ALS
ALS has 2 meanings
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Example
Did u ever do the ALS ice bucket challenge?
Yep but I gave money instead of dumping a bucket of water on my head, seemed more helpful
Related Slang
| LGD | Lou Gehrig's Disease |
| IBC | Ice bucket challenge |
| T1D | Type 1 Diabetes |
| meds | Medications |
| TSS | Toxic Shock Syndrome |
| CGM | Continuous Glucose Monitoring |
| CGMS | Continuous Glucose Monitoring System |
Categories
Advanced life support
A term that stands for the advanced set of life-saving skills used to care for a person with life-threatening injuries or illnesses until reaching a hospital; used to provide an open airway for breathing and support circulation.
Example
They trained us in ALS tactics so we'd be prepared for emergency situations
Related Slang
| BLS | Basic life support |
| MD | Medical doctor |
| meds | Medications |
| UNADR | You need a doctor |
| AMA | American Medical Association |
| CGM | Continuous Glucose Monitoring |
| ED | Emergency department |
| ER | Emergency room |
Can you survive our Dungeons & Dragons slang quiz?
An acronym for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a disease also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, or LGD; affects nerve cells in the brain and the spine and progressively degenerates victims' motor neurons until their death; become popularly associated with the "ice bucket challenge" that swept social media in the summer of 2014.