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Old Jan 13, 2005, 11:32 PM
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Got any funny acronyms at your ER???

Ok...

So I am a part of a committee putting together a "seminar" targeting New Grads, Recent Grads and students.

We are tentatively calling it "REAL Life in the ER".

We are planning it from a humorous perspective.

I have the task of ED "Definitions"
You know...
"DDK"=Dead Doesn't Know it
"Code Brown"=No explanation needed...I hope!


Got it??!!??

So if anyone has some funny ones...please post them so I can include them in my "lecture"

Thanks!


Also, any funny "Nurse Calls"


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Old Jan 13, 2005, 11:55 PM
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GOMER=Get Out of My Emergency Room (said of our frequent flyers)

LOLFOF=Little Old Lady Found On Floor (a common occurrence)



CTD=Circling the Drain

T&S=Treat and Street (a runny nose that suddenly becomes an emergency at 4 AM)


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Old Jan 14, 2005, 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by mjlrn97
GOMER=Get Out of My Emergency Room (said of our frequent flyers)

LOLFOF=Little Old Lady Found On Floor (a common occurrence)


CTD=Circling the Drain

T&S=Treat and Street (a runny nose that suddenly becomes an emergency at 4 AM)
TSTL = TO STUPID TO LIVE


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Old Jan 14, 2005, 12:18 AM
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TOBASH- Take out back shoot in head.
FDGB- Fall down go boom
WADAO- Weak and dizzy all over

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Old Jan 14, 2005, 12:42 AM
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CRS = Can't Remember X (for our change in mental status pts)


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Old Jan 14, 2005, 01:04 AM
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PFO - ****** (drunk) and fell over

BND - bloody near dead


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Old Jan 14, 2005, 01:16 AM
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We have a few... of course, I have been at work all day and now cannot remember all of them. I will get back with ya after I talk to our "genius" at work at making these up... *lol*

Here's a couple:
DFO = Done Fell Out
WR = Wheelchair Rollover

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Old Jan 14, 2005, 01:20 AM
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DOV - dead on vent
Vit. A- ativan

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Old Jan 14, 2005, 01:38 AM
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FTD...fixin to die

OTD...out the door...as in where the patient is going

MERB...this patient has achieved MERB (maximum emergency room benefit).

LOLNAD....little old lady, no acute distress

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Old Jan 14, 2005, 01:42 AM
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