S-102 Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
AICD
A
Automatic Implanted Cardiac Defibrillator
2
Q
ALTE
A
Apparent Life Threatening Event
3
Q
AV
A
Arterio-Venous (fistula)
4
Q
BEF
A
Basic Emergency Facility
5
Q
BHO
A
Base Hospital Order
6
Q
BHPO
A
Base Hospital Physician Order
7
Q
BS
A
Blood Sugar (Blood Glucose)
8
Q
BSA
A
Body Surface Area
9
Q
CaCl2
A
Calcium Chloride
10
Q
C/C
A
Chief Complaint
11
Q
CHF
A
Congestive Heart Failure
12
Q
CO
A
Carbon Monoxide
13
Q
CPAP
A
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
14
Q
CVA
A
Cerebrovascular Accident
15
Q
d/c
A
Discontinue
16
Q
DCI
A
Decompression Illness
17
Q
dL
A
Deciliter
18
Q
D10
A
10% Dextrose
19
Q
D25
A
25% Dextrose (diluted D50)
20
Q
D50
A
50% Dextrose
21
Q
ET
A
Endotracheal Tube
22
Q
ETAD
A
Esophageal Tracheal Airway Device
23
Q
EtCO2
A
End tidal CO2
24
Q
GM or gm
A
Gram
25
HR
Heart Rate
26
ICS
Intercostal Space
27
IM
Intramuscular
28
IN
Intranasal
29
IO
Intraosseous
30
j
joule(s)
31
LBRT
Length Based Resuscitation Tape
32
LT Airway
Laryngeal Tracheal Airway
33
LOC
Level of Consciousness or Loss of Consciousness
34
mA
Milliampere
35
MAD
Mucosal atomizer device
36
mcg
Microgram
37
MCI
Mass Casualty Incident
38
MDI
Metered-Dose Inhaler
39
mEq
Milliequivalent
40
MOI
Mechanism of Injury
41
MPI
Multiple Patient Incident
42
MR
May Repeat
43
MS
Morphine Sulfate
44
MTV
Major Trauma Victim
45
NaHCO3
Sodium Bicarbonate
46
NC
Nasal Cannula
47
NG
Nasogastric
48
NPO?
Nothing by mouth
49
NS
Normal Saline
50
NTG
Nitroglycerin
51
ODT
Oral Dissolving Tablet
52
OG
Orogastric
53
PAA
Perilaryngeal Airway Adjunct
54
PO
Per Os (by mouth)
55
pm
Pro Re Nata (as often as necessary)
56
PVC
Premature Ventricular Complex
57
q
Every
58
SL
Sublingual
59
SO
Standing Order
60
SOB
Shortness of Breath
61
SVT
Supra Ventricular Tachycardia
62
TAH
Total Artificial Heart
63
TIA
Transient Ischemic Attack
64
TKO
To Keep Open
65
TOP
Topical
66
VAD
Ventricular Assist Device
67
VF
Ventricular Fibrillation
68
VSM
Valsalva Maneuver
69
VT
Ventricular Tachychardia
70
?
Possible/questionable/suspected
71
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