Female
?
Male
?
Negative
?
Positive
?
Left
?
Right
?
Primary
1�
Secondary
2�
Less Than
<
Greater Than
>
At
@
Change
?
Decrease(d)
?
Increase(d)
?
Approximately
~
Before
?
Atrial Fibrillation
A. Fib
Anterior Axillary Line
AAL
Abdomen
abd
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
AEMT
Alert and Oriented
A/O
Above the Knee Amputation
AKA
Altered Level of Consciousness
ALOC
Before noon; time should be expressed in 24 hour format.
AM
Against Medical Advice
AMA
Arrived on Scene
AOS
Approximately
approx
acetylsalicylic acid, aspirin
ASA
As Soon As Possible
ASAP
Arrived to Find
ATF
Auscultation
ausc
Automobile
auto
Bundle Branch Block
BBB
Blood Glucose
BG
Base Hospital Medical Director
BHMD
Base Hospital Physician
BHP
Below the Knee Amputation
BKA
Bowel Movement
BM
Blood Pressure
BP
Beats Per Minute
bpm
Breath Sounds
BS
Burn Surface Area
BSA
Breath Sounds Bilaterally
BS=BL
Bag Valve Mask
BVM
With
Conscious/Alert
C/A
Conscious/Alert/Orientated
C/A/O
Complaint of
C/o
Chest Pain
C/P
Cancer
CA
Coronary Artery Disease
CAD
Coronary Care Unit
CCU
Control Facility
CF
Congestive Heart Failure
CHF
Central Nervous System
CNS
Continued
con't
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
COPD
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
CPAP
Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
CPR
Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale
CPSS
Needle Cricothyroidotomy
CRIC
Critical Trauma, may not divert from hospital destination due to a patient's condition; for critical trauma requires transport to a designated trauma center.
CTP
Cerebral Vascular Accident
CVA
Diastolic Blood Pressure
DBP
Discontinue
dc
Dameron Community Hospital
DCH
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
DKA
Decreased Level of Consciousness
DLOC
Did Not Obtain
DNO
Do Not Resuscitate
DNR
Dyspnea Upon Exertion
DOE
Dressing
Drsg
Diagnosis
DX
Electrocardiogram
ECG/EKG
Emergency Department
ED
EMS Liaison Nurse
ELN
EMS Liaison Officer
ELO
Emergency Medical Responder
EMR
State EMS Authority
EMSA
EMS Medical Director
EMSMD
Provider of BLS service only
EMT-I
EMT-Paramedic, provider of BLS and ALS; also MICP; Mobile Intensive Care Paramedic
EMT-P
epinephrine
epi
Endotracheal
ET
Estimated Time of Arrival
ETA
Esophageal Tracheal Combitube
ETC
Endotracheal Intubation
ETI
Alcohol
ETOH
Endotracheal Tube
ETT
Examination
exam
Follow-up
f/u
Foreign Body
FB
Fluid
fl
Fracture
Fx
Gall Bladder
GB
Glascow Coma Scale
GCS
Gastrointestinal
GI
Ground Level Fall
GLF
Gram
gm
Gravida
grav
Gunshot Wound
GSW
Drop
gtt
Genitourinary
GU
Gynecological
GYN
Hour
h
History and Physical
H&P
Water
H?O
Headache
HA
Hydrochlorothiazide
HCTZ
Hospital
hosp
Heart Rate
HR
Hypertension
HTN
History
Hx
Intensive Care Unit
ICU
Intramuscular
IM
Intranasal
IN
Intraosseous
IO
Intravenous
IV
Intravenous Push
IVP
Jugular Venous Distension
JVD
Kilogram
KG
Kaiser Hospital North
KHS
Kaiser Hospital Roseville
KHR
Kaiser Hospital South
KHS
Liter
L
Laceration
lac
Local EMS Agency
LEMSA
Large
lg
Lidocaine
lido
Left Lower Quadrant
LLQ
Lodi Memorial Hospital
