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1 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

2 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

3 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

4 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

5 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

6 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

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