Statistics for Paramedic Acronyms

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Acronym	Answer	% Correct
ER	Emergency Room	95%
ICU	Intensive Care Unit	87%
OR	Operating Room	87%
O2	Oxygen	87%
BP	Blood Pressure	82%
BMI	Body Mass Index	79%
DNR	Do Not Resuscitate	74%
EMT	Emergency Medical Technician	64%
DOA	Dead on Arrival	59%
EKG	Electrocardiogram	59%
IV	Intravenous	51%
GI	Gastrointestinal	51%
V-Fib	Ventricular Fibrillation	51%
EMS	Emergency Medical Services	49%
V-Tach	Ventricular Tachycardia	46%
AFib	Atrial Fibrillation	44%
CPR	Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation	38%
SOB	Shortness of Breath	36%
OTC	Over the Counter	33%
ECHO	Echocardiogram	31%
MRI	Magnetic Resonance Imaging	28%
Rx	Prescription	26%
SSRI	Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor	23%
HTN	Hypertension	21%
PRN	As Needed	15%
STAT	Immediately	15%
PIC	Paramedic in Charge	13%
qd	Every Day	10%
LODD	Line of Duty Death	8%
Dx	Diagnoses	3%