Statistics for Paramedic Acronyms

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Acronym	Answer	% Correct
ER	Emergency Room	95%
ICU	Intensive Care Unit	86%
OR	Operating Room	86%
O2	Oxygen	86%
BP	Blood Pressure	81%
BMI	Body Mass Index	81%
DNR	Do Not Resuscitate	73%
EMT	Emergency Medical Technician	65%
EKG	Electrocardiogram	59%
DOA	Dead on Arrival	57%
IV	Intravenous	54%
V-Fib	Ventricular Fibrillation	54%
GI	Gastrointestinal	51%
EMS	Emergency Medical Services	49%
V-Tach	Ventricular Tachycardia	49%
AFib	Atrial Fibrillation	46%
CPR	Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation	41%
SOB	Shortness of Breath	38%
OTC	Over the Counter	35%
ECHO	Echocardiogram	30%
MRI	Magnetic Resonance Imaging	30%
Rx	Prescription	27%
SSRI	Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor	24%
HTN	Hypertension	22%
PRN	As Needed	16%
STAT	Immediately	16%
qd	Every Day	11%
PIC	Paramedic in Charge	11%
LODD	Line of Duty Death	8%
Dx	Diagnoses	3%