EMS ACRONYMS
Which way is up?
Metric Measurings
Planes vs Trains and Automobiles
This is the end
100
Taking a patient's history can be simple as long as your remember this acronym...
What is "SAMPLE"
100
This directional term meaning "any body part portion above or closest to the head" always seems to come out on top...
What is "Superior"
100
You can convert pounds to this unit by dividing by 2.2, an important step when dealing with pediatrics
What are "Kilograms"
100
In this picture describe the plane in red which divides the body into the ventral and dorsal sides
What is the "Coronal" plane
100
This word ending means "pertaining to pain"
What is "Algia"
200
A very common procedure done when you want to get to the "heart" of your patient's chest pain....
What is "Electrocardiogram, ECG or EKG"
200
This term is the "tip of a structure.." like the top of a mountain...or your heart...
What is "Apex"
200
A very common medication measurement equal to one thousandth of a gram
What is a "milligram"
200
Name the plane in blue which divides the body into equal left and right portions..
What is the "Sagittal" Plane
200
Take a breath and think about this suffix that pertains to breathing.
What is "pnea"
300
A patient that ends up "3 sheets to the wind" has probably suffered poisoning from this substance...
What is "ETOH"
300
You found your patient in this position describe how he is laying..
What is "prone"
300
When dealing with fluid resuscitation we measure amounts given by CC's or this unit which it equals...
What is a "milliliter"
300
Name the plane in green is known as the Transverse plane, but is it also known as this...
What is the "axial" plane
300
You may think of anger or of Sunday Bloody Sunday when talking about this suffix meaning "abnormal or excessive flow or discharge"
What is "rrhage or rrhagia"
400
After you've established your IV and before or after a fluid bolus you'll need to set your drip rate to this setting...
What is "TKO To Keep Open or KVO Keep Vein Open"
400
Describe the location of the following injury:
What is the "distal medial" side of the arm
400
Normal body temperature for a patient is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit (*F) or this measurement we use in medicine...
What is 37 degrees Celsius (*C)
400
Name the location of this clavicle fracture:
What is "midclavicular or midsagittal"
400
Red and white are common types of this suffix that refers to cells
What is "cyte"
500
If your chest pain patient discloses a history of this procedure, he's not talking about coleslaw....
What is a "CABG" Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
500
A person with a brain injury of the left side of the brain would have hemiplegia on the right side also know as this...
What is "Contralateral"
500
Mistaking a standing order for this measurment as an order for milligrams could give your pt 1000 times too much medication... one letter difference could be deadly...
What is a "Microgram or mcg"
500
This axis runs perpendicular to the transverse plane.
What is the "Longitudinal axis"
500
Need decompression is an example within the AEMT's scope of this "procedure in which an organ or body cavity is punctured, often to drain excess fluid,,,"
What is "centesis"