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This article is a list of mnemonics and acronyms related to first responders including community first responders, emergency departments, and other first responders with either low level or no qualifications in the relevant field. This list includes the definition of each item in the mnemonic or acronym.
For example, "Weld all subassemblies IAW AWS XYZ.123" means "Weld all subassemblies in accordance with American Welding Society standard number XYZ.123" (the number is hypothetical in this example). The word "per" is functionally equivalent to "IAW" in such contexts; thus "rivet all sheet metal per MIL-PRF-123456" or "[...] IAW MIL-PRF-123456".
An EMS provider's post-nominal (listed after the name) credentials usually follow his or her name in this order: . Highest earned academic degree in or related to medicine, (e.g. "MD")
An emergency medical technician (often, more simply, EMT) is a medical professional that provides emergency medical services. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] EMTs are most commonly found serving on ambulances and in fire departments in the US and Canada, as full-time and some part-time departments require their firefighters to at least be EMT certified.
EMT: Emergency medical technician(s). Engine : A fire suppression vehicle that has a water pump and, typically, carries hoses, other equipment and a limited supply of water. Engineer : A firefighter responsible for driving the engine to the scene of the call and operation of the pumps on an engine, to provide sufficient water to the ...
This is a list of mnemonics used in medicine and medical science, categorized and alphabetized. A mnemonic is any technique that assists the human memory with information retention or retrieval by making abstract or impersonal information more accessible and meaningful, and therefore easier to remember; many of them are acronyms or initialisms which reduce a lengthy set of terms to a single ...
WA Office of Emergency Medical and Trauma System (May 2009) Some county protocols (such as Jefferson) accept an EMT/ILS tech which, in addition to all EMT-I and EMT-B skills, can administer D50W, naloxone, albuterol, and can now draw up epinephrine in addition to using an EpiPen. Wisconsin offers licensure at the advanced EMT level. This allows ...
The acronym is used to pass all the most vital details of the patient to the receiving hospital in order to ensure staff have all the appropriate equipment and staff assembled and prepared. [1] Callsign of the vehicle/unit responding; Age — patient's age; Sex — whether the patient is male or female