Acronyms Flashcards
tPA
Tissue Plasminogen Activator
/LVO+
Large Vessel Occlusion that is a LAM4 or LAM5
LAMS
Los Angeles Motor Scale 1-5
/LAMU
Las Angeles Motor Scale Unknown
EVT
Endovascular Thrombectomy
/LVO-
Negative for Large Vessel Occlusion…LAM0 to LAM3
DNR
Do not resusitate
PCS
Patient Care Standards will be for BLS or ALS
TOR
Termination of Resuscitation order
CAD
Computer Aided Dispatch
PCP
Primary Care Paramedic
ACP
Advanced Care Paramedic
BHP
Base Hospital Physician
PDO
Provincial Duty Officer
CCP
Critical Care Paramedic (ORNG)
TOC
Transfer of Care
ROSC
Return of Spontaneous Circulation
STEMI
Type of MI that warrants a hospital bypass for a cardiac unit
OIT
Obvious Immediate Threat to life…leads to a pre-alert
CABG
Coronary Artery Bypass Graph…Bypass
/FREI
Febrile Respiratory enteric Illness. Goes in as a hazard with reason
IRU
Incident Response Unit…goes to events with hazards and major incidents.
/DIA [reason]
Decline Initial Assign with a reason
PERS
Public Emergency Reporting System. Identifies closest emergency services
P-PSAP
S-PSAP
PSAP
TTY/TDD
Teletypewriter/Telecommunications Device
VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol
Fixed vs Nomadic VoIP
Fixed: e911 service
Nomadic: Basic 911 only
Number a TTY user will likely call in an emergency
711
T911
Text to 911 will be communicated by the PSAP/CERB as a 4th party caller
ANI/ALI RES
Residential ANI/ALI
ANI/ALI WL2
Wireless Phase 2 ANI/ALI
ANI/ALI COM
Commercial ANI/ALI
