| Abbreviation | Name |
|---|---|
| AAP | American Academy of Pediatrics |
| ACEP | American College of Emergency Physicians |
| ACIP | Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices |
| AFRRI | Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute |
| AHRQ | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
| AMU | Atomic mass unit |
| ARDS | Acute respiratory distress syndrome |
| ARS | Acute radiation sickness/syndrome |
| BAL | British antilewisite (dimercaprol) |
| BAT | Biodosimetry assessment tool |
| BIGIV | Botulism immune globulin intravenous |
| BSA | Body surface area |
| BWC | Biological Weapons Convention |
| CARD | Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters |
| CBT | Cognitive behavioral treatment |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CERT | Citizen Emergency Response Training |
| cGy | centiGray |
| CISD/CISM | Critical incident stress debriefing/management |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| CPAP | Continuous positive airway pressure |
| CPR | Cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| CR | Dibenzoxazepine |
| CRS | Cutaneous radiation syndrome |
| CS | 2-chlorobenzylidene |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal fluid |
| DEOC | Director';s Emergency Operations Center (CDC) |
| DHHS | Department of Health and Human Services |
| DHS | Department of Homeland Security |
| DMAT | Disaster Medical Assistance Team |
| DMORT | Disaster Mortuary Assistance Team |
| DOD | Department of Defense |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| DTPA | Diethylenetriaminepentaacetate |
| DU | Depleted uranium |
| ED | Emergency department |
| EEE | Eastern equine encephalitis |
| EMDR | Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing |
| EMS | Emergency medical services |
| EMT | Emergency medical technician |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| ESF #8 | Emergency services function #8 |
| FBI | Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| FRP | Federal Response Plan |
| G-CSF | Granulocyte colony stimulating factor |
| GI | Gastrointestinal |
| GIS | Geographic information systems |
| G-M | Geiger-Mueller |
| GM-CSF | Granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor |
| Gy | Gray |
| HEICS | Hospital emergency incident command system |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| HVA | Hazard vulnerability analysis |
| HVAC | Heating, ventilation, air conditioning |
| IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| ICS | Incident command system |
| IND | Improvised nuclear device |
| JCAHO | Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations |
| KT | Kiloton |
| LET | Linear energy transfer |
| LRN | Laboratory Response Network |
| MCI | Mass casualty incident |
| MEN | Multiple endocrine neoplasia |
| MMST | Metro Medical Strike Team |
| MPERT | Mobile Pediatric Emergency Response Team |
| MSU | Management Support Unit |
| NCRP | National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements |
| NDMS | National Disaster Medical System |
| NHTSA | National Highway Transportation Safety Administration |
| NIMS | National Incident Management System |
| NIOSH | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
| NRC | Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
| OEM | Office of Emergency Management |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| PBI | Primary blast injury |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| PEPP | Pediatric Emergencies for Prehospital Professionals |
| PPE | Personal protective equipment |
| PPV | Positive-pressure ventilation |
| PSI | Pound(s) per square inch |
| PTA | Parent/teacher association |
| PTS | Pediatric trauma score |
| PTSD/S | Posttraumatic stress disorder/syndrome |
| Rad | Radiation absorbed dose |
| RADIAC | Radiation detection, indication, and computation |
| RBC | Red blood cell |
| RDD | Radiological dispersal device |
| REAC-TS | Radiation Emergency Action Center Training Site |
| REM | Roentgen equivalent man |
| RIA | Radioactive iodine ablation |
| RTG | Radioisotopic thermoelectric generators |
| SCIWORA | Spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality |
| SEB | Staphylococcus enterotoxin B |
| SI | System International |
| SNS | Strategic National Stockpile |
| SSRI | Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor |
| START | Simple Triage and Rapid Transport |
| Sv | Sievert |
| TLD | Thermoluminescent device |
| TMI | Three Mile Island |
| TNT | Trinitrotoluene |
| TPN | Total parenteral nutrition |
| TSA | Transportation Security Administration |
| TSH | Thyroid stimulating hormone |
| USPHS | United States Public Health Service |
| VEE | Venezuelan equine encephalitis |
| VHF | Viral hemorrhagic fever |
| VIG | Vaccinia immune globulin |
| WEE | Western equine encephalitis |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WMD | Weapons of mass destruction |