Short Forms Flashcards

(109 cards)

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EHS

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Emergency health services

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EHPMDB

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Emergency health program management and delivery branch

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UTM

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Upper tier municipalities

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ACC

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Ambulance communication centres

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TWOMO

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Territories without municipal organization

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DOE

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Direct operating expenditure

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TP

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Transfer payment

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GIS

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Geographic information services

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PDO

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Provincial duty officer

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PCP

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Primary care paramedic

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ACP

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Advanced care paramedic

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CCP

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Critical care paramedic

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TRA

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Tiered response agreements

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MCI

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Major critical incident

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MOP

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Manual of practice

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MOH

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Medical officer of health

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ACO

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Ambulance communication officer

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SOP

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Standard operating practices

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LOP

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Local operating practices

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PCSQAP

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Provincial communications services quality assurance program

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QA

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Quality assurance

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DPCI 2

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Dispatch priority card index volume two

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PAI

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Pre arrival instructions

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CTAS

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Canadian triage and acuity scale

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TOC
Transfer of care
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PD
Police department
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FD
Fire department
28
MVC
Motor vehicle collision
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RRO
Restricted radio operator
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ROC-L
Restricted operators certificate -land
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ITU
International telecommunication unions
32
ELT
Emergency locator transmitter
33
MI
Myocardial infarction (heart attack)
34
VSA
Vital signs absent
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AMA
Against medical advice
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IM
Intramuscular
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IV
Intravenous
38
MATC
Previous name for ORNGE
39
MRI
Magnetic resonance imaging
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OTC
Over the counter
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PICC
Peripherally inserted central catheter
42
R/O
Rule out
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U/S
Ultrasound
44
P
Pulse
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R
Respirations
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BP
Blood pressure
47
MOHLTC
Ministry of health and long term care
48
EHSB
Emergency health services branch
49
PHIPA
Personal health information protection act
50
OSPO
Operational strategy and performance office
51
MRSA
Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus - a bacterial infection
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IMS
Integrated management system
53
TIB/FIB
Tibia and fibula
54
PTAC
Provincial transfer authorization centre at OCC
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TB
Tuberculosis
56
BLS
Basic life support
57
FX or #
Fracture
58
SARS
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
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ICUT
Inter-CACC unit transfer
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P
Pulse
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BM
Bowel movement
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CU
County road
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COLD
Chronic obstructive lung disease
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IFO
In front of
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LDT
Long distance transfer
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CT
Computed tomography
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BVM
Bag valve mask
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N&V
Nausea and vomiting
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TIA
Transient ischemic attack
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R
Respiration’s
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ASA
Acetylsalicylic acid/aspirin
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E/E
Equipment and escorts
73
CN
Concession
74
CCTU
Critical care transport unit
75
CAD
Computer aided dispatch OR coronary artery disease
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EVD
Ebola virus disease
77
CA
Cancer
78
ALS
Advanced life support
79
PTCTAS
Canadian triage acuity scale level at patient contact
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C-PAP
Continuous positive airway pressure, sleep apnea or preterm infants
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ICRCG
Investigation certification and regulatory compliance group
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AC
All clear
83
AAA
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
84
OCC
ORNGE communications centre
85
NPC
No patient carried
86
PTT
Push to talk
87
NFI
No further information
88
DX
Diagnosis
89
PAD
Public access defibrillator
90
AED
Automatic external defibrillator
91
CBRNE
Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explosive
92
GISS
Geographic information services section
93
CERB
Central emergency reporting bureau
94
CVA
Cerebrovascular accident or stroke
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PERL
Pupils equal and reactive to light
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CO
Carbon monoxide OR communications officer
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AMA
Against medical advice
98
NICU
Neo-natal intensive care unit
99
GI
Gastrointestinal
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PN
Pain
101
LRQ
Lower right quadrant
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FAR
First aid refused
103
SCA
Sudden cardiac arrest
104
CHF
Congestive heart failure
105
MM
Mile marker
106
C.Diff
Clostridium difficile - bacterial infection
107
IM
Intramuscular
108
TOR
Termination of resuscitation
109
NYD
Not yet diagnosed