayaan's EMT Abbreviations (ty janbey)

“Hyper”

High

“Hypo”

Low

“Pnea”

Breath

“Tachy”

High/ rapid

“Brady”

Slow

“Emesis”

Vomit

“Edema”

Swelling

“Dys”

Difficulty

AAA

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

ABC

Airway, Breathing, Circulation

ACLS

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

AED

Automated External Defibrillator

AF, A-fib

Atrial fibrillation

AMA

Against Medical Advice

AMI

Acute Myocardial Infarction

MI

Myocardial Infarction

AOx4

Alert, oriented, time / place / person / event

ASA

Aspirin

BGL

Blood Glucose Level

BP

Blood Pressure

BPM

Beats Per Minute

BVM

Bag Valve Mask

CAD

Coronary Artery Disease

CC, C/C, c/c

Chief Complaint

C diff

Clostridium Difficile

CHF

Congestive Heart Failure

CO

Cardiac Output

c/o

complaining of

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

DOA

Dead On Arrival

MCI

Mass Casualty Incident

DVT

Deep Vein Thrombosis

ECG/EKG

Electrocardiogram

ED/ER

Emergency department, Emergency room

FHx

Family History

fx

Fracture

GCS

Glasgow Coma Scale

GSW

Gunshot Wound

HPI

History of Present Illness

AIDS

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

HR

Heart Rate

HTN

Hypertension

Hx

History

ICP

Intracranial Pressure

ICU

Intensive care unit

IM

Intramuscular

IN

Intranasal

IV

Intravenous

IO

Intraosseous

JVD

Jugular Vein Distention

Quadrant Abbrev.

RUQ, RLQ, LUQ, LLQ

LOC

Level of Consciousness

LOR

Level of Responsiveness

LVAD

Left Ventricular Assist Device

MOI

Mechanism of Injury

NOI

Nature of Illness

MVA

Motor Vehicle Accident

MVC

Motor Vehicle Crash

NC

Nasal Cannula

NKA

No Known Allergies

NKDA

No Known Drug Allergies

NPA

Nasopharyngeal Airway

OPA

Oropharyngeal Airway

NRB/NRBM

Nonrebreather Mask

NTG

Nitroglycerin

N/V or N/V/D

Nausea/Vomiting or Nausea/Vomiting/Diarrhea

OD

Overdose

PE

Pulmonary embolism

PERRL

Pupils Equal and Round, Reactive to Light

PMH

Past Medical History

psi

pounds per square inch

pt

patient

ROM

Range of motion

Rx

Prescription

SpO2

Peripherally measured oxygen (pulse ox)

STI

Sexually Transmitted Infection

SVT

Supraventricular Tachycardia

TIA

Transient Ischemic Attack

Tx

Treatment

UTI

Urinary Tract Infection

VF / V-fib

Ventricular fibrillation

VS

Vital Signs

VT / V-tach

Ventricular tachycardia

w/o

without

w/

with

y/o

year old

DCAP-BTLS

Deformities, Contusions, Abrasions, Punctures - Burns, Tenderness, Lacerations, and Swelling

SAMPLE

Signs/Symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Past Medical History, Last Oral Intake, Events Leading Up To Issue

OPQRST

Onset, provocation, Quality, radiation, severity, time

AVPU

Alert, Verbal, Pain, and Unresponsive

START

Simple Triage And Rapid Transport

C-spine

Cervical spine