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So I'm fairly new to the EMT world now and I have just one thing that's really confused me up to this point. I hear a lot of medics and EMTs here refer to some calls as "cores", and I've at least gathered this basically means a serious call where the patient is critical, but I don't know the specifics or what would qualify a call to be called a core. We simply never heard this terminology used in class or anywhere else. Can anyone give me some info on it? I'm in Colorado if that's a factor.
 
Cor in CO translates to cardiac arrest. Can also be called a Cor zero, don't ask me why lol.
 
I did not know that. Good question and good answer. The intricacies of local slang in EMS never fails to amaze me.
 
sir.shocksalot said:
Cor in CO translates to cardiac arrest. Can also be called a Cor zero, don't ask me why lol.
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My guess is that "cor" refers to the coronary artery, which is responsible for supplying oxygenated blood to the heart muscle. When there is zero flow (cor zero), you have angina, and then cardiac arrest.
 
Maybe something to do with a coronary issue?
 
The explanation I got was that it meant Cardiac Output, Respiratory Effort Zero. But it's always written down as "Cor" instead of "CORE". So who knows...

Funny part is that I have heard that if you drive one hour south to Colorado Springs and say cor they look at you funny.

I also like what different regions call the stretcher: cot, gurney, pram (which is a stroller in the commonwealth, confused the heck out of me when I first heard it).
 
sir.shocksalot said:
Cor in CO translates to cardiac arrest. Can also be called a Cor zero, don't ask me why lol.
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Cor zero...

Maybe they are referring to gibbs free energy being in equalibrium, which would give you a cellular delta G of 0. ?

I have never heard this term before, must be a local thing.
 
CORE = Cardiac Or Respiratory Event. I think it's a generalized dispatch term for a cardiac/respiratory arrest.

Some one on here used it a while ago, I believe he/she was from Colorado.
 
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Another good example of why we should spell things out and not use abbreviations and acronyms. Don't assume people know what an abbreviation means. In my line of work CD is not a round silver disc but change of direction.
RPM is not how fast your hopped up engine is running, rather; Rack, pulley, mariner. So cut us some slack and spell it out.
 
Sandog said:
Another good example of why we should spell things out and not use abbreviations and acronyms. Don't assume people know what an abbreviation means. In my line of work CD is not a round silver disc but change of direction.
RPM is not how fast your hopped up engine is running, rather; Rack, pulley, mariner. So cut us some slack and spell it out.
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But acronyms are so much fun! I nearly fell out of the ambulance during a ridealong when the medic said the pt "DFO'ed", and I said, "What's that?" :rofl:
 
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