noun General Slang

LOB

· noun · EMS / UK ambulance

EMS slang for a bullshit call: Load of Bollocks.

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British paramedic shorthand for 'Load of Bollocks' — a call that turns out to be nonsense, malingering, or a patient with nothing actually wrong. Used between crew and at handover when the job didn't match the dispatch and nobody needed an ambulance in the first place. Cousin to the American 'BS call'.

“Three a.m. chest pain turned out to be heartburn after a kebab. Total LOB.”
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LOB In A Sentence

Three a.m. chest pain turned out to be heartburn after a kebab. Total LOB.

Origin & Usage

UK ambulance crew slang, post-2000s; 'bollocks' is long-standing British vulgarism for nonsense.

Variants L.O.B.lob
Tags #ems#paramedic#uk#ambulance#slang

People Also Ask

What does LOB mean in EMS slang?

LOB is EMS slang for a bullshit call, short for 'Load of Bollocks'.

How do you use LOB in a sentence?

"That last one was a total LOB" means the call turned out to be nonsense.

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