OTHER COMMONLY USED DISPATCHER ABBREVIATIONS Flashcards
1
Q
ACP/ALS
A
advanced care paramedic/ advanced life support
2
Q
ACR
A
ambulance call report
3
Q
APGAR score
A
scaling system that evaluates a newborn infant at 1 minute of age by designating a score of 0,1, or 2 of the following
Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, Respiration
4
Q
ARU
A
advance response unit
5
Q
ATU
A
advance transport unit
6
Q
AVL
A
automatic vehicle location
7
Q
CACC
A
central ambulance communication center
8
Q
CCAC
A
community care access center
9
Q
CAD
A
computer aided dispatch
10
Q
CCTU
A
critical care transport unit
11
Q
CRT
A
call receiver training
12
Q
CTO
A
communications training officer
13
Q
EMD
A
emergency medical dispatcher
14
Q
EPCR
A
eletronic patient care record
15
Q
ERU
A
emergency response unit
