List of emergency service abbreviations
The list of rescue service abbreviations contains abbreviations for the rescue services in German-speaking countries.
A.
- ABCDE scheme
- Advanced Trauma Life Support # concept
- ÄBD
- Medical on-call service
- Oj
- Derivative in the electrocardiogram
- ACS
- Acute coronary syndrome
- AED
- Automated external defibrillator
- ÄLRD
- Medical director of the rescue service
- AS
- Advanced Life Support
- TRAFFIC LIGHT
- A Allergies, M edikamente, P atientengeschichte, E VENT, L etztes eating, drinking, defecating, etc. (structured patient handover)
- CHANGE
- (Health insurance) medical emergency service
- AP
- Angina pectoris
- AP-RD
- Emergency service call point (in the event of major incidents / disasters)
- Apo
- Apoplexy (stroke)
- ASB
- Workers Samaritan Association
- ATLS
- Advanced Trauma Life Support
- AZ
- General condition (mostly poor AZ )
B.
- BLS
- Basic life support
- BNAW
- Baby ambulance (also NAW neonat or BITW)
- BRK
- Bavarian Red Cross
- Baden Red Cross
- BZ
- Blood sugar
C.
- C2 abuse
- Alcohol abuse
- C2-Intox
- Alcohol poisoning (C2 for C 2 H 5 OH = ethanol)
- CPR
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation ( cardiopulmonary resuscitation )
D.
- DD
- Differential diagnosis
- DLRG
- German Life Saving Society
- DRF
- German air rescue service
- DRC
- German Red Cross
E.
- EKG
- electrocardiogram
- ELRD
- Head of rescue service
- Ex
- Existus / death
F.
- Fx. or #
- fracture
G
- GCS
- Glasgow Coma Scale
- GSL
- Major loss situation
- G & K
- Major accident and disaster relief service
- GW-San
- Medical service equipment trolley
H
- HF
- Heart rate
- HI
- Heart attack
- HiLoPe
- helpless person
- CPR
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- HNR
- Emergency call
- MR
- back of Hand
- HuLaPla
- Helipad
- Cervical spine
- Cervical spine
I.
- ILS
- integrated control center
- Inf.
- infusion
- Intox
- Intoxication
- I-RTW
- Infect ambulance
- ITLS
- International Trauma Life Support
- ITW
- Intensive care vehicle
J
K
- Kats
- Civil protection
- KHD
- Disaster Relief Service
- KNEF
- Pediatric ambulance vehicle
- KoPlaWu
- Head wound
- KTW
- Ambulance
- KVD
- Medical emergency service
L.
- LNA / Ltd. N / A
- Head emergency doctor
- LST
- Control center
- lux
- dislocation
M.
- MANE
- Mass attack of sick people
- MANV
- Mass casualty
- Best before
- Maltese relief service
- MI
- Myocardial infarction (see heart attack )
- MPG
- Medical Devices Act
- MTD
- Medical transport service
- MTF
- Medical Task Force
N
- NA / NA
- Emergency doctor
- NACA score
- National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics Score used to assess injury severity
- CLOSE
- Emergency helicopter (Austrian name for the rescue helicopter)
- NAW
- emergency
- NEF
- Ambulance vehicle
- NFS
- Emergency paramedic (Austria / Germany)
- NKA
- Emergency competence in pharmacy (for NCCR)
- NKI
- Emergency competence endotracheal intubation (for NFS)
- NKTW (also NKW)
- Emergency ambulance
- NKV
- Emergency competence venous access (for NCCR)
- NNB / nnb
- "Nothing known in detail" (Frequent abbreviation in the deployment protocol when the situation is initially unclear.)
- Emergency San
- Paramedic (Germany)
O
- OrgL
- Organizational head of rescue service (often also OrgL RD or Org. Head RD )
P
- Patient
- patient
- Pat. Ex.
- Patient suffers death at the scene of the emergency
- PGCS
- Pediatric Glasgow Coma Scale
- PHTLS
- Pre Hospital Trauma Life Support
- PSNV
- Emergency psychosocial care
- PsychKG
- Measure (mostly compulsory admission) according to the law on mental illness
- PVC
- Peripheral venous catheter (= intravenous access)
- PVT
- Pulseless ventricular tachycardia, see ventricular flutter
R.
- RA
- Paramedic
- RAiP
- Paramedic during internship
- RD
- Ambulance service
- Rea
- resuscitation
- RettAss
- Paramedic
- RH
- Rescue workers
- Red cross
- Bavarian Red Cross , German Red Cross
- RR
- Blood pressure (abbreviation for Riva-Rocci , the developer of the measurement process)
- RS
- Paramedic
- RettSan
- Paramedic
- RTH
- Rescue helicopter
- Ambulance
- Ambulance
S.
- SAMPLE (R) + S
- S Symptoms, A Allergies, M edikamente, P atientenvorgeschichte, L ast food or bowel movement, E VENT, R isikofaktoren, and in female patients S chwangerschaft ( emergency medical history scheme )
- SEG
- Rapid response group
- SEW
- Emergency ambulance (mainly Upper Austrian name for the emergency ambulance )
- SMH
- Fast medical help ( GDR )
- S p O 2
- partial oxygen saturation (see pulse oximetry )
- S-RTW
- Heavy duty ambulance
- SSL
- Stable side position
- STEMI
- ST Elevated Myocardial Infarction (see heart attack )
T
- TAA
- Tachyarrhythmia absoluta (see atrial fibrillation )
V
- V. a.
- Suspicion of …
- VD
- Suspected diagnosis
- VEL
- Full electrolyte solution
- VF
- Ventricular fibrillation
- VeLePer
- Injured person
- VHF
- Atrial fibrillation
- VKU / VU
- traffic accident
- VT
- Ventricular tachycardia
W.
- WS
- Spine
- WSV
- First aid bandage
Z
- Z. b.
- Condition at
- ZINA
- Central interdisciplinary emergency department
- Z. n.
- State after
- ZNA
- Central emergency room
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Samariterbund Linz - emergency ambulance. Retrieved May 17, 2019 .