| ACS-COT | American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma |
| ATLS | Advanced Trauma Life Support |
| AIS | Abbreviated Injury Scale |
| BFL | BASE Fatality List |
| BASE | Buildings, Antennas, Spans and Earth |
| ENT | Ear, Nose & Throat |
| HEMS | Helicopter Emergency Medical Service |
| ISS | Injury Severity Score |
| NACA | National Advisory Committee of Aeronautics |
| SBA | Swiss Base Association |