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1SG first sergeant ASAP as soon as possible
1T2X1 USAF AFSC pararescuemen ASMB area support medical battalion
4N0X1 USAF AFSC aerospace medical specialist ASMC area support medical company
5392 USN NEC naval special warfare AT/NC atraumatic, normocephalic
medic (SOCM) ATLS advanced trauma life support
61N USA flight surgeon ATM advanced trauma manager/
65B USA AOC physical therapist management
65D USA AOC physician assistant ATP advanced tactical practitioner
68J USA MOS medical logistics ATT …at this time
specialist AWLS advanced wilderness life support
68W USA MOS healthcare specialist AXP ambulance exchange point
68W-R-W1 USA MOS healthcare specialist – BALCS body armor load carriage system
ranger qualified-ranger unit service– BAS battalion aid station
special operations combat medic bid twice a day
68W-V-W1 USA MOS healthcare specialist – BCK bleeder control kit
ranger school qualified – Bingo out of fuel
special operations combat medic BKA below-the-knee amputation
68W-W1 USA MOS healthcare specialist – BLOC battalion logistics operations center
special operations combat medic BLS basic life support
68S USA MOS preventive medicine BLUF bottom line up front
specialist BM bowel movement
68T USA MOS veterinary specialist BMNT before morning nautical twilight
68X USA MOS mental health specialist BN battalion
70B USA AOC medical service corps BP blood pressure or blocking position
70H USA AOC medical operations officer BPM beats per minute
70K USA AOC medical logistics officer BRBPR bright red blood per rectum
8404 USN NEC field medical service BS bowel sounds
technician BSI body substance isolation
8427 USN NEC special amphibious BVM bag-valve-mask
reconnaissance corpsman BW biological warfare
AA assembly area Bx biopsy
AAR after action review c with (cum)
AAS acute abdominal series C Celsius or centigrade
ABD abdomen C2 command & control
ABG arterial blood gas CA civil affairs
ABLS advanced burn life support CAD coronary artery disease
Abx antibiotics CAM chemical agent monitor
AC before eating (ante cibum) CAMS civil affairs medical sergeant
A/C aircraft CANA convulsant antidote for nerve agents
ACE ammunition, casualty, equipment CARP calculated air release point
ACL anterior cruciate ligament CAT computed axial tomography
ACLS advanced cardiac life support CAT combat application tourniquet
ACP alternate command post CAX casualties
AE aeromedical evacuation CBC complete blood count
AECC aeromedical evacuation control CBRN chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear
center cc cubic centimeter
AELT aeromedical evacuation liaison team CC chief complaint
AF afebrile CCP casualty collection point
AFSC air force specialty code (MOS) CDC centers for disease control
AFSOC air force special operations CDR commander
command CENTCOM United States central command
AGL above ground level CEP casualty evacuation point
AKA above-the-knee amputation CHI closed head injury
ALCON all concerned CHOPS chief of operations
ALS advanced life support CJTF combined joint task force
AMCIT American citizen CLS combat lifesaver
AMEDD army medical department CMB combat medical badge
AMS acute mountain sickness CMD command
A&O X - alert and oriented times orientation CMO civil-military operations
AO area of operations CNS central nervous system
AOR area of responsibility C/O complaining of SECTION 10
AP anteroposterior CO commanding officer
ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome CO carbon monoxide
ARF airfield reaction force CO 2 carbon dioxide
ASA acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) COA course of action
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