ACE - American Council on Education
ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support
AED - Automated External Defibrillator
AMA - against medical advice
BP - Blood Pressure
BSI - Body substance isolation
BVM - Bag Valve Mask
C-spine - cervical spine
CC - chief complaint
CDC - Centers for Disease Control
COPD - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary D…
CPR - Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
DNR - Do Not Resuscitate
EAP - Employee Assistance Programs

EMS - Emergency Medical Services
EMT - Emergency Medical Technician
EMT-P - Emergency Medical Technician-P…
GCS - Glasgow Coma Scale
HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus
MICU - Medical Intensive Care Unit
MOI - mechanism of injury

MVA - motor vehicle accident
P - Pulse
PPV - Positive Pressure Ventilation