Acronyms of Pain
It’s unlikely that you will find these acronyms in an IM chat:
The dry-erase boards scream profanity across the ER.Via Hermes.
Letters of blue roar:
“OOC (out of control — usually after crack or methamphetamine)!”
They cry:
“ICH (intra-cranial hemorrhage),
AMS (altered mental status),
SSCP (substernal chest pain),
GIB (gastrointestinal bleed),
AAA (abdominal aortic aneurysm),
SBP (spontaneous bacterial peritonitis)!”
They mock:
“AOB (alcohol on breath)!”
HOD (heroin overdose)…”
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