Acronyms Page 1 Flashcards

0
Q

A.B.C.D

A

Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
1
Q

AAA

A

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

ABD

A

Abdominal dressing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

AC Space

A

Antecubital Fossa

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

ACLS

A

Advance Cardiac Life Support

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

AED

A

Automatic External Defibrillator

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

AEIOUTIPS

A

Diagnostic tool for altered LOC

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

AICD

A

Automatic Internal Cardiac Defibrillator

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

AIDS

A

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

ALOC

A

Altered Level Of Consciousness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

ALS

A

Advanced Life Support

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

AMI

A

Acute Myocardial Infraction

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

AMR

A

American Medical Response

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

AMS

A

Acute Mountain Sickness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

A.P.G.A.R

A

Appearance, Pules, Grimace, Activity, Respiration

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

ARDS

A

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

16
Q

AVL

A

Automatic Vehicle Location

17
Q

A.V.P.U.

A

Alert, Verbal, Painful, Unresponsive

18
Q

BLS

A

Basic Life Support

19
Q

BP

A

Blood Pressure

20
Q

BSI

A

Body Substance Isolation

21
Q

BVM

A

Bag Valve Mask

22
Q

CABG

A

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

23
Q

CAD

A

Coronary Artery Disease

24
Q

CAD

A

Computer Aided Dispatch

25
Q

CBC

A

Complete Blood Count

26
Q

CC

A

Chief Complaint

27
Q

CDC

A

Center for Disease Control

28
Q

CHEMTERC

A

Chemical Transportation Emergency Response Center

29
Q

CHF

A

Congestive Heart Failure

30
Q

CHP

A

California Highway Patrol

31
Q

CISD

A

Critical Incident Stress Debriefing