General
vip
What does vip mean?
Crew humour: the regular 'Very Important Person' reskinned as 'Very Intoxicated Person'. Used between EMTs and at handover to flag a patient who is, medically speaking, just absolutely hammered. Lets you brief the next crew or the triage nurse with a straight face.
"Got a VIP coming in from the high street, GCS 12, no trauma, just gin."
Origin
Backronym joke layered on top of the standard 'Very Important Person'; circulates widely in UK and US ambulance services.
Frequently asked questions
What does VIP mean in EMS slang?
It stands for Very Intoxicated Person — an EMS code for a heavily drunk patient.
How do you use VIP in a sentence?
"Third VIP of the night, and it's not even midnight."
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