LMH
Last Menstrual Period
LMP
Loss of Consciousness
LOC
Lung Sounds
LS
Left Upper Quadrant
LUQ
Minutes
m
Month Old
m/o
milliamp
mA
Mucosal Atomization Device
MAD
Moves All Extremities
MAE
Mid-Axillary
MAL
Motorcycle Crash
MCC
Microgram
mcg
Mid-Clavicular Line
MCL
Milliequivalent
mEq
Milligram
mg
Mercy General Hospital
MGH
Micro-Drip
mgtt
Mercy Hospital Folsom
MHF
Methodist Hospital
MHS
Myocardial Infarction
MI
Mobile Intensive Care Nurse
MICN
Milliliter
mL
Medical Oversight Committee
MOC
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
MSJMC
Motor Vehicle Crash
MVC
Nausea and Vomiting
N/V
Sodium Chloride
NaCl
No Apparent Distress
NAD
Nasal Cannula
NC
Non-Critical Trauma
NCT
Neurological
neuro
No Known Drug Allergies
NKDA
Nasopharyngeal Airway
NPA
Nitroglycerin Paste
NTP
Non-Rebreather Mask
NRB
Normal Saline
NS
Normal Sinus Rhythm
NSR
Nitroglycerine
NTG
Nasotracheal Intubation
NTI
Oxygen
O?
Obstetrics
OB
Overdose
OD
Operational Oversight Committee
OOC
Oropharyngeal Airway
OPA
Orotracheal Intubation
OTI
Prior To
P/T
Pulse
P
After
Premature Atrial Contraction
PAC
Parity, e.g. gravida 2, para 1 means the patient has been pregnant twice and given birth once, also written G2P1
para
Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia
PAT
Penicillin
PCN
Physical Examination
PE
Pulseless Electrical Activity
PEA
Pedestrian
ped
Pediatric
pedi
Pupils Equal, Round, Reactive to Light
PERRL
Premature Junctional Contraction
PJC
Afternoon, time should be expressed in 24 hour format
PM
Primary (private) Physician
PMD
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea, difficulty breathing that awakens the patient from sleep or prevents sleep.
PND
By Mouth
PO
Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment
POLST
Privately Owned Vehicle
POV
Post Operative
post-op
Per Rectum
PR
As Needed
PRN
Patient Refused Service
PRS
Patient
pt
Prior To Arrival
PTA
Premature Ventricular Contraction
PVC
Every
q
Respiration
R
Released At Scene
RAS
Respiratory
resp
Right Lower Quadrant
RLQ
Range of Motion
ROM
Right Upper Quadrant
RUQ
Prescription
Rx
Without
Sinus Bradycardia
S-brady
Status Post
s/p
Signs and Symptoms
s/s
Systolic Blood Pressure
SBP
Subcutaneous
SC, SQ
Sacramento County EMS
SCEMS
Supraglottic Airway
SGA
Sutter General Hospital
SGH
San Joaquin General Hospital
SJG
Saint Joseph's Hospital
SJH
Sublingual
SL
Small
sm
Sutter Memorial Hospital
SMH
Shortness of breath, equivalent to dyspnea
SOB
Sutter Roseville Medical Center
SRMC
Sinus Tachycardia
ST
Immediately
stat
ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
STEMI
Supraventricular Tachycardia
SVT
Symptom
Sx
Temperature
T
Tuberculosis
TB
Tetracycline
TCN
Transient Ischemia Attack
TIA
To Keep Open
TKO
mm Hg, unit of blood pressure measurement
torr
Transport
TXP
Treatment
Tx
University of California Davis Medical Center
UCDMC
Unable to Locate
UTL
Unable to Obtain
UTO
Ventricular Tachycardia
V-tach
Vaginal
vag
Ventricular Fibrillation
VF
Vital Signs
VS
Wheelchair
w/c
Within Normal Limits
WNL
Wide Open
w/o
Weight
wt
Year Old
y/o
Degrees Fahrenheit
�F