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State Acronyms
State Curriculum Acronyms (Learn During DOH)
Question | Answer |
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ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
AED | Automated External Defibrillator |
ALI | Automatic Location Identifier |
ALS | Advanced Life Support |
ANI | Automatic Number Identifier |
APCO | Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials |
AARF | Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Vehicle |
ATL | Attempt to Locate |
BLS | Basic Life Support |
BNICE | Biological, Nuclear, Incendiary, Chemical, Explosive |
BOLO | Be on the Lookout |
BP | Blood Pressure |
CAB | Circulation / Airway / Breathing |
CAD | Computer Aided Dispatch |
CISM | Critical Incident Stress Management |
CPR | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
CVA | Cerebrovascular Accident Stroke |
DEM | Division of Emergency Management |
DHS | US Department of Homeland Security |
DOA | Dead on Arrival |
DOH | Department of Health |
DOT ERG | Department of Transportation Emergency Response Guidebook |
DUI | Driving Under the Influence |
EKG | Electrocardiogram |
EMS | Emergency Medical Services |
EMT | Emergency Medical Technician |
EOC | Emergency Operations Center |
EOP | Emergency Operations Plan |
ERG | Emergency Response Guidebook |
ETOH | Intoxication from Ethyl Alcohol |
FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |
FBI | Federal Bureau of Investigations |
FCIC | Florida Crime Information Center |
FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
GSW | Gun Shot Wounds |
HAZMAT | Hazardous Materials |
HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
ICS | Incident Command System |
IV | Intravenous |
KST | Known or Appropriately Suspected Terrorist File |
LOC | Level of Consciousness |
LZ | Landing Zone |
MCI | Multi-Casualty Incident |
NCIC | National Crime Information Center |
NENA | National Emergency Number Association |
NG911 | Next Generation 911 |
NIMS | National Incident Management System |
NLETS | International Justice and Public Safety Network |
NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
NRF | National Response Framework |
NTSB | National Transportation Safety Board |
OD | Overdose |
PETA | People for Ethical Treatment of Animals |
PHI | Protected Health Information |
PSAP | Public Safety Answering System |
PST | Public Safety Communicator |
SWAT | Special Weapons And Tactics |
TDD | Telecommunications Device for the Deaf |
TERT | Telecommunicators Emergency Response Taskforce |
TTY | Teletyepwriter |
VoIP | Voice over Internet Protocol |
WMD | Weapons of Mass Destruction |