| Acronym | Meaning |
| FFDID | Found Face Down In Ditch |
| DWPA | Death / Dying With Paramedic Assistance |
| DRTTTT | Dead Right There, There, There And There (patient Dead And In Multiple Parts At Scene Of Accident) |
| DKA | Don't/Doesn't Know Anything (but Is Explained To Relatives As Diabetic Ketoacidosis If Challenged) |
| 4F | Fair, Fat, Female And Forty OR Fat, Forty-ish, Flatulent Female (both Mean Abdominal Pain Patient Who Is Candidate For Gall Bladder Disease) |
| TSS | Toxic Sock Syndrome (often Related To The Homeless) |
| PLH | Pray Long And Hard |
| SAS | Sick As Sh*t |
| KAGC | Knife And Gun Club - (US) Local Street Gangs Or Criminal Organizations That Keep ER In Business OR The Emergency Departments That Care For Patients With The Results Of Street Gang Violence |
| ALP185 | Acute Lead Poisoning, 185 Grain Injection - 9mm Gunshot Wound |