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Acronym
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Meaning
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ESBAM
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Eat Shit And Bark At The Moon (or "not Bloody Likely" In UK English) |
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WWI
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Walking While Intoxicated (and Fell Over) |
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RTTL
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Running Towards The Light - Dying |
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HMF
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Hysterical Mother Figure |
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DRT
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Dead Right There (patient Dead At Scene Of Accident) |
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TFTB
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Too Fat To Breathe |
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DILLIGAF
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Do I Look Like I Give A F*ck |
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EMT
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Extraordinary Masochistic Tendencies (joke At Expense Of Emergency Medical Technicians) |
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TBD
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Total Body Dolor I.e. Complains Of Pain Everywhere |
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DWPA
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Death / Dying With Paramedic Assistance |
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WAFTAM
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("woff-tam"): Waste Of F***ing Time And Money |
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SOCMOB
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Standing On Corner Minding Own Business (when Inexplicably Injured) |
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GACP
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Gravity Assisted Concrete Poisoning - Jumped / Fell From Height |
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YAVIS
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Young, Attractive, Verbal, Intelligent, Successful. |
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TOI
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Trans-occipital Implants - Bullet Wound To The Head |
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CTS
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Cold-tea Sign / Cold Tea Syndrome - Refers To The Several Cups Of Cold Tea On The Bedside Cabinet Beside A Dead Geriatric (i.e. No-one Noticed The Patient Had Died) |
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FORD
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Found On Road Dead |
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GOA
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Gone On Arrival (police Turn Up, Ambulance Turns Up, Fire Brigade Turns Up, Patient Doesn't) |
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CIA
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Chrome Induced Ischaemia - Patient That Develops Inexplicable Chest Pains When Arrested And Handcuffed |
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TSS
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Toxic Sock Syndrome (often Related To The Homeless) |