SUBCHAPTER 13P – EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND TRAUMA RULES

SECTION .0100 – DEFINITIONS

10A NCAC 13P .0101       ABBREVIATIONS

As used in this Subchapter, the following abbreviations mean:

(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.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143-508(b);

Temporary Adoption Eff. January 1, 2002;

Eff. April 1, 2003;

Amended Eff. January 1, 2009; January 1, 2004;

Readopted Eff. January 1, 2017;

Amended Eff. April 1, 2024; July 1, 2021.