NAAC Glossary beginning with C

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C-Spine

Cervical Spine
The neck (cervical spine) is composed of 7 vertebrae which begin at the base of the skull and end in the upper torso .

C/C

Chief Complaint

CA

Cancer

CAAS

Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services

CAD

Depending on context this could mean either:

Coronary Artery Disease
or
Computer Assisted Dispatch

CAH

Critical Access Hospital

CHF

Congestive Heart Failure

CHI

Closed Head Injury

CMS

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

CNS

Central Nervous System

COB

Coordination of Benefits

COPD

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

CP

Chest Pain

CPR

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

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