Medical Abbreviations
Alert and Oriented
A/O
Planned burn usually requiring a burn permit
Controlled Burn
Inadequate pumping of the heart that causes a back up of fluid in the lungs and venous system
CHF
0 or 1
Pumper
City of St Charles Fire Department
What is 94?
AAA
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
When a fire that was previously extinguished re-ignites
Shortness of breath caused by damage to the air sacs in the lungs
Emphysema
4
Rescue Pumper
Cottleville Fire District
87
A-Fib
Atrial Fibrillation
Temperature operated pipe system for fire suppression
Sprinkler
Diagnosed with a seizure disorder
Epileptic
2
Aerial
Wentzville Fire District
98
Intoxicated from alcohol
ETOH
Locked box on a commercial building that the fire department has a master key to
Knox Box
Slow heart rate
Bradycardia
5
Lake St Louis Fire District
92
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
CABG
Water main that supplies fire suppression sprinklers on a property
Riser
Sweaty
Diaphoretic
3
Tanker
All volunteer fire districts and their numbers
Old Monroe - 63
Augusta - 86
New Melle - 89
Orchard Farm - 88
Rivers Pointe - 99