abbreviation
General Slang
PFO
· abbreviation · medical
Pissed, Fell Over — UK ED chart note for a drunk who's hurt themselves.
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British A&E shorthand meaning 'Pissed, Fell Over'. Goes in the notes when someone rolls in on a Friday night reeking of lager with a split eyebrow and no memory of how it happened. Sister term to PAFO ('Pissed And Fell Over') — same diagnosis, slightly different abbreviation depending on which department you trained in. Officially frowned on, unofficially scribbled in every triage bay in the country.
“Triage notes: head lac, GCS 14, PFO outside the kebab shop.”
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PFO In A Sentence
Triage notes: head lac, GCS 14, PFO outside the kebab shop.
Origin & Usage
UK A&E slang. Genuinely written in patient notes until trusts started auditing for it.
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