Fire Acronyms
FMR Acronyms
FM - R
Fi-R-e
Naloxone
100
IDLH
What is Immediately dangerous to life and health
100

LOC

What is Level of Consciousness

100
A hands-on check that is completed quickly, unless intervention is required; used to look for life threatening injuries and conditions
What is Rapid Body Survey (RBS)
100

Two or more firefighters designated to perform firefighter rescue.

What is Rapid Intervention Team (RIT)

100

The maximum number of doses we can administer to a patient

What is 2

200
SCBA
What is Self Contained Breathing Apparatus
200
AVPU
What is Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive
200
A method in which to estimate the percent of body surface area burned.
What is Rule of Nines
200

Allowing firefighters to rest, rehydrate, and recover during an incident

What is Rehabilitation (Rehab)

200

Two areas on the body that we can administer Naloxone

What is Thigh and Shoulder

300
BLEVE
What is Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapour Explosion
300
HEMP
What is Hazards, Environment, Mechanism of Injury, Patients (number of patients)
300

Another term for 3/4 prone position

What is Recovery position

300

Use of two or more pumpers to move water over a long distance by operating them in series.

What is Relay Pumping

300

The time it takes for Naloxone to start working once given intra-muscularly

What is 1 to 5 minutes

400
PASS (Alarm)
What is Personal Alert Safety System
400
SAMPLE
What is Signs & Symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Past medical history, Last oral intake, Events (leading up to)
400
A condition in which breathing has stopped
What is Respiratory Arrest
400

Straight ladder with folding hooks at the top end

What is Roof Ladder

400

The dose per each 1 mL ampoule of Naloxone

What is 0.4 mg

500
PASS (Extinguishers)
What is Pull, Aim, Shoot, Sweep
500
SOAP
What is Skin, Oxygen, Airway, Patient Position
500
A pliable, dome shaped device that fits over the nose and mouth; used to administer oxygen and assist with rescue breathing.
What is a Resuscitation Mask
500
A condition where the unburned fire gases that have accumulated at the top of a compartment ignite and flames propagate through the hot-gas layer or across the ceiling.
What is Rollover
500

What are the 6 "Rights" of medication?

What is 1) Right Patient, 2) Right Time, 3) Right Dose, 4) Right Medication, 5) Right Route, 6) Right Documentation

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