| A&O | ALERT AND ORIENTED |
| ABC | AIRWAY, BREATHING, CIRCULATION |
| ACLS | ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT |
| AED | AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR |
| ALS | ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT |
| BLS | BASIC LIFE SUPPORT |
| BP | BLOOD PRESSURE |
| CODE | FULL CARDIAC ARREST |
| COPD | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (EMPHYSEMA, ETC.) |
| CP | COMMAND POST |
| CP | CHEST PAIN |
| CPR | CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION |
| CSF | CENTRAL SERVICES FACILITY |
| CVA | CEREBRO VASCULAR ACCIDENT (STROKE) |
| DC | DISTRICT CHIEF |
| EMD | EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION |
| EMD | ELECTRICAL MECHANICAL DISASSOCIATION (CARDIAC ARREST) |
| EMA | EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY |
| EMS | EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE |
| EMT | EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN |
| EPA | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY |
| ER | EMERGENCY ROOM |
| ETA | ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL |
| ETOH | ETHYL ALCOHOL - DRUNK |
| FEMA | FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY |
| FD | FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| FDGB | FALL DOWN - GO BOOM |
| GOA | GONE ON ARRIVAL |
| GSW | GUN SHOT WOUND |
| HAZ MAT | HAZARDOUS MATERIALS |
| IC | INCIDENT COMMANDER |
| JVD | JUGULAR VEIN DISTENDED |
| LOCx3 | LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS - PERSON, PLACE AND TIME |
| LVI | LARGE VICTIM INCIDENT |
| LZ | LANDING ZONE |
| MCI | MASS CASULTY INCIDENT |
| MD | MOBILE DECONTAMINATION UNIT |
| MSP | MOTOR, SENSORY, PULSE (CHECK FOR FEELING & CIRCULATION) |
| MVA | MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT |
| NKDA | NO KNOWN DRUG ALLERGIES |
| NS | IV WITH NORMAL SALINE |
| OD | OVERDOSE |
| POV | PRIVATELY OWNED VEHICLE |
| PD | POLICE DEPARTMENT |
| PEARL | PUPILS EQUAL AND REACTIVE TO LIGHT |
| POP | PAIN ON PALPITATION |
| SAO2 | OXYGEN (O2) IN THE BLOOD (ALSO CALLED PULSE OXIMETERY) |
| SOB | SHORT OF BREATH |
| SYNCOPAL | FAINTING SPELL |
| TIA | TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK (STROKE) |