Medical Code

This is Some of Medical Code I Found on Trauma tv Series. Take a look guys!

• ALS Bag = Advanced Life Support Bag. 
• OPA = Oropharyngeal Airway.
• GSW = Gunshot Wound.
• Triage = The sorting of and allocation of treatment to patients and especially battle and disaster victims according to a system of priorities designed to maximize the number of survivors.
• Black Triage Tag = Expectant, unconscious and not breathing.
• Yellow Triage Tag = Delayed, entails non-life threatening injuries.
• Red Triage Tag = Immediate, entails life-threatening injuries.
• Green Triage Tag = Minor, entails minor injuries.
• Compound Fracture = A bone fracture resulting in an open wound through which bone fragments usually protrude.
• IV = An apparatus used to administer a fluid (medication, blood, or nutrients) intravenously.
• CPR = Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
• BP = Blood Pressure.
• Thoracostomy = Surgical opening of the chest.
• EEG = Electroencephalogram.
• NPA = Nasal Pharyngeal Airway.
• CSM = Command Sergeant Major.
• 5150 = Involuntary Psychiatric Hold.
• EMT = A specially trained medical technician certified to provide basic emergency services (such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation) before and during transportation to a hospital.
• Paramedic = A specially trained medical technician licensed to provide a wide range of emergency services (such as defibrillation and the intravenous administration of drugs) before or during transportation to a hospital.

• Cardioversion = Application of an electric shock in order to restore normal heartbeat.
• PVC = Premature Ventricular Contraction.
• First Degree Burns = A mild burn characterized by heat, pain, and reddening of the burned surface but not exhibiting blistering or charring of tissues.
• Second Degree Burns = A burn marked by pain, blistering, and superficial destruction of dermis with edema and hyperemia of the tissues beneath the burn.
• Third Degree Burns = A severe burn characterized by destruction of the skin through the depth of the dermis and possibly into underlying tissues, loss of fluid, and sometimes shock.
• PTSD = Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
• Laparotomy = Surgical section of the abdominal wall.
• Ligation = The surgical process of tying up an anatomical channel, such as a blood vessel.

• Alcohol Poisoning = A condition in which a toxic amount of alcohol (ethanol, ethyl alcohol) has been drunk, usually in a short period of time. The toxicity is related to the blood level of the alcohol.
• Phosphorous Acid = A deliquescent crystalline acid H3PO3 used especially as a reducing agent and in making phosphites.
• Organ Failure = The failure of an essential system in the body. Multiple organ failure is the failure of two or more systems, such as the cardiovascular and renal systems, and is a common consequence of sepsis (the presence of bacteria in the blood) and of shock (very low blood pressure).
• PPD = Purified Protein Derivative.
• ETOH = Alcohol, ETOH intake history is often recorded as part of a patient history.
• Cyanide Poisoning = Poisoning with cyanide, a rapidly acting, potentially deadly chemical that can exist as a colorless gas, such as hydrogen cyanide (HCN) or cyanogen chloride (CNCl), or a crystal form such as sodium cyanide (NaCN) or potassium cyanide (KCN).
• Sodium Thiosulfate = A hygroscopic crystalline salt Na2O3S2 that is used as a fixing agent in photography, as a reducing and bleaching agent, in chemical analysis for the titration of iodine, and in medicine as an antidote in poisoning especially by cyanides and as an antifungal agent -- called also hypo, sodium hyposulfite.
• Amyl Nitrite = A pale yellow pungent flammable liquid ester C5H11NO2 of commercial amyl alcohol and nitrous acid that is used chiefly in medicine as a vasodilator, especially in treating angina pectoris, and used illicitly as an aphrodisiac.
• Bradycardia = Relatively slow heart action, whether physiological or pathological.
• Hypertension = Abnormally high arterial blood pressure that is usually indicated by an adult systolic blood pressure of 140 mm Hg or greater or a diastolic blood pressure of 90 mm Hg or greater, is chiefly of unknown cause but may be attributable to a pre-existing condition (such as a renal or endocrine disorder), that typically results in a thickening and inelasticity of arterial walls and hypertrophy of the left heart ventricle, and that is a risk factor for various pathological conditions or events (such as heart attack, heart failure, stroke, end-stage renal disease, or retinal hemorrhage).
• Epidural Hematoma = A hematoma between the cranium (skull) and the brain's tissue-like covering, which is known as the dura. Epidural hematoma is usually caused by a full-on blow to the head, and is often associated with a skull fracture. Diagnosis is usually by CAT scan. Treatment is by trepanation: drilling through the skull to drain the excess bloof.

source: http://www.nbc.com/trauma/exclusives/medical-dictionary/