Filter glossary
- ABG
- Arterial blood gas
- ACVPU
- Alert, confusion, voice, pain, unresponsive assessment
- ALS
- Advanced life support
- ANZCOR
- Australian and New Zealand Committee on Resuscitation
- ASSIST
- Acute Screening of Swallow in Stroke/Transient Ischaemic Attacks
- AVPU
- Alert, voice, painful, unresponsive
- AWPTAS
- Abbreviated Westmead Post Traumatic Amnesia Scale.
- β-hCG
- Beta-human chorionic gonadotropin
- BGL
- Blood glucose level mmol/L – millimols per litre
- BSL
- Blood sugar level
- Ca/Mg/PO4
- Calcium, magnesium, phosphate
- CERS
- Clinical Emergency Response System
- CK
- Creatine kinase
- Coags
- Coagulation studies
- CRP
- C-reactive protein
- CRT
- Capillary refill time
- CVAD
- Central venous access device
- CXR
- Chest x-ray
- DKA
- Diabetic ketoacidosis
- ECAT
- Emergency Care Assessment and Treatment
- EDVPM
- Emergency Department Violence Prevention and Management training
- FAST
- Facial weakness, arm weakness, speech difficulty, time
- FBC
- Full blood count
- GCS
- Glasgow Coma Scale
- HHS
- Hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state
- IDC
- Indwelling catheter
- LFT
- Liver function test
- MC&S
- Microscopy, culture and sensitivity – used when sending microbiological samples to the laboratory.
- MDI
- Metered dose inhaler
- MIST
- Mechanism of injury, injuries found, signs and symptoms, treatment
- MRSA
- Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
- MVA
- Motor vehicle accident
- NAI
- Non-accidental injury
- NAT
- Nurse administered thrombolysis
- NBM
- Nil by mouth
- NETS
- Newborn and Paediatric Emergency Transport Service
- ORS
- Oral Rehydration Solution
- PBI
- Pressure bandage with immobilisation
- PCR
- Polymerase chain reaction
- PEFR
- Peak Expiratory Flow Rate
- POCT
- Point of care testing
- PPE
- Personal protective equipment
- ROSC
- Return of spontaneous circulation
- RUQ
- Right upper quadrant
- SBP
- Systolic blood pressure
- TBSA
- Total body surface area
- TSH
- Thyroid stimulating hormone
- UEC
- Urea electrolytes creatinine
- VBG
- Venous blood gas
- VT
- Ventricular tachycardia