1. Advanced Life Support
   All Leg Support
2. Air, Lungs, Spine
   None of the above

Advanced Life Support is the care given to a patient by paramedics prior to transporting them to the hospital. This is different from basic or intermediate life support as ALS paramedics are able to administer drugs where needed.

1. A patient has jaundice
   A patient has lost control of their bladder
2. A patient is having a heart attack
   The patient is dead on arrival

A code yellow is a patient who has lost control of his or her bladder. Sadly, when accidents or trauma is involved, this can be a reaction, especially if the patient is in shock.

1. Old
   Cold
2. Obese
   Missing

"Beemer" is slang for an obese patient. The name comes from BMI (body mass index), which measures body fat based on height and weight.

1. Limbs or Chest
   Lungs Okay Cleared
2. Loss of Colon
   Loss of Consciousness

"LOC" refers to two phrases in general in the EMT world. These are either loss of consciousness or level of consciousness. This is usually written on forms to describe a patient’s condition.

1. Pain in the ass
   Patient in trauma/accident
2. Patient ingested treatment accidentally
   None of the above

A "pita" is simply a pain in the ass. This is a slang word used by medical professionals to describe a patient or relative who is difficult to deal with.

1. Dense Rib Trauma
   Dead Right There
2. Deflected Right Tibia
   None of the above

“Dead Right There”, a slang description for a dead person who has been left in the position in which they were found. Often, in the case of homicide, the body will be left this way until police forensics are done with the scene.

1. A person with cracked ribs
   A person needing an emergency heart operation
2. A patient with a raised heart rate from ingesting crack
   None of the above

"Crackacardia" is EMT lingo for a condition when a patient has ingested large amounts of crack cocaine, causing their heart rate to increase. They need to get to the hospital fast!

1. Self-diagnosed using Google
   Ordered their medicine online using Google search
2. Fallen sick at the Google office
   None of the above

It's relatively easy to work out what "Googlechondria" is. Simply put, it's a condition named by EMT where patients self-diagnose their condition, signs and symptoms using Google before seeking medical assistance.

1. Putting them in a body bag
   Giving them meds
2. Using a Bag Valve Mask on a patient
   None of the above

"Bagging" is using a “Bag Valve Mask” to provide positive pressure ventilation to patients who are not breathing adequately. This is to ensure they have enough oxygen in their system.

1. Bed Lift Support
   Basic Life Support
2. Bone Leg Support
   None of the above

Basic Life Support it the care that can be provided to victims of illnesses or injuries by EMTs until they can be attended to at a hospital.

1. Motor Vascular Amnesia
   Mountain Valley Allergy
2. Motor Vehicle Accident
   None of the above

Helping patients injured in an accident is just part of an EMT's every day duties. They would describe the patient as have been in an "MVA" or motor vehicle accident. This is also sometimes called a "MVC" or motor vehicle collision.

1. The neck
   A flat wooden board
2. A single bone in the back
   None of the above

The "C-Spine" refers to the cervical spine (or neck), which comprises the seven vertebrae C1 – C7. It also houses the spinal cord. It is not only strong but flexible as well.

1. The pilot of the medical helicopter
   Someone who travels often
2. Someone who calls the emergency services often
   None of the above

A "Frequent Flyer" is a person who often calls for emergency medical assistance. This could be someone who abuses the system or someone with a persistent condition that requires regular assistance.

1. A motorcycle ambulance
   Mobile Intensive Care Unit
2. A military ambulance
   None of the above

"MUCUs" or Mobile Intensive Care Unit are vehicle fitted out with apparatus able to offer advanced life support to patients en route to the hospital. This offers critically injured patients a greater chance of survival.

1. Automated External Defibrillator
   Auto Emergency Deflabber
2. After Exercise Defibrillator
   None of the above

An "AED" or Automated External Defibrillator is a portable device used to check heart rhythm and treat sudden cardiac arrest. This piece of equipment is nothing short of a life-saver.

1. The patient doesn't need to go to the hospital
   An unexpected bowel movement
2. The patient would need a check-up in a week
   None of the above

A "Code Brown" is used to describe fecal incontinence and is often used by medical staff when asking for help in cleaning up an unexpected bowel movement that a patient might have had.

1. A powerful motorbike
   A bicycle
2. A monster truck
   A racing car

A "donorcycle" is an overpowered motorcycle that could turn its rider into an organ donor. Motorcycle accidents largely result in head trauma and less damage to the body, making the victim a good candidate for organ donation.

1. A patient told to stop drinking alcohol
   A patient with liver cirrhosis
2. Pooling of blood in the lower half of the body near the liver
   None of the above

"Liver mortis" is a term used to describe blood pooling in the lower half of the body, causing a red discoloration. It can be a sign that the patient cannot be revived.

