Got any funny acronyms at your ER???

[RNin92]

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!

:rotfl:

Also, any funny "Nurse Calls"

[VivaLasViejas, ASN, RN]

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)

[soniblvn]

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

[kat911]

TOBASH- Take out back shoot in head.

FDGB- Fall down go boom

WADAO- Weak and dizzy all over :chuckle

[anniesong]

CRS = Can't Remember X (for our change in mental status pts)

[talaxandra]

PFO - pissed (drunk) and fell over

BND - bloody near dead

[DaisyRN, ACNP]

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

[staceylynn]

DOV - dead on vent

Vit. A- ativan

[Dixielee, BSN, RN]

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

[staceylynn]

how nobody is on live chat?

[JVanRN]

PITA= Pain in the A$$

[URO-RN]

FLK...for funny looking kid.