The Rice University Neologisms Database

To transport a patient to the hospital using the ambulances and personnel of the Houston Fire Department. Apparent meaning: to transport a patient to the hospital using the ambulances and personnel of the Houston Fire Department. Type of word formation: Zero derivation of the proper noun acronym, for the Houston Fire Department, HFD. Possible reason used: EMT used this word to succinctly communicate her inquiry of whether the patient had been taken to the hospital by the Houston Fire Department.