ALP – Acute Lead Poisoning (… a gunshot wound)
ALP (A/C) – Acute Lead Poisoning (Air Conditioning) (… multiple gunshot wounds)
AMF Yo Yo – Adios (… You’re On Your Own)
ART – Assuming Room Temperature (… deceased)
Bagged and Tagged – A body that is ready to be taken to the hospital morgue (… it’s in a body bag and has a toe tag)
Code Brown – Take a guess!
Code Yellow – A patient who has wet the bed
Code Zero – Another “Frequent Flyer”. The real radio codes range from Code 1 (not serious) to Code 4 (emergency)
DFO – Done Fell Out (… of bed)
DRT – Dead Right There - Similar to DOA except when we got there, they were Dead Right There
Flower Sign – Lots of flowers at a patient’s bedside (… may indicate the patient is a good candidate for early discharge, since they have friends and family who can care for them)
FOOSH – Fell Onto Outstretched Hand (a broken wrist)
FORD – Found On Road Dead
Frequent Flyer – Someone who is regularly taken to the hospital in an ambulance, even though they aren’t sick (… it’s free and something to do)
House Red – Blood
Insurance Pain – An inordinate amount of neck pain following a minor auto collision with a wealthy driver
MGM Syndrome – A “patient” who is faking illness and putting on a really good show
SYB – Save Your Breath (as in, “SYB, he WNL”)
T&T Sign – Tattoos-and-teeth. (Patients with a lot of tattoos and missing teeth are more likely to survive major injuries)
TMB – Too Many Birthdays (suffering from old age)
TRO – Time Ran Out
WNL – Will Not Listen
see also
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