EMS Abbreviations
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- CC
- chief complaint
- CNS
- Central nervous system
- c/o
- complaints of
- DOB
- date of birth
- EDC
- Estimated date of confinement
- FH
- Family History
- ♀
- Female
- Hx
- History
- H&P
- History & Physical
- ♂
- Male
- Med
- Medicine
- NB
- Newborn
- PH
- Past History
- Pt
- Patient
- PE
- Pulmonary embolism
- S/S
- Signs and Symptoms
- VS
- vital signs
- W
- white
- y/o
- Year-old
- Abd
- Abdomen
- CV
- Cardiovascular
- GI
- gastrointestinal
- GU
- genitourinary
- GYN
- gynecologic
- HEENT
- Head, eyes, ears, nose, & throat
- OB
- Obstetrical
- PNS
- Peripheral Nervous system
- Resp
- respiratory
- abd pn
- abdominal pain
- CP
- Chest Pain
- GSW
- gunshot wound
- H/A
- headache
- n/v
- nausea and vomiting
- SOB
- Shortness of Breath
- AAA
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- AMI
- acute myocardial infarction
- ARDS
- Adult respiratory distress syndrome
- ETOH
- alcohol
- COPD
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- CHF
- Congestive Heart Failure
- CABG
- Coronary artery bypass graph
- CAD
- Coronary artery disease
- DOA
- Dead on arrival
- DTs
- Delirium tremens
- DM
- diabetes mellitus
- D&C
- Dilitation and Curettage
- ESRF
- End-stage renal failure
- HBV
- Hepatitis B Virus
- HTN
- hypertension
- IWMI
- Inferior wall myocardial infarction
- IDDM
- Insulin-Dependent diabetes mellitus
- ICP
- Intracranial pressure
- MCI
- mass casualty incident
- MVC
- motor vehicle crash or collision
- NIDDM
- Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
- OD
- overdose
- PID
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- G/P
- Pregnancies/Birth
- STD
- sexually transmitted disease
- TIA
- Transient ischemic disease
- TB
- Tuberculosis
- URI
- Upper respiratory infection
- UTI
- urinary tract infection
- VD
- venereal disease
- WPW
- Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
- ASA
- Aspirin
- HCO-3
- Bicarbonate
- BCP
- Birth Control Pills
- Ca2+
- Calcium
- CaCl2
- Calcium Chloride
- Cl-
- Chloride
- DIG
- Digoxin
- HCTZ
- Hydrochlorothiazide
- LR
- Lactated Ringer's
- MgSO4
- Magnesium Sulfate
- MS
- Morphiene sulfate
- NTG
- nitroglycerin
- NSAID
- nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent
- NS
- Normal Saline
- PCN
- penicillin
- K+
- Potassium
- APAP
- Tylenol
- AC
- Antecubital
- ICS
- Intercostal Space
- LCL
- Lateral collateral ligament
- LLQ
- left lower quadrant
- LUQ
- left upper quadrant
- MCL
- modified chest lead
- PCL
- posterior collateral ligament
- RLQ
- right lower quadrant
- RUQ
- right upper quadrant
- TMJ
- temporomandibular joint
- TM
- Tympanic membrane
- ABG
- Arterial Blood Gas
- BBS
- Bilateral Breath sounds
- BS
- Breath sounds
- CVP
- central venous pressure
- CSF
- cerebral spinal fluid
- CXR
- chest x-ray
- CBC
- complete blood count
- CT
- computerized tomography
- CAO
- conscious, alert & oriented
- EKG
- electrocardiogram
- FROM
- full range of motion
- HR
- heart rate
- Hgb
- hemoglobin
- JVD
- Jugular vein distention
- lac
- laceration
- LOC
- level of consciousness
- Palp
- palpatations
- PEARL
- Pupils equal and reactive to light
- PERRLA
- Pupils equal,round, reactive to light
- ROM
- Range of Motion
- unc
- unconscious
- p
- after
- a/o
- alert and oriented
- ant.
- anterior
- ≈
- approximate
- prn
- as needed
- a
- before
- BSA
- body surface area
- C
- celcius
- ∆
- change
- ↓
- decrease
- =
- equal
- F
- fahrenheit
- stat.
- immediately
- ↑
- increased
- inf.
- interior
- â“
- left
- <
- less than
- mod.
- moderate
- >
- more than
- –
- negative
- Æ
- no, not, none
- n/a
- not applicable
- #
- number
- pk/yr
- pack years
- /
- per
- +
- positive
- post.
- posterior
- →
- radiates to
- Ⓡ
- right
- R/O
- rule out
- 2°
- secondary to
- sup.
- superior
- â‰
- unequal
- w/d
- warm and dry
- WNL
- within normal limits
- s
- without
- 0
- zero
- ACLS
- Advanced Cardiac Life support
- ALS
- advanced life support
- AMA
- against medical advice
- AED
- automated external defibrillator
- BVM
- bag valve mask
- BLS
- basic life support
- CPR
- cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- CSM
- carotid sinus massage
- CPAP
- continuous positive airway pressure
- DNR
- do not resucitate
- ETT
- endotracheal tube
- ETA
- estimated time of arrival
- ECP
- external cardiac pacing
- LSB
- long spine board
- NC
- nasal canula
- NG
- nasogastric
- NPA
- nasopharyngeal airway
- NRM
- non-rebreather mask
- NPO
- not by mouth
- OPA
- oropharyngeal airway
- O2
- oxyfen
- PSI
- per square inch
- PEEP
- positive end-expiratory pressure
- RX
- therapy
- TX
- treatment
- cm
- centimeter
- dL
- deciliter
- ggt(s)
- drop(s)
- gtts/min
- drops per minute
- q
- every
- gr
- grain
- g, gm
- gram
- h, hr, or ∘
- hour
- IC
- intracardia
- IM
- intramuscular
- IO
- intraosseous
- IV
- intravenous
- IVP
- intravenous push
- J
- joules
- KVO
- keep vein open
- kg
- kilogram
- L
- liter
- Lpm, L/min, liters/min
- liters per minutes
- mcg
- microgram
- mEq
- milliequivalent
- mg
- milligram
- mL
- milliliter
- mm
- millimeter
- mmHg
- millimeters of mercury
- min
- minute
- po
- orally
- SC, SQ
- subcutaneous
- SL
- sublingual
- TKO
- to keep open
- BBB
- bundle branch block
- CHB
- complete heart block
- EMD
- electromechanical dissociation
- IVR
- idioventricular rhythm
- NSR
- normal sinus rhythm
- PSVT
- paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia
- PAC
- premature atrial contraction
- PJC
- premature junctional contraction
- PVC
- premature ventricular contraction
- PEA
- pulseless electrical activity
- SVT
- supraventricular tachycardia
- VF
- ventricular fibrillation
- VT
- ventricular tachycardia