Abbreviations: a – am, AIC – African Inland Church, bpm – beats per minute, CC – milliliter, CO – clinical officer, C-Section – Cesarean section, CV – cardiovascular, DA – difficult airway, DD – date, Dias – diastole, ENT – ear, nose, or throat, Epid – epidural, ETT – endotracheal tube, G – gauge (e.g., 25G – 25 gauge needle), GA – general anesthesia, GSW – gunshot wound, HDU – high demand unit, HH:MM – hours and minutes, HR – heart rate, ICU – intensive care unit, IV – intravenous, kg – kilogram, LMA – laryngeal mask airway, MAC – monitored anesthesia care, MD – medical doctor, M-F – Monday to Friday, Misc – miscellaneous, MM – month, MVA – motor vehicle accident, OR – operating room, p – pm, PACU – post anesthesia care unit, POD – postoperative day, REDCap – Research Electronic Data Capture, Resp – respiratory, RN – registered nurse, RSI – rapid sequence intubation, Sat – Saturday, Sun – Sunday, Sys – systole, U/S – ultrasound, v. – versus, YOB – year of birth, YYYY – year.