1. A failure to cope
   Tooth pain
2. A broken toe
   None of the above

Dyscopia is a mock-Latin term meaning failure to cope. It refers to patients or relatives who have a hard time emotionally. It could even apply to EMT's struggling emotionally.

1. New parent
   Regular hospital goer
2. Elderly person
   None of the above

"NPS" or New Parent Syndrome is a code that medical professionals use to describe new parents who are overly concerned with their baby’s health.

1. The patient is not well enough to be discharged
   The patient thinks he is Superman
2. The patient is a child
   None of the above

"Failure to Fly" describes a patient who is not well enough to be discharged from hospital. Sometimes it is also a macabre reference to a suicide attempt.

1. Fibula Taken Down
   Failure To Die
2. Foreign Transit Deposit
   None of the above

"FTD" or "Failure to Die" is normally used when EMTs are talking about patients who should be dead due to their injuries but are not. It can also be used to describe elderly patients hanging onto life.

1. Patient cried prior to arrival
   Patient passed out prior to arrival
2. Patient slept prior to arrival
   None of the above

"POPTA is simply an abbreviation for patient passed out prior to arrival at the medical facility. Keeping records of everything that happens to a patient while they are transported to a medical facility is very important.

1. Technical Knockout
   Taped Knee Outline
2. To Keep Open
   None of the above

If patients are seriously injured, EMT's might setup an IV line directly into one of their veins. This is then the easiest way to administer drugs to a patient and certainly the quickest.

1. A collar that stabilizes a patients neck
   A leg brace
2. A jacket because they are cold
   None of the above

A "C-Collar" or cervical collar is a piece of equipment that is used to stabilize the neck of a patient. It is used when patients have suspected c-spine injuries.

1. Dead on arrival
   Alert and orientated times three
2. Awake and operated on
   None of the above

"A&O X 3" means alert and oriented times three. This says the patient is alert and oriented around person, place and time and means they know who they are, where they are and the time period.

1. Patient requiring resuscitation
   EMT on a lunch break
2. EMT shift over
   None of the above

In EMT lingo, a "Code 99" is serious business. If issued it means a medical emergency is taking place with a patient requiring resuscitation. In many cases, they may be the victim of a heart attack.

1. Female patient or nurse attracted to doctors
   A pie given to a doctors by a grateful patient
2. A student doctor
   None of the above

A little controversial but some people love doctors! A "Doctart" is said to be a female patient or nurse who are attracted to doctors. It seems EMT's have a word for just about anything.

1. Energy to other hemisphere
   Ethyl Alcohol
2. It describes a brand of stethoscope
   None of the above

"ETOH" is an acronym for Ethyl Alcohol (also referred to as Ethanol), the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages. So if a EMT says "we have an ETOH" then it means the person is most likely drunk.

1. Patient eats restrictive rations literally anytime
   Pupils are Equal, Round and Reactive to Light and Accommodation
2. Patient enters restricted reality like always
   None of the above

"PERRLA" is an acronym for Pupils are Equal, Round and Reactive to Light and Accommodation. It helps medical staff remember what to check for when examining pupils. It also give a sense of if the patient knows what is going on around them.

1. Take them to a special unit in the hospital
   Take them to the nearest hospital
2. Treat and discharge them
   None of the above

The term "Treat and Street" means the patient does not have serious injuries, can be treated on scene and then discharged without needing to go to a hospital. For example, someone might have fallen and badly scraped their knee. It requires a dressing but not a hospital visit.

1. Religious
   Has a big ego and think they know everything
2. Paraglides in their free time and is really good at it
   None of the above

. A "Paragod" is a paramedic who thinks they know everything or is more concerned with his/her ego than patients.

1. Overbearing and overly dramatic
   Unconscious
2. Unruly
   None of the above

A patient that is "status dramaticus" is saddled with a supposed illness which makes them overbearing and overly dramatic.

1. Motorcycle
   Helicopter
2. Mobile Intensive Care Unit
   None of the above

"MUCUs" or Mobile Intensive Care Unit are vehicles fitted with apparatus able to offer advanced life support to patients. Because of their shape, they are often just referred to as a "box".

1. They are dealt with according to the severeness of their injury
   They are treated alphabetically according to their name
2. They are treated in terms of age with oldest treated first
   None of the above

When multiple patients are involved, for instance at a massive pile-up on the highway, they are assessed and placed in a triage order. Those with life-threatening injuries (called red patients in triage) are dealt with first while those with scrapes and bruises (called green patients) are dealt with last.