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US — United States of America
NOK — Next Of Kin
IT — Information Technology
PPE — Personal Protective Equipment
FEMA — Federal Emergency Management Agency
QC — Quality Control
WHO — World Health Organization
Q-OCME — NYC Queens Borough Office of Chief Medical Examiner
MOU — Memorandum of Understanding (an MOU between Food & Drug Administratin and a regulatory agency in another country allows mutual recognition of inspections)
R-OCME — NYC Staten Island Office of Chief Medical Examiner
B-OCME — NYC Borough Office of Chief Medical Examiner
MOA — Memorandum Of Agreement
DOA — dead on arrival
SME — Subject Matter Expert
K-OCME — NYC Brooklyn Office of Chief Medical Examiner
M-OCME — NYC Manhattan Office of Chief Medical Examiner
DOD — United States Department of Defense
ARC — American Red Cross
DOC — Drug of Choice
ED — Emergency Department
LNO — Liaison Officer
DNA — Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
PCR — Polymerase Chain Reaction
EMS — Earn Money Sleeping (joke At Expense Of Emergency Medical Service)
ICS — Incident command system
EMS — Emergency medical service
OEM — Oklahoma Emergency Management
COP — Common Operating Picture
METT — NYC Medical Examiner Transport Team
SOC — Special Operations Command
JIT — Just-In-Time (inventory management)
ALS — Advanced Life Support
BLS — Basic life support
TL — Team Leader
ICP — Incident Command Post
DOHMH — NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
SARS — Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
CP — command post
HRSA — U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration
IC — Institutional Controls
NIMS — National Incident Management System
RFID — Radio-Frequency Identification
NG — National Guard
NYPD — New York City Police Department
EENT — eyes ears nose and throat
AC — Area Command
JIC — Joint Information Center
GNYHA — Greater New York Hospital Association
HASP — Health And Safety Plan
EOC — Emergency Operation Center