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Common Abbrevations (continued) Flashcards

1
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9

A

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

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ACP/ALS

A

Advanced Care Paramedic / Advanced Life Support

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3
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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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5
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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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7
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ASA

A

Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid)

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8
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AS5-D Form

A

Ambulance Service Dispatch Form

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AVL

A

Automatic Vehicle Loading

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10
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CACC / CCAC

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Central Ambulance Communication Centre / Community Care Access Centre

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11
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CAD

A

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

A

Critical Care Transport Unit

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14
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CPR

A

Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation

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15
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CRT / CTO

A

Call Receiver Training / Communications Training Officer

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16
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DOS / PCO

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District Operations Superintendent / Police Communications Officer

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17
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EMD

A

Emergency Medical Dispatcher

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18
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EPCR

A

Electronic Patient Care Record

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19
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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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21
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ETA / ETD

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Estimated time of arrival / estimated time of departure

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22
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ETF

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Emergency Task Force

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23
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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.

25
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HUSAR (Acronym)

A

Heavy Urban Search and Rescue

26
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LL

A

Language Services

27
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MOHLTC

A

Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

28
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MPDS

A

Medical Priority Dispatch System

29
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Narcan

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Naloxone - antidote for heroin/narcotic pain meds such as percocet, lartab, codeine

30
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Nitroglycerin

A

Medication for chest pain

31
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OASIS

A

Ontario Ambulance Service Information System

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PAD / AED

A

Public Access Defibrillation

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PAI / PDI

A

Pre Arrival Instructions / Post Dispatch Instructions

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PCP / BLS

A

primary care paramedic / basic life support

35
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PIA

A

Pearson Intl Airport (Dixon 409 NW)

36
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Power STR

A

Ferno Power Flex Stretcher

37
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QDT

A

Quadrant Dispatch Training

38
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SAP

A

Soon as practical (ASAP)

39
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SOB

A

Shortness of Breath

40
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Sodium Bicarbonate

A

Alkalizing medication given for those with hypoxic or VSA

41
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VSA

A

Vital Signs Absent

42
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SCS / TPS

A

System Control Superintendent / Toronto Police Services

43
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TRT

A

Treat and return

44
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TTC

A

toronto transit commission

45
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UTM

A

Universal Transverse Mercator (geocode)

46
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Ventolin

A

Medication given for patients with shortness of breath

47
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WHMIS

A

Workplace Hazard Material information System

48
Q

Call Number

A

7-digit number given to ambulance crew each time an ambulance moves

49
Q

alpha bravo charlie delta echo

A

term used to define level of resource response by MPDS protocol

50
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ECHO Tiered

A

Response from 3 agencies to apparent life threatening medical emergency (police/fire/ambulance)

51
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Colour Code

A

6 groups of staff, on or off duty

52
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Control Centre

A

Referring to communication centre as a whole

53
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Geocode

A

matches an address to street/segment block and interpolates position of address

54
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Incident

A

refers to request that may require district superintendent notification, deputy commander and senior staff

55
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Incubator Deck

A

stretcher/incubator combination to transport babies between hospitals. requires 4 paramedics for a lift, 2 for stryker stretcher

56
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Interpreter/Language Services

A

TPS contract with AT&T language line service to provide interpretation, while primarily used during a call, crews benefit from services on scene

57
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One Desk

A

Refers to positions in communications centre manned by Senior EMD/SCS (System Coordinator Superintendent)

58
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ORNGE

A

High quality air ambulance service (air lift) to people who are ill/injured in Ontario

EMD TPS 2023 (16 decks)

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