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Common Abbrevations (continued) Flashcards

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9

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Collapsible Stretcher (no wheels), located at 35 Stn. and District Hubs

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ACP/ALS

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Advanced Care Paramedic / Advanced Life Support

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ACR

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Ambulance Call Report

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AED

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Automatic External Defibrillator

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APGAR Score

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Scale that evaluates newborn at 1 minute of age, designating score of 0,1,2 based on: Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, Respiration

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ARU / ATU

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Advanced Response Unit / Advanced Transport Unit

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ASA

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Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid)

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AS5-D Form

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Ambulance Service Dispatch Form

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AVL

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Automatic Vehicle Loading

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CACC / CCAC

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Central Ambulance Communication Centre / Community Care Access Centre

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CAD

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Computer Aided Dispatch (medical: Coronary Artery Disease)

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CBRNE

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Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear & Explosives

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CCTU

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Critical Care Transport Unit

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CPR

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Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation

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CRT / CTO

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Call Receiver Training / Communications Training Officer

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DOS / PCO

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District Operations Superintendent / Police Communications Officer

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EMD

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Emergency Medical Dispatcher

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EPCR

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Electronic Patient Care Record

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ERU / ESU

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Emergency Response Unit / Emergency Support Unit

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PRU / PTU

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Primary Response Unit / Primary Transport Unit

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ETA / ETD

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Estimated time of arrival / estimated time of departure

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ETF

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Emergency Task Force

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FTO

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Field training officer / paramedic training officer

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GCS

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Glasgow Coma Scale - scoring system to evaluate status of head injuries with 3 categories [eye opening, verbal and motor response]. Lowest score of 3, highest 15.

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HUSAR (Acronym)
Heavy Urban Search and Rescue
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LL
Language Services
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MOHLTC
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
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MPDS
Medical Priority Dispatch System
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Narcan
Naloxone - antidote for heroin/narcotic pain meds such as percocet, lartab, codeine
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Nitroglycerin
Medication for chest pain
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OASIS
Ontario Ambulance Service Information System
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PAD / AED
Public Access Defibrillation
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PAI / PDI
Pre Arrival Instructions / Post Dispatch Instructions
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PCP / BLS
primary care paramedic / basic life support
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PIA
Pearson Intl Airport (Dixon 409 NW)
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Power STR
Ferno Power Flex Stretcher
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QDT
Quadrant Dispatch Training
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SAP
Soon as practical (ASAP)
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SOB
Shortness of Breath
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Sodium Bicarbonate
Alkalizing medication given for those with hypoxic or VSA
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VSA
Vital Signs Absent
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SCS / TPS
System Control Superintendent / Toronto Police Services
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TRT
Treat and return
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TTC
toronto transit commission
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UTM
Universal Transverse Mercator (geocode)
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Ventolin
Medication given for patients with shortness of breath
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WHMIS
Workplace Hazard Material information System
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Call Number
7-digit number given to ambulance crew each time an ambulance moves
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alpha bravo charlie delta echo
term used to define level of resource response by MPDS protocol
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ECHO Tiered
Response from 3 agencies to apparent life threatening medical emergency (police/fire/ambulance)
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Colour Code
6 groups of staff, on or off duty
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Control Centre
Referring to communication centre as a whole
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Geocode
matches an address to street/segment block and interpolates position of address
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Incident
refers to request that may require district superintendent notification, deputy commander and senior staff
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Incubator Deck
stretcher/incubator combination to transport babies between hospitals. requires 4 paramedics for a lift, 2 for stryker stretcher
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Interpreter/Language Services
TPS contract with AT&T language line service to provide interpretation, while primarily used during a call, crews benefit from services on scene
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One Desk
Refers to positions in communications centre manned by Senior EMD/SCS (System Coordinator Superintendent)
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ORNGE
High quality air ambulance service (air lift) to people who are ill/injured in Ontario

EMD TPS 2023 (16 decks)

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