North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 13 - NC MEDICAL CARE COMMISSION
Subchapter P - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND TRAUMA RULES
Section .0100 - DEFINITIONS
Section 13P .0101 - ABBREVIATIONS

(1) ACS: American College of Surgeons;

(2) AEMT: Advanced Emergency Medical Technician;

(3) AHA: American Heart Association;

(4) ASTM: American Society for Testing and Materials;

(5) CAAHEP: Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs;

(6) CPR: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation;

(7) ED: Emergency Department;

(8) EMD: Emergency Medical Dispatcher;

(9) EMDPRS: Emergency Medical Dispatch Priority Reference System;

(10) EMR: Emergency Medical Responder;

(11) EMS: Emergency Medical Services;

(12) EMS-NP: EMS Nurse Practitioner;

(13) EMS-PA: EMS Physician Assistant;

(14) EMT: Emergency Medical Technician;

(15) FAA: Federal Aviation Administration;

(16) FCC: Federal Communications Commission;

(17) ICD: International Classification of Diseases;

(18) ISS: Injury Severity Score;

(19) NHTSA: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration;

(20) OEMS: Office of Emergency Medical Services;

(21) OR: Operating Room;

(22) PSAP: Public Safety Answering Point;

(23) RAC: Regional Advisory Committee;

(24) RFP: Request For Proposal;

(25) SCTP: Specialty Care Transport Program;

(26) STEMI: ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction; and

(27) US DOT: United States Department of Transportation.