Technically “SOS,” doesn’t officially stand for any of these phrases. It’s the international abbreviation for distress—not to be confused with an acronym (see acronym vs. abbreviation for the ...
BATAVIA TWP., Ohio – Amid a rising pandemic tide of violence in hospitals, the Code SOS team at Mercy Health-Clermont Hospital realized one night this summer that it had found a way to reduce tensions ...
Best known for its appearances in desert-island cartoons, maritime movies and earworms by ABBA and Rihanna, the word SOS has been used as a code for emergency distress signals since 1905. If you’re ...