| Acronym | Meaning |
 | PBOO | Pine Box On Order |
| CTF | Cletus The Fetus (US). A 23 Week, Or Earlier, Births That Parents Expect To Survive Against All Odds |
| GOMER | Get Out Of My Emergency Room; Extended To Mean Elderly Patient Who Is Unable To Communicate Their Symptoms And Passed From One Department To Another |
| RPVU | Relative Porsche Value Unit: Surgical Index Of Potential Income From The Repair Of Patient Injuries, Usually Orthopaedic In Nature. Fractured Finger = A Windscreen Wiper; A Fractured Hip = New Tyres Etc. |
| WWI | Walking While Intoxicated (and Fell Over) |
| LGFTC | Looks Good From The Corridor (but Not Closely Examined) |
| SOB | Short Of Breath |
| PHAT | Pretty Hot And Tempting (warning To Others) |
| HALS | Hit And Left Standing (apparently Uninjured But In Shock After RTA/MVA) |
| FCBP | Fellow Of The College Of Bystander Physicians I.e. Doctor Having A Look-see |
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