Medical Abbreviations Round 1

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awake, alert, and oriented

AAO

Emergency Department

ED

National Safety Council

NSC

awake, alert, and oriented to person, place, and time

AAOX3

electrocardiogram

EKG

normal sinus rhythm

NSR

Emergency Medical Technician

EMT

awake and oriented

A&O

Emergency Medical Services

EMS

oropharyngeal airway

OPA

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

ACLS

Emergency Room

ER

automated external defibrillator

AED

esophagus

esoph

American Heart Association and American Hospital Association

AHA

endotracheal

ET

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA

Advanced Life Support

ALS

endotracheal tube

ETT

Premature Atrial Contraction

PAC

Patient Care Report

PCR

against medical advice

AMA

First Aid

FA

Patient Care Technician

PCT

Acute Myocardial Infarction

AMI

foreign body

FB

pulseless electrical activity

PEA

Anterior

ant

foreign body airway obstruction

FBAO

apical pulse and anterior-posterior

AP

family history

FH

anterior and posterior

A&P

fibrillation

fib

Glasgow Coma Scale

GCS

as soon as possible

ASAP

high blood pressure

HBP

atherosclerotic heart disease

ASHD

Healthcare Provider

HCP

Anatomy and Physiology and anterior and posterior

A&P

Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996

HIPAA

Baltimore County Fire Department

BCFD

Baltimore County Health Department

BCHD

history of present illness

HPI

heart rate/human resources

HR

Basic Life Support

BLS

hypertension

HTN/HTP

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

CABG

Coronary Artery Disease

CAD

infectious disease

ID

chief complaint

CC

Intensive Care Unit

ICU

Intraosseous

IO

Personal Protective Equipment

PPE

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

PTSD

premature ventricular contraction

PVC

persistent vegetative state

PVS

Quality Assurance

QA

Quality Control

QC

Quality Improvement

QI

Registered Nurse

RN

return of spontaneous circulation

ROSC

Rapid Response Team

RRT

Respiratory Therapist

RT

sudden cardiac arrest

SCA

date of service

DOS

date of surgery

DOS

doctor

Dr.

National Institute of Health

NIH

diagnosis

DX or Dx

Emergency Cardiovascular Care

ECC

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

NIOSH

National Registry Paramedic

NRP

transient ischemic attack

TIA

ventricular fibrillation

VF or V Fib

ventricular trachycardia

VT

ventricular tachycardia

V Tach

years old

YO

year old female

YOF

year old male

YOM

none

0 or Ø

positive

Pos or ㊉

past/previous medical history

PMH

up, elevate, elevated, increase, or increased

↑

down, lower, decrease, or decreased

↓

primary

1°

secondary

2°

tertiary

3°

check or present

√

American Red Cross

ARC

with

c with a line over it

Coronary Care Unit

CCU

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDC

Congenital Heart Disease

CHD

Congestive Heart Failure

CHF

Critical Incident Stress Debriefing

CISD

Critical Incident Stress Management

CISM

Carbon Monoxide

CO

chest pain

CP

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

CPR

Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale

CPSS