Got any funny acronyms at your ER???

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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"

Wasn't there a whole thread about this? :rolleyes: Some people thought it was disrespectful, some people thought it was practical.

we do this and think of it as either practical or to ward off evil spirits. :lol the bag is always then covered by another bed sheet so as to not offend the living and/or the families. ;)

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Specializes in ICU, ED, Transport, Home Care, Mgmnt.

"Positive suitcase sign" = There is an overnight case under the stetcher. Most dramatic example of it was a confused little old man who was brought in by his family at 11:30 pm on a friday night. After exam we went to the waiting area to explain that we couldn't find any acute problem with him. What do you know, vanishing family!

We call it Samsonite Syndrome. The 63 yo who just has to be admitted because she is sooo dizzy and sick/needs TLC. She brings in every piece of luggage she owns filled with every nightie and cosmetic she owns, :rotfl: :rotfl:

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I am not sure if this one has made the site yet, but popular in EMS:

Raisin Shuffle: The relocation of old farts between departments or hospitals/nursing homes, often for non-emergent reasons.

:chuckle

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Haven't seen this one posted here yet, probably because we never get to use it!

PFE = Patient Free Environment (for that VERY rare moment when we have no patients in the ED)...much safer than using that Q word! :nono:

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Or one that recently became popular here (used it before when in the Marines).

BOHICA- Bend Over Here It Comes Again

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ccfcp - coo coo for coco puffs

my husband came up with this one.

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How about ALD-Acute Lortab Deficiency, DIC-Dead in car

Always remember-CCS(can't cure stupid):rotfl:

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Specializes in ER.

Funny, no matter where you are an ER Nurse...the sayings are universal!!

DED...Dead, Extremely Dead (For those folks who have already shown signs of lividity!)

TMB...that's a favorite of ours...

OPM's..Oh's per minute...(or in our case Oye's per minute, we have a high Jewish and Spanish population...) we have alot of vocal patients that feel it necessary to let everyone in the ED that they are there and uncomfortable...

MBD My Baby Daddy

Drama Alert...People that throw themselves on the floor because they think it gets them seen faster

"Yes Doctor".. (we use this one for our interns)...means look jacka$$..you have been a doctor for 10 minutes and you are at the bottom of the food chain, I know what I am doing go bother someone else

PID shuffle...great one and a wonderful diagnostic tool

Saints Peter and Paul are dancing at the bedside = Circling the drain

WTL Went to the Light

Positive Dorito's Sign...That is for our 16-30 year old females w/abd pain complaints eating their snacks while you are triaging them.

30cc of whatever street your hospital is on...ie "That pt needs 30cc of Broad St." meaning they are wearing out their welcome and need to be discharged...

We once had a person try to hang themselves in our bathroom..not really funny at the time, but when we had our next staff meeting and our communication book was passed around, someone wrote in it.."Bungee jumping in the bathroom is suspended until further notice!"

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HVLT = High Velocity Lead Therapy

DIC = Death Is Coming

FITH Syndrome = F#$@*& In The Head

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there are a few listed that I've seen/used before. I'd like to add:

GOK God Only Knows

...unless it was alreadyy listed and I missed it...

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We ER nurses...

We are a superstitious bunch!!!

Just like the "Q" word...

hee hee hee

:rolleyes:

...yes, we are. Along with the "Q" word don't forget the "S" word...the opposite of fast.

I'm not superstitious either...except when the day starts out reasonably mellow (subjectively) and someone say one of them...usually it's a volunteer who is there to help for a couple of hours and wants the "excitement" the whole time they are there...all of 2 hours... I think they should stick around for another 10 at that intensity level...

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Specializes in 6 years of ER fun, med/surg, blah, blah.

Of course we put the body bag under the sheet for a possible DOA. It saves time & all that arm & leg flopping around trying to get the pt. into one of those, after the fact can be irritation.

positive "O" sign: nursing home pt comes in via EMS w/

mouth wide open and eyes closed

positive "Q" sign: same as above w/ tongue hanging out

hypoCBCemia:what the pt suffers from when she insists on having labs drawn even though she's not sick

an "excremental" cardiac rhythm: looks like sh!!t (asystole, vfib, etc)

TMB disease: too many birthdays

does anyone else put the body bag under the bedsheet when you get word of a code coming in?

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