Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
ACO
A
Ambulance Communications Officer
2
Q
ACS
A
Ambulance Communication Service
3
Q
CANUTEC
A
Canadian Transport Emergency Centre
4
Q
CACC
A
Central Ambulance Communications Centre
5
Q
CAS
A
Children’s Aid Society
6
Q
EVT
A
Endovascular Therapy
7
Q
LTH
A
Lead Trauma Hospital
8
Q
PPS
A
Patient Priority System
9
Q
PCI
A
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
10
Q
SMR
A
Spinal Motion Restriction
11
Q
STEMI
A
ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
12
Q
SDM
A
Substitute Decision Maker
13
Q
TOC
A
Transfer of Care
14
Q
LD
A
Lethal Dose
15
Q
ASA
A
Acetylsalicylic acid
16
Q
PRN
A
As needed
17
Q
PO
A
by mouth
18
Q
COWS
A
Clinical Opiate withdrawal scale
19
Q
CVA
A
cerebral vascular accident
20
Q
DKA
A
diabetic ketoacidosis
21
Q
gtts
A
drops
22
Q
ETT
A
endotracheal tube
23
Q
HF
A
hydrofluoric acid
24
Q
IM
A
intramuscular
25
IN
intranasal
26
IO
intraosseous
27
IV
intravenous
28
nare
nostril
29
NEB
nebulized
30
NSAID
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
31
WNL
Within normal limits
32
URTI
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
33
TCP
Transcutaneous Pacing
34
TBI
Traumatic brain injury
35
TOP
topical
36
SL
sublingual
37
SC
subcutaneous
38
PPV
positive pressure ventilation
