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| Abbreviation |
Name |
| AAP |
American Academy of Pediatrics |
| ACEP |
American College of Emergency Physicians |
| ACIP |
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices |
| AFRRI |
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute |
| AHRQ |
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
| AMU |
Atomic mass unit |
| ARDS |
Acute respiratory distress syndrome |
| ARS |
Acute radiation sickness/syndrome |
| BAL |
British antilewisite (dimercaprol) |
| BAT |
Biodosimetry assessment tool |
| BIGIV |
Botulism immune globulin intravenous |
| BSA |
Body surface area |
| BWC |
Biological Weapons Convention |
| CARD |
Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters |
| CBT |
Cognitive behavioral treatment |
| CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CERT |
Citizen Emergency Response Training |
| cGy |
centiGray |
| CISD/CISM |
Critical incident stress debriefing/management |
| CNS |
Central nervous system |
| CPAP |
Continuous positive airway pressure |
| CPR |
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| CR |
Dibenzoxazepine |
| CRS |
Cutaneous radiation syndrome |
| CS |
2-chlorobenzylidene |
| CSF |
Cerebrospinal fluid |
| DEOC |
Director';s Emergency Operations Center (CDC) |
| DHHS |
Department of Health and Human Services |
| DHS |
Department of Homeland Security |
| DMAT |
Disaster Medical Assistance Team |
| DMORT |
Disaster Mortuary Assistance Team |
| DOD |
Department of Defense |
| DOE |
Department of Energy |
| DTPA |
Diethylenetriaminepentaacetate |
| DU |
Depleted uranium |
| ED |
Emergency department |
| EEE |
Eastern equine encephalitis |
| EMDR |
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing |
| EMS |
Emergency medical services |
| EMT |
Emergency medical technician |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| ESF #8 |
Emergency services function #8 |
| FBI |
Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| FRP |
Federal Response Plan |
| G-CSF |
Granulocyte colony stimulating factor |
| GI |
Gastrointestinal |
| GIS |
Geographic information systems |
| G-M |
Geiger-Mueller |
| GM-CSF |
Granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor |
| Gy |
Gray |
| HEICS |
Hospital emergency incident command system |
| HIPAA |
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| HVA |
Hazard vulnerability analysis |
| HVAC |
Heating, ventilation, air conditioning |
| IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
| ICS |
Incident command system |
| IND |
Improvised nuclear device |
| JCAHO |
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations |
| KT |
Kiloton |
| LET |
Linear energy transfer |
| LRN |
Laboratory Response Network |
| MCI |
Mass casualty incident |
| MEN |
Multiple endocrine neoplasia |
| MMST |
Metro Medical Strike Team |
| MPERT |
Mobile Pediatric Emergency Response Team |
| MSU |
Management Support Unit |
| NCRP |
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements |
| NDMS |
National Disaster Medical System |
| NHTSA |
National Highway Transportation Safety Administration |
| NIMS |
National Incident Management System |
| NIOSH |
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
| NRC |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
| OEM |
Office of Emergency Management |
| OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| PBI |
Primary blast injury |
| PCR |
Polymerase chain reaction |
| PEPP |
Pediatric Emergencies for Prehospital Professionals |
| PPE |
Personal protective equipment |
| PPV |
Positive-pressure ventilation |
| PSI |
Pound(s) per square inch |
| PTA |
Parent/teacher association |
| PTS |
Pediatric trauma score |
| PTSD/S |
Posttraumatic stress disorder/syndrome |
| Rad |
Radiation absorbed dose |
| RADIAC |
Radiation detection, indication, and computation |
| RBC |
Red blood cell |
| RDD |
Radiological dispersal device |
| REAC-TS |
Radiation Emergency Action Center Training Site |
| REM |
Roentgen equivalent man |
| RIA |
Radioactive iodine ablation |
| RTG |
Radioisotopic thermoelectric generators |
| SCIWORA |
Spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality |
| SEB |
Staphylococcus enterotoxin B |
| SI |
System International |
| SNS |
Strategic National Stockpile |
| SSRI |
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor |
| START |
Simple Triage and Rapid Transport |
| Sv |
Sievert |
| TLD |
Thermoluminescent device |
| TMI |
Three Mile Island |
| TNT |
Trinitrotoluene |
| TPN |
Total parenteral nutrition |
| TSA |
Transportation Security Administration |
| TSH |
Thyroid stimulating hormone |
| USPHS |
United States Public Health Service |
| VEE |
Venezuelan equine encephalitis |
| VHF |
Viral hemorrhagic fever |
| VIG |
Vaccinia immune globulin |
| WEE |
Western equine encephalitis |
| WHO |
World Health Organization |
| WMD |
Weapons of mass destruction |
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