Below is a list of abbreviations you may hear while listening to the scanner: | AIU | | Accident Investigation Unit(s) | | AMA | | Against medical advice | | ALS | | Advanced Life Support | | CAD | | Computer Aided Dispatch | | CI | | Confidential Informant | | CP | | Command Post | | CSU | | Crime Scene Unit | | DOA | | Dead on arrival | | EOD | | Explosive Ordinance Disposal (bomb squad) | | ETA | | Estimated time until arrival | | ETOH | | Drunk | | FD | | Fire department | | GCIC | | Georgia Crime Information Center database | | GSW | | Gun shot wound | | KVO | | Keep vein open (relates to IV flow rate) | | LZ | | Landing Zone | | MDT | | Mobile Data Terminal | | ME | | Medical Examiner | | MVA | | Motor vehicle accident | | NCIC | | National Crime Information Center database | | PD | | Police department | | PIO | | Public Information Officer | | POV | | Privately owned vehicle | | RYDC | | Regional Youth Detention Center | | Side 1 | | Front of building | | Side 2 | | Left side of building | | Side 3 | | Rear of building | | Side 4 | | Right side of building | | SO | | Sheriff's Office |
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