Medical abbreviations we would like to see!!

[MedicCraig]

Anybody want to add to my list of "Official Medical Abbreviations"? Here are some of my favorites........

DRT....dead right there

DLE....dead like Elvis

DWPA......death with paramedic assistance

PIT...........paramedic induced trauma

[firedoc5]

CDIC- "Chief Dude/ Dudette In Charge"

HSDS- "High Speed Driver Specialist"

ABCD- "Advanced Basic Care Dispenser"

[gvanhook]

Here are some of my favorites:

CCFCCP - coo coo for cocoa puffs to describe mental state

CATS - cut all to Shit!

CTD - Circling the drain

[n0ssb]

AH- Asshole----- Self Explanatory---------------for use by EMS and ER Room personnel

DFU---Doctor Fucked Up

NFU-Nurse Fucked UP

TFU-Tech Fucked UP

IVx #- Number of tries charged accordingly

Cocoa Puffs---Obvious Mental State------Staff and Patients

GS----Gold Star---Everyone get a Gold Star for attempts and sucesses[/font:e9fb22d5bc]

[Kaisu]

ADD - all done dancin'

[steve_emt_68]

I personnally like to explain dead as:

Dead: just dead

DRT: Dead right there, for the moments when someone just drops dead

DRFT: Dead right F****** there, for those times when someone is shot dead

DRFT & T & T & T: Dead right f****** there and there and there and there, and for those times when they get hit by a train or a semi

[itku2er]

CC cancel Christmas

BLAS= Blue like a smurf.

FLB= funny looking beat.

ABN= A bit Nuts.

GFPO= Good for parts only.

For the frequent flyer

ATSWWT Always Thinks Something's Wrong With Them.

for the most annoying patients:

TOBAS= Take Out Back And Shoot.

[BronxMedic]

ART- Assuming Room Temperature

AGA -Acute Gravity Attack. Usually associated with with ETOH.

FDGB- Fall Down Go Boom. See above.

UBI- Unexplained Beer Injury. Self explanatory.

[defib_wizard]

FTF failure to fly

RDRT real dead right there

[epi-do]

JP FROG = Just Plain F#%$^@! Ran Outta Gas

Urban Outdoorsman = homeless/street people