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Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations

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ABC

Airways, Breathing, Circulation

APLS

Advanced Paediatric Life Support

AVPU

Alert Voice Pain Unresponsive

B/P

Blood Pressure

CPD

Continuous Professional Development

CRT

Capillary Refill Time

ED

Hospital Emergency Department

GCS

Glasgow Coma Scale

HR

Heart Rate

MOI

Mechanism of Injury

PEWS

Paediatric Early Warning Score

RR

Respiratory Rate

WBC

White Blood Cell Count