OTHER COMMONLY USED DISPATCHER ABBREVIATIONS

Question 1

ACP/ALS

Answer 1

advanced care paramedic/ advanced life support

Question 2

ACR

Answer 2

ambulance call report

Question 3

APGAR score

Answer 3

scaling system that evaluates a newborn infant at 1 minute of age by designating a score of 0,1, or 2 of the following
Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, Respiration

Question 4

ARU

Answer 4

advance response unit

Question 5

ATU

Answer 5

advance transport unit

Question 6

AVL

Answer 6

automatic vehicle location

Question 7

CACC

Answer 7

central ambulance communication center

Question 8

CCAC

Answer 8

community care access center

Question 9

CAD

Answer 9

computer aided dispatch

Question 10

CCTU

Answer 10

critical care transport unit

Question 11

CRT

Answer 11

call receiver training

Question 12

CTO

Answer 12

communications training officer

Question 13

EMD

Answer 13

emergency medical dispatcher

Question 14

EPCR

Answer 14

eletronic patient care record

Question 15

ERU

Answer 15

emergency response unit

Question 16

ESU

Answer 16

emergency support unit

Question 17

ETF

Answer 17

emergency task force

Question 18

FTO

Answer 18

field training officer ( paramedic training officer)

Question 19

HUSAR

Answer 19

heavy urban search and rescue

Question 20

LL

Answer 20

language line services; translation/ interpretation services

Question 21

MOHLTC

Answer 21

Ministry of Health and Long Term Care

Question 22

MPDS

Answer 22

Medical Priority Dispatch System

Question 23

OASIS

Answer 23

Ontario Ambulance Service Information System

Question 24

PAIs

Answer 24

Pre-Arrival Instructions

Question 25

PCO

Answer 25

Police Communications Officer

Question 26

PCP/BLS

Answer 26

Primary Care Paramedic/ Basic Life Support

Question 27

PDIs

Answer 27

Post-Dispatch Instructions

Question 28

PIA

Answer 28

Pearson International Airport

Question 29

Power STR

Answer 29

Ferno Power Flex Stretcher

Question 30

PRU

Answer 30

Primary Response Unit

Question 31

PTU

Answer 31

Primary Transport Unit

Question 32

SAP

Answer 32

Soon As practical

Question 33

WHMIS

Answer 33

Workplace Hazardous Material Information System