We saw many of the abbreviations posted as well as a few not here. The paramedics were the best at using them, and would sometimes include them in the radio report prior to the patient's arrival. Gutsy guys.
One that we heard too often was ABD = Acute Bath Deficiency.
Another that was politically incorrect was NWB = Negative Wallet Biopsy.
We also had a patient arrive with acute "Flea bite iss", one of our perpetually intoxicated frequent fliers.
One of our more colorful ER docs used to write "AMF" on the order section of the ER chart. Took us a while to catch on. Seems it was a discharge order. "Adios, Mother F......."
He didn't actually stay very long.....
"Vitamin H" was Haldol, IM please.
Gazing at abodminal flat and upright films, one would nod knowingly and say "TFS". Of course, the newbie would wonder what terrible thing could cause such abdominal pain, only to learn of "trapped fart syndrome".
In our highly Hispanic community (primarily Puerto Rican), the way (for a non-Spanish speaker) to find out if a young woman was sexually active was to hold their clenched fists out in front of them, pump back and forth a couple of times, while saying "chi chi?"
I'm sure there's more, just mining the memory banks.......
ERNurse752, RN
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I like goat rodeo...means something was really messed up.
"Man, that code was a freakin' goat rodeo!"