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WFR Student Manual Acronym List Flashcards

1
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1st Step

A

Sugar, Temperature, Salt, Toxins, Electricity, Pressure

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ABCDG

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Airway,Breathing, Circulation, Disability (spine & AVPU), Expose & Environment, Glucose

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3
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AED

A

Automatic External Defibrillator

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ALS

A

Advanced Life Support

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5
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AMS

A

Acute Mountain Sickness

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AVPU

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Alert, verbal, painful, unresponsive

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7
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BGL

A

Blood Glucose Level

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BLS

A

Basic life support

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BP

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Blood Pressure

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LOR

A

Level of Responsiveness

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SCTM

A

Sugar, Temperature, Salt, Toxins, Electricity, Pressure

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CC

A

Chief Complaint

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CHF

A

Congestive Heart Failure

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14
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CPR

A

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

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15
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CSF

A

Cerebral spinal fluid

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CSM

A

Circulation Sensation Motor

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17
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CVA

A

Cerebral Vascular Accident (stroke)

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18
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DNR

A

Do not resuscitate

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19
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ECLS

A

Extracorporeal Life Support

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EMS

A

Emergency Medical System

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21
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FAST

A

Facial droop, arm drift, speech, time

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22
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FSA

A

Focused Spine Assessment

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23
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HACE

A

High Altitude Cerebral Edema

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24
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HAPE

A

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema

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HR

A

Heart Rate

26
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HRICES

A

Hydrate, rest, ice, compression, elevate, stabilize

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Hx

A

history

28
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JVD

A

Jugular Vein Distension

29
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LLQ

A

Left lower quadrant

30
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LUQ

A

left upper quadrant

31
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MI

A

Myocardial Infarction (heart attack)

32
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MOI

A

Mechanism of Injury

33
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N/S

A

Nausea, vomiting

34
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NOI

A

Nature of Illness

35
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NPA

A

Nasopharyngeal Airway

36
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NSAID’s

A

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

37
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OPA

A

Oral Pharyngeal Airway

38
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OPQRST

A

Onset, Provoke, Quality, Radiate, Severity, Time/Treatments

39
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PERRL

A

Pupils Equal Round Reactive to Light

40
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PPE

A

Personal Protective Equipment

41
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PPV

A

Positive Pressure Ventilation, otherwise known as rescue breathing

42
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RLQ

A

Right lower quadrant

43
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RR

A

Respiratory Rate

44
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RUQ

A

right upper quadrant

45
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S/Sx

A

signs and symptoms

46
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SAMPLE

A

signs/symptoms, allergies, medications, pre-existing conditions, last ins/outs, events prior

47
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SAR

A

Search & Rescue

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SOAA’P

A

Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Anticipated worst case scenario, Plan

49
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SSRI

A

Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitor

50
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Sub-Q

A

subcutaneous, meaning “under the skin”

51
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TBI

A

Traumatic Brain Injury

52
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TBSA

A

Total Body Surface Area

53
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TIA

A

Traction In Position

54
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Tx

A

Treatment

55
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UTI

A

Urinary Tract Infection

56
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V-Fib

A

Ventricular Fibrillation

57
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Vitals

A

internal bodily organs (such as the heart, lungs, and brain) that are essential to life especially : the vital organs of the abdomen (such as the liver and kidneys)

58
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V-tach

A

Ventricular Tachycardia

59
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WNL

A

Within Normal Limits

60
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CFM

A

Cerebral Spinal Fluid

61
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LOR

A

Level Of Responsiveness

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