(EXPLORER POST 911)
commonly used EMS abbreviations
| ABD | Abdomen |
| ALOC |
Altered Level Of Consciousness |
| ALS | Advanced Life Support |
| AMA | Against Medical Advice |
| AMR | American Medical Response |
| BLS | Basic Life Support |
| BP | Blood Pressure |
| BSI | Body Substance Isolation |
| BVM | Bag Valve Mask |
| CC | Chief Complaint (or unit of volume) |
| C/O | Complains Of |
| CVA | Cerebrovascular Accident (stroke) |
| DNR | Do Not Resuscitate |
| DOA | Dead On Arrival |
| DOB | Date Of Birth |
| ECG or EKG | Electrocardiogram |
| EMS | Emergency Medical Services |
| EMT | Emergency Medical Technician |
| ER | Emergency Room |
| EXTS | Extremities |
| Fx | Fracture |
| H/A | Headache |
| HR | Heart Rate |
| IVT | Involuntary Treatment/Transport |
| LAC | Laceration |
| LOC | Level Of Consciousness / Loss Of Consciousness |
| MI | Myocardial Infarction (heart attack) |
| MVA | Motor Vehicle Accident |
| NKDA | No Known Drug Allergies |
| NKMA | No Known Medical Allergies |
| N/V | Nausea/Vomiting |
| OD | Overdose |
| OTC | Over The Counter (medication) |
| O2 | Oxygen |
| PMHx | Past Medical History |
| Pt | Patient |
| Px | Pain |
| RR | Respiratory Rate |
| SOAP | Subjective Objective Assessment Plan (report format) |
| SOB | Shortness Of Breath |
| STHB | Said To Have Been |
| STHH | Said To Have Had |
| Sz | Seizure |
| UNK | Unknown |
| Y/O | Year-Old |
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