acronym

[Asimurk]

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Fx is fracture, Tx is treatment.

Meant fx, my bad, still, a big thread on this stuff would be nice. How does one edit posts? I'd be tempted to start working on a thread if I could edit the original post.

Edit: oh, there's the edit button.

Edit2: looking at older posts, the edit button doesn't stick around.

 

[lampnyter]

Its not ABCs anymore, now its CABs

 

[JPINFV]

Its not ABCs anymore, now its CABs

Only for cardiac arrests.

 

[medic417]

Mnemonics are so varied no telling what the instructor is wanting. There are some that are considered standard but most are just something someone made up to help them recall material.

 

[DesertMedic66]

as per right now according to my EMT instructor who is also a CPR teacher those new guidelines dont take effect until March. so at least for my old college they are still being taught on the original ABC's and not CAB

 

[Smash]

Is there an all encompassing acronym/abbr. thread on the forum? As essentially a lay person it took a while to figure that Hx was history, pt. patient, ED emergency department, tx fracture, but I'm just guessing, any of those could be wrong.

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Fx is fracture, Tx is treatment.

And here we see why we should not be using acronyms or abbreviations or trade names for drugs when we are posting on these boards (and arguably in real life as well)

Stick to plain English and generic names, that way everyone knows what you are talking about and confusion is minimized.

Oh, and anyone who uses text message talk in anything other than text messages should have their thumbs cut off with a rusty hacksaw so they won't do it again.

 

[TransportJockey]

And here we see why we should not be using acronyms or abbreviations or trade names for drugs when we are posting on these boards (and arguably in real life as well)

Stick to plain English and generic names, that way everyone knows what you are talking about and confusion is minimized.

Oh, and anyone who uses text message talk in anything other than text messages should have their thumbs cut off with a rusty hacksaw so they won't do it again.

Some trade names, however, are more recognizeable than their generic names (Valium being a great example of that). And some drugs are called something completely different normally in other areas (epi=adrenaline is the best example I can think of without resorting to abbreviations, such as NTG = GTN)
I think simple abbreviations that are standardized (like Fx, Pt, etc...) are perfectly ok here.

 

[JPINFV]

Some trade names, however, are more recognizeable than their generic names (Valium being a great example of that). And some drugs are called something completely different normally in other areas (epi=adrenaline is the best example I can think of without resorting to abbreviations, such as NTG = GTN)

Narcan vs naloxone is a good example, however if you constantly use naloxone, especially when teaching, then eventually the generic becomes the recognized name.