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Common EMS Abbreviation and Acronyms ACLS – Advanced Cardiac Life Support ACS – Alternate Care Site AED – Automatic External Defibrillator AGCH – Arroyo Grande Community Hospital ALS – Advanced Life Support APCD – Air Pollution Control District APOC – Ambulance Performance and Operations Committee APR – Advanced Protocol Review ARES/RACES – Amateur ham radio operators ASH – Atascadero State Hospital ARC – American Red Cross BLS – Basic Life Support CAC – Clinical Advisory Committee CAHAN – California Health Alert Network Cal EMA – California Emergency Management Agency Category A Agents – Biological agents, including pathogens that are rarely seen in the United States and pose a risk to national security CD-HOM – California Disaster Health Operations Manual CD-MOM – California Disaster Medical Operations Manual CEMSIS – California EMS Information System CERC – Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication CHADOC – County Health Agency Department Operation Center CHO – County Health Officer CHP – California Highway Patrol K:\PublicData\POLICIES\Definition Dictionary\CommonEMSAbbreviations&Acronyms.docx revised 07/15/11

CMC – California Men’s Colony COOP – Continuity of Operations Plan CPAP – Continuous Positive Airway Pressure CQI – Continuous Quality Improvement DCPP – Diablo Canyon Power Plant DHS – California Department of Health Services DMS – Disaster Medical Services DNR – Do Not Resuscitate DOC – Department Operations Center DOE – US Department of Energy DOJ – Department of Justice ED – Emergency Department EMCC – Emergency Medical Care Committee EMD – Emergency Medical Dispatch EMDAC – Emergency Medical Directors Association of California Emergency – A state of heightened alert. Any event necessitating an emergency worker/Public Health response EMT – Emergency Medical Technician EMT-P – Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic EMS – Emergency Medical Services EMSA – Emergency Medical Services Authority (state level) Emergency Medical Services Agency (local level) EMSAAC – EMS Administrators Association of California EOC – Emergency Operations Center ESD – Emergency Services Director EWEC – Emergency Worker Exposure Control K:\PublicData\POLICIES\Definition Dictionary\CommonEMSAbbreviations&Acronyms.docx revised 07/15/11

FEMA – Federal Emergency Management Agency FHMC – French Hospital Medical Center FOG – Field Operation Guide FRPOD – First Responder Point of Distribution FTO – Field Training Officer H1N1 – Influenza A Virus HA – Health Agency HazMat – Hazardous Materials HEMS – Helicopter Emergency Medical Services HEICS – Hospital Emergency Incident Command System HICS – Hospital Incident Command System HIPAA – Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HO – Health Officer Hot wash – Short debrief of all incident personnel at end of incident HPP – Hospital Preparedness Program IAP – Incident Action Plan IC – Incident Command ICP – Incident Command Post ICS – Incident Command System IFT – Interfacility Transfer IRMS – Inventory Resource Management System JIC – Joint Information Center JIT – Just In Time JOC – Joint Operations Center KI – Potassium Iodide K:\PublicData\POLICIES\Definition Dictionary\CommonEMSAbbreviations&Acronyms.docx revised 07/15/11

LEMSA – Local Emergency Medical Services Agency MAC – Medical Alert Center MCI – Multi-Casualty Incident Med-Com – Medical Communications Center MHOAC – Medical Health Operational Area Coordinator MICN – Mobile Intensive Care Nurse NEMSIS – National EMS Information System NLI – No longer Interested NIMS – National Incident Management System NPP – Nuclear Power Plant NTG - Nitroglycerin OA – Operational Area OES – Office of Emergency Services OPS – Operations Committee ORO – Offsite Response Organizations PCI - Percutaneous Coronary Intervention PCR – Patient Care Report PH – Public Health PHD – Public Health Department PHEP – Public Health Emergency Preparedness PHEPAC - Public Health Emergency Preparedness Advisory Committee PHF – Psychiatric Health Facility PHN – Public Health Nurse PIO – Public Information Officer PIPS - Patient Improvement and Patient Safety K:\PublicData\POLICIES\Definition Dictionary\CommonEMSAbbreviations&Acronyms.docx revised 07/15/11

POD – Point of Distribution PPOD – Public Point of Distribution PSAP – Public Safety Answering Point QI – Quality Improvement RCFE – Residential Care Facility for the Elderly RDMHC – Regional Disaster Medical Health Coordinator RDMHS – Regional Disaster Medical Health Specialist ReddiNet – A web-based emergency medical communications system that facilitates information exchange among medical and health partners. REOC – Regional Emergency Operations Center RFP – Request for Proposal RIMS – Response Information Management System RSS – Receiving, Staging and Storage RSS Alerts – Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary RTCC - Regional Trauma Coordinating Committee SEMS – Standardized Emergency Management System SIP – Shelter in Place Situational Awareness – Knowing what is going on around you through the ability to identify, process and comprehend critical elements of information about an incident or situation. SLVC – School Located Vaccination Clinic SNF – Skilled Nursing Facility SNS – Strategic National Stockpile SOP – Standard Operating Procedure SRC -STEMI Receiving Center K:\PublicData\POLICIES\Definition Dictionary\CommonEMSAbbreviations&Acronyms.docx revised 07/15/11

SRH -STEMI Referral Hospital START – Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment STEMI – ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction SVRMC – Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center TCCH – Twin Cities Community Hospital TCRC – Tri-Counties Regional Center TNCC - Trauma Nurse Core Course TSC – Trauma System Committee UDAC – Unified Dose Assessment Center VIS – Vaccine Information Sheets WebEOC – Web-based crisis incident management software K:\PublicData\POLICIES\Definition Dictionary\CommonEMSAbbreviations&Acronyms.docx revised 07/15/11