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This page breaks down medical abbreviations for the EMS provider. We hope we have included what would be a good variety of abbreviations. Please feel free to save, print, or use these abbreviations in anyway that would be helpful to you.
Abbreviations are used to shorten words
for ease of writing. Abbreviations may vary for each Ambulance
Service or Medical Institution. Most have an approved list of
Abbreviations that are acceptable for use. The following Table
will contain a list of the most common abbreviations for the EMS
Professional.
COMMON
MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS FOR EMS PROFESSIONALS
| Abbreviation | Meaning | Abbreviation | Meaning |
| AIDS | acquired immune deficiency syndrome | LLQ | left
lower quadrant | | A & P | auscultation
and percussion | LMP | last menstral period |
| ASAP | as soon as possible | LUQ | Left
upper quadrant | | AX | axillary | mcg | microgram | | BM | bowel
movement | mg | milligram | | BP | blood
pressure | MI | myocardial infarction | | BSA | body
surface area | ml | milliliter | | c | with | mm | millimeter | |
CA | cancer | MVA | moter vehicle accident | | CAD | coronary
artery disease | NaHCO3 | sodium bicarbonate | | CC | chief
complaint | NaCl | sodium chloride |
| CCU | cardiac care unit | NG | nasogastric | | CHF | congestive
heart failure | NS | normal saline | | CNS | central
nervous system | NSR | normal sinus rhythm | |
C/O | complains of | O2 | oxygen | | COPD | chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease | OB | obstetrics | | CPR | cardiopulmonary
resuscitation | OD | overdose | |
CSF | cerebrospinal fluid | OR | operating
room | | CVA | cerebrovascular accident,
brain attack | PDR | Physician's Desk Reference | | DC | discontinue | PE | physical
exam | | DOA | dead on arrival | PMHx | past
medical history | | DT | delirium
tremors | HPI | history of present illness | | Dx | diagnosis | PO | by
mouth | | EKG or ECG | electrocardiogram |
PRN | when necessary | | ED | emergency
department | Pt | patient | | EMS | emergency
medical services | q | every | | ETT | endotracheal
tube | qd | every day | |
ETOH | ethyl alcohol | qh | every hour | | Fx | fracture | qid | four
times a day | | GI | gastrointestinal | RLQ | right
upper quandrant | | g or gm | gram | RUQ | right
upper quadrant | | gtt | drops | Rx | prescription | | GSW | gunshot
wound | SQ | subcutaneous | | Gyn | gynecologic | SIDS | sudden
infant death syndrome | | H & P | history
and physical | stat | immediately | | HR |
heart rate | s | without | | Hx | history | T | tempature | | ICU | intensive
care unit | TID | three times a day | | IM | intramuscular | TKO | to
keep open | | IUD | intrauterine device | TPR |
tempature, pulse, and respiration | | IV | intravenous | VD | venereal
disease | | Kg | kilogram | V/S | vital
signs | | KUB | kidney, ureter, bladder | y.o | years
old |
Comments:
We hope these abbreviations were of some use. Abreviations are quite useful if used appropriately in the pre-hospital setting. Your comments/suggestions are welcome, feel free to E-mail us about any topic we present.
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