There are multiple definitions:

1. American Association of Sleep Technologists(English)

   • the sleep field faces the impact of ambulatory sleep testing and telemedicine, with the potential for new diagnostic testing options and devices
   • AASM, APT
   • Sleep medicine, Organizations (documentation), Education, Medical technology (assessment)
   • https://www.aastweb.org/

2. American Association for the Surgery of Trauma(English)

   • AE, BSI, NOM, OR, REBOA, SBP, WSES, OIS
   • Surgery, Post-traumatic state, Organizations (clinical)
   • https://doi.org…55/2020/8863885
   • https://www.aas…rg/Default.aspx