CC

The Chief Concern (many physicians still call it chief complaint) is the very short description, typically in the patients words, of why they are at the hospital. Examples include: "Swollen leg," "Chest pain," "SOