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ABD

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ABDOMEN

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ABDOMINAL THRUSTS

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METHOD OF DISLODGING OBJECT FROM THROAT

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ABRASION

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INJURY CAUSED BY SCRAPING OR RUBBING SKIN AGAINST ROUGH SURFACE

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ACLS

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ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT

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AED

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AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR

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ALS

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ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT

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ALTERED LOC

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CHANGE IN LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS- DETERIORATION, NOT ALERT, CONFUSED

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AMC

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AIR MEDICAL CREW

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AMI

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ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFRACTION (HEART ATTACK) AKA MI

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ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK

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A SEVER ALLERGIC REACTION

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ANEURYSM

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PERMANENT BLOOD FILLED DILATION OF A BLOOD VESSEL RESULTING FROM DISEASE, INJURY OR DEFECT OF THE BLOOD VESSEL WALL

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ANGINA

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SPASMODIC CHEST PAIN CHARACTERIZED BY A SENSE OF SEVERED CONSTRICTION IN THE CHEST

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ANGIO GRAM

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ASSESSMENT OF BLOOD VESSELS (MAY BE OF HEAD-CEREBRAL, USUALY OF HEART-CARDIAC)

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ANGIO PLASTY

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OPENING OR WIDENING OF A NARROWED SECTION OF BLOOD VESSEL (USUALY IN THE HEART)

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AOB

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ALCOHOL ON BREATH

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APNEA

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ABSENSE OF RESPIRATION

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APPY PATHWAY

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TRIAL STUDY FOR ABDOMINAL PAIN (POSSIBLE APPENDICTIS) INVOLVING HIGH RIVER HOSPITAL AND SCUCC AND THE SHELDON CHUMIR CENTER.

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ARRHYTHMIA

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ABNORMAL RHYTHM OF THE HEART BEAT

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ASPHYXIA

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SUFFOCATION

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ASPIRATE

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TO BREATHE LIQUID OR FOREIGN MATERIAL INTO THE LUNGS

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ASTHMA

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A RESPIRATORY CONDITION CAUSED BY BRONCHIOLAR SPASM

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ASYMPTOMATIC

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WITHOUT ‘A’ SYMPTOMS

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ALBERTA AIR AMBULANCE (AAA)

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PROVINCIAL FLIGHT CONTROL CENTER-DISPATCH FOR ALL AHS FLIGHT IN ALBERTA (AKA CENTRAL COMMUNICATION CENTER ‘CCC’)

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AVULSION

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FORCIBLE SEPARATION OR TEARING AWAY OF BODY PART OR TISSUE

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BACKHAUL

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A PATIENT NEEDING TO BE RETURNED TO BASE (HOSPITAL, PROVINCE, ETC)

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BLOOD RUN

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TRANSPORTING BLOOD TO THE BLOOD BANK AND THEN TO THE HOSPITAL

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BLS

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BASIC LIFE SUPPORT

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BM

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BOWEL MOVEMENT

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BVM

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BAG VALVE MASK

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C/C

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CHIEF COMPLAINT

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CCC

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CENTRAL COMMUNICATION CENTER

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CCU

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CORONARY CARE UNIT

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CP

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CHEST PAIN

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CA

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CANCER

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CALL SIGN

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RADIO NAME REFERRING TO AN OBJECT (IE: AMBULANCE UNIT OR PLANE, HAS IT MARKED ON THE TAIL)

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CARDIAC OR CARDIO

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PERTAINING TO THE HEARTQ

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CEREBRAL

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PERTAINING TO THE BRAIN

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CERVICAL OR C-SPINE

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FIRST 7 BONES IN THE SPINE, FOUND IN THE NECK

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CHF

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CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE

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CLAVICLE

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COLLAR BONE

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CO

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CARBON MONOXIDE

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CODE OR CODE 99

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CARDIACE ARREST (WORKABLE THUS CPR IN PROGRESS)

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COMATOSE

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PROLONGED UNCONCIOUSNESS

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CONSCIOUS

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ALERT AND AWARE OF SENSATION

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CONTUSION

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BRUISE

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CONVULSION

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QUIVERING OR SPONTANEOUS CONTRACTION OF INDIVIDUAL MUSCLE FIBERS (AKA SEIZURE)

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COPD

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CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

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CORONARY

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HAVING TO DO WITH THE HEART

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CP

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CHEST PAIN

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CPR

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CARDIO PULMONARY RESUSCITATION

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CVA

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CEREBRAL VASCULAR ACCIDENT (STROKE)

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CYANOSIS/ CYANOTIC

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A BLUISH/PURPLISH DISCOLORATION OF THE SKIN DUE TO LACK OF O2 IN THE BLOOD

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DELIRIUM TREMENS

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A DISORDER INVOLVING VISUAL AND AUDITORY HALLUCINATIONS FROM HABITUAL AND EXCESSIVE USE OF ALCOHOL

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54
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DI

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DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING - SCANS, ULTRASOUNDS, ETC

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DIABETES

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A DISEASE CHARACTERIZED BY THE INADEQUATE SECRETION OR UTILIZATION OF INSULIN BY THE BODY

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DIAPHORETIC

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PROFUSE PERSPERATION

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DIASTOLIC

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THE POINT OF LEAST PRESSURE IN THE ARTERIAL VASCULAR SYSTEM 9DIASTOLIC PRESSURE)

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DILATED

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ENLARGED PUPILS

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DNR

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DO NOT RESUSCITATE

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DOA

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DEAD ON ARRIVAL

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DROWNING

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CONDITION CAUSED BY SUFFOCATION BY LIQUID

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DVT

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DEEP VEIN THROMBUS- CLOT IN LARGE VEIN (OFTEN IN LEG) RESTRICTING BLOOD FLOW

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DYSPNEA

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AIR HUNGER RESULTING IN LABOURED OR DIFFICULT BREATHING

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…ECTOMY

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CUT OFF, CUT OUT

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EDEMA

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AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FLUID IN THE TISSUES (AKA SWELLING)

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EMBOLISM

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OBSTRUCTION OF A BLOOD VESSEL

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EMERGENCY TRAFFIC

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PRIORITY MESSAGE ON THE RADIO RELATION TO EMERGENCY SITUATION TO BE REPORTED

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EMETIC

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VOMITING AGENT

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EMPHYSEMA

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A CHRONIC PUMONARY DISEASE RESULTING IN RESPIRATORY DISTRESS

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EPIGLOTTIS

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A LID-LIKE CARTILAGEINOUS STRUCTURE AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE LARYNX

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EPILEPSY

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RECURRING TRANSIENT ATTACKS OF DISTURBED BRAIN FUNCTIONS (SEIZURES)

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ER, ED

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EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

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ERCP

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TREATMENT TO CLEAN OUT BILE DUCT OF GALLBLADDER (LAPROSCOPIC SURGERY)

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ESOPHAGUS

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A MUSCULAR CANAL EXTENDING FROM THE THROAT TO THE STOMACH

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ETA

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ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL

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ETOH

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FEBRILE

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PERTAINING TO FEVER. FEBRILE CONVULSIONS ARE SEIZURES DUE TO HIGH FEVER IN SMALL CHILDREN

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FIBRILLATION

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QUIVERING OR SPONTANEOUS CONTRACTION OF INDIVIDUAL MUSCLE FIBERS

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FIBULA

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THE OTHER AND SMALLER OF THE TWO BONES EXTENDING FROM THE KNEE TO THE ANKLE

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FLAIL CHEST

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A CONDITION OF THE CHEST CAUSED BY SEVER INJURY RESULTING IN SEVERAL RIBS FRACTURES IN MORE THAN ONE PLACE

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FLT

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FRACTURE OR FX OR #

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A BONE BREAK

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GASTROINTESTINAL GI

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GASTRO INTESTINAL-REFERS TO THE STOMACH AND BOWELS (INTESTINES)

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GU

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REFERS TO THE URINARY SYSTEM

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HBOT

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HYPERBARIC O2 THERAPY

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HAZMAT

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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

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HEIMLICH MANEUVER

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METHOD OF DISLODGING OBJECT FROM THROAT

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HEMATOMA

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BLOOD CONFINED TO AN ORGAN, TISSUE, OR SPACE RESULTING FROM A BREAK IN A BLOOD VESSEL

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HEMORRHAGE

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ABNORMAL INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL DISCHARGE OF BLOODE

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HPTP

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IV ANTIBIOTICS ADMINISTERED IN HOSPITAL

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HOSP

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HR

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HEART RATE

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HUMERUS

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UPPER BONE IN THE ARM

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HURST TOOL

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JAWS OF LIFE

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HX

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HYPERBARIC (HBOT)

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TREATMENT IN A PRESSURIZED CHAMBER TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF BLOOD TO CARRY O2

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HYPERTENSION HTN

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A CONDITION OF HIGHER THAN NORMAL BLOOD PRESSURE

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HYPERVENTILATE

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ABNORMALLY FAST BREATHING, BUZZING IN EARS, TINGLING EXTREMITIES, OFTEN BROUGHT ON BY EMOTIONAL STRESS

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HYPOGLYCEMIC

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DEFICINECY OF SUGAR IN THE BLOOD

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HYPOTENSION

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LOW BLOOD PRESSURE

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ICU

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INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

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IDDM

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INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETIC MELLITIS

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IMMINENT

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…ITIS

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INFLAMMATION

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IV

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INTRAVENOUS

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L&D

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LABOUR AND DELIVERY UNIT

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LANOXIN

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CARDIAC MEDICATION

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LIFE PAK

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CARDIAC MONITORING MACHINE

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LLQ

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LOWER LEFT QUADRANT (STOMACH)

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LOC

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LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS

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LUQ

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LEFT UPPER QUADRANT (STOMACH)

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LZ

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LANDING ZONE FOR HELICOPTERS

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MBA

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MOTOR BIKE ACCIDENT

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MCI

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MULTIPLE CASUALTY INCIDENT

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MDT

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MOBILE DATA TERMINAL

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ME

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MEDICAL EXAMINER

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METASTASIZED

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CANCER HAS SPREAD

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MRC

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MEDICAL RESPONSE COMMAND

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MRS

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MEDICAL RESPONSE SUPPORT

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MUTUAL AID

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ASSISTANCE FROM ANOTHER AGENCY

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MVA

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MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT

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MVC

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MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH

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NA

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NOT APPLICABLE OR AVAILABLE

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NARCOTIC

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NB

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NCC

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NORTH COMMUNICATION CENTER

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NEONATAL

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NEWBORN BABY

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NEURO

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USUALLY REFERS TO NERVE CONDUCTION/ FUNCTION (OFTEN BRAIN: STROKES, SEIZURES, ETC)

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NEWTONS CRADLE

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PATIENT CARE TRANSFER FROM ONE EMS UNIT TO ANOTHER

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NH

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NURSING HOME

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NICU

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NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

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NITRO

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NITROGLYCERIN (CARDIAC MEDICATION)

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NYD

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NOT YET DIAGNOSED

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02

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OD

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OOT

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OUT OF TOWN

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OPD

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OUT PATIENT DEPARTMENT

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OTW

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ON THE WAY

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PAT

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PRONOUNCED P-A-T RAPID HEARTBEAT

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PATCH

A

A DIRECT COMMUNICATION FROM RADIO-PHONE

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PE

A

PULMONARY EMBOLUS- CLOT OR OTHER AIR BUBBLE STUCK INSIDE VESSEL IN THE LUNG, IMPEDING O2 EXCHANGE (PE CAN REFER TO CAD OUT OS SERVICE REASON, PERSONNEL)

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PED

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PEO

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PUBLIC EDUCATION OFFICER

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PFCC

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PROVINCIAL FLIGHT CONTROL CENTER DISPATCH FOR ALL AHS FLIGHT IN ALBERTA (AKA AAA OR CCC)

145
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PHX

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PAST HISTORY

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PNEUMOTHORAX

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A CONDITION THAT DEVELOPS WHEN AIR IS CONTINUALLY PUMPED INTO THE CHEST CAGE OUTSIDE THE LUNG AND IS UNABLE TO ESCAPE

147
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PORTABLE

A

HAND HELD RADIO

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POST PARTUM

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HAVING JUST GIVEN BIRTH

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PPE

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PERSON PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

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PREMIE

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PREMATURE BABY

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PRU

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PARAMEDIC RESPONSE UNIT

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PSAP

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PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT

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PSC

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PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS

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PSU

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PUBLIC SAFETY UNIT

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PSX

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PRIORITY SYMPTONS

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