Abbreviation | Name |
AAP | American Academy of Pediatrics |
AAPCC | American Association of Poison Control Centers |
ABA | American Burn Association |
ABC | Airway, Breathing, Circulation |
ABLS | Advanced Burn Life Support |
ACC | American Chemistry Council |
ACGIH | American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists |
ACOEM | American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
ACS | American College of Surgeons |
AEGL | Acute Exposure Guideline Level |
AHRQ | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
AIHA | American Industrial Hygiene Association |
ALARA | As Low As Reasonably Achievable |
ALI | Allowable Levels of Intake / Annual Limits of Intake |
ALOHA | Areal Locations of Hazardous Atmospheres |
ALS |
Advanced Life Support |
AMAD | Activity Median Aerodynamic Diameter |
AMRICD | Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense |
AOEC | Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics |
APF | Assigned Protection Factor |
APR | Air-Purifying Respirator |
ARC | American Red Cross |
ARDS | Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
ASD | Acute Stress Disorder |
ASPR | Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response |
ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
BEI | Biological Exposure Indices |
BLE | Bilateral Lower Extremities |
BLS |
Basic Life Support |
BP | Blood Pressure |
CalEPA | California Environmental Protection Agency |
CAMEO | Computer-Aided Management of Emergency Operations |
CBRN | Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear |
CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
CHPPM |
Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine |
CIA | Central Intelligence Agency |
CICADs | Concise International Chemical Assessment Documents |
CMP | Comprehensive Metabolic Panel |
CPSC | Consumer Product Safety Commission |
CWC |
Chemical Weapons Convention |
DEA |
Drug Enforcement Administration |
DHHS | Department of Health and Human Services |
DHS | Department of Homeland Security |
DMAT |
Disaster Medical Assistance Team |
DMORT | Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team |
DNA | DeoxyriboNucleic Acid |
DOD | Department of Defense |
DOE | Department of Energy |
DOT | Department of Transportation |
DVA | Department of Veterans Affairs |
DVT | Deep Venous Thrombosis |
Dx | Diagnosis |
ECB | European Chemicals Bureau |
ECDIN | Environmental Chemicals Data and lnformation Network |
ECETOC | European Center for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals |
ECHA | European Chemicals Agency |
ED | Emergency Department |
EINICS | European Union Database |
EKG | Electrocardiogram |
ELF | Extremely Low Frequency |
EM | Emergency Management / Emergency Medicine |
EMP | Electromagnetic pulse |
EMS | Emergency Medical Service |
EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
EPI | Estimation Program Interface |
ERG | Emergency Response Guidebook |
ERPG | Emergency Response Planning Guideline |
EU | European Union |
FAQ | Frequently Asked Question |
FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
FBI | Federal Bureau of Investigation |
FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
GI | Gastrointestinal |
HAZMAT | Hazardous Materials |
HCRA | Harvard Center for Risk Analysis |
HCW | Health Care Worker |
HEPA | High-Efficiency Particulate Air Filter |
HHS | Department of Health and Human Services |
HICS | Hospital Incident Command System |
HR | Heart Rate |
HSDB | Hazardous Substances Data Bank |
HSEEP | Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program |
IARC | International Agency for Research on Cancer |
ICPHSO | International Consumer Products Health and Safety Organization |
ICS | Incident Command System |
ICSC | International Chemical Safety Cards |
IDLH | Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health |
ILO | International Labor Office |
ILSI | International Life Sciences Institute |
IMAAC | Interagency Modeling and Atmospheric Assessment Center |
IOM | Institute of Medicine |
IPCS | International Programme on Chemical Safety |
IR | Infrared |
IRIS | Integrated Risk Information System |
ISES | International Society of Exposure Science |
ITER | International Toxicity Estimates for Risk |
IUTOX | International Union of Toxicology |
JCAHO | Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations |
LD50 | Lethal Dose in 50% of the population |
LD50/30 | Lethal Dose in 50% of the population at 30 days |
ListServ | List Service |
LSA | Low Specific Activity |
MCI | Mass Casualty Incidents |
MD | Medical Doctor |
MOPP | Mission Oriented Protective Posture |
MRC |
Medical Reserve Corps |
MSDS | Material Safety Data Sheets |
MW | Microwave |
NACCT | National Advisory Committee on Children and Terrorism |
NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
NBC | Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical |
NCCD |
National Commission on Children and Disasters |
NCEA | National Center for Environmental Assessment |
NCEH | National Center for Environmental Health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) |
NCI | National Cancer Institute |
NDMS |
National Disaster Medical System |
NIAID | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
NIH | National Institutes of Health |
NIMS | National Incident Management System |
NIOSH | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
NKDA | No Known Drug Allergies |
NLM | National Library of Medicine |
NPS | National Pharmaceutical Stockpile |
NRC | National Response Center |
NRP | National Response Plan |
NSF | National Science Foundation |
OCHA | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |
OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development |
OHS | Occupational Health and Safety |
OPEO | Office of Planning and Emergency Operations |
OPP (now OCSPP) |
Office of Pesticides Prevention (now Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention) |
OSHA | Occupational Safety & Health Administration |
PAG | Protective Action Guides |
PAC | Protective Action Criteria |
PAHO | Pan American Health Organization |
PALS | Pediatric Advance Life Support |
PAPR | Powered Air-Purifying Respirator |
PDF | Portable Document Format |
PEL | Permissible Exposure Limit |
PFA | Psychologic First Aid |
PIP | Peak Inspiratory Pressure |
PPE | Personal Protective Equipment |
PTSD | Posttraumatic Stress Disorder |
RAPA | Risk Assessment and Policy Association |
REMM | Radiation Emergency Medical Management |
REL | Reference Exposure Limits |
Rx | Treatment |
SALT |
Sort, Assess, Life Saving Interventions, Treatment and/or Transport |
SAMHSA | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
SCBA | Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus |
SCD | Sequential Compression Devices |
SCOEL | Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits |
SI | Systè International d´Unité(International System of Units) |
SNS | Strategic National Stockpile |
SIS | Specialized Information Services |
SOP | Standard Operating Procedures |
SOT | Society of Toxicology |
SRA | Society for Risk Analysis |
START | Simple Triage And Rapid Treatment |
TARU | Technical Advisory Response Unit |
TBSA | Total Body Surface Area |
TERA | Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment |
TLV | Threshold Limit Value |
TOXNET | Toxicology Data Network |
USACHPPM | U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine |
UV | Ultraviolet |
WCO | World Customs Organization |
WEEL | Workplace Environmental Exposure Levels |
WHO | World Health Organization |
WISER | Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders |
WMD | Weapons of Mass Destruction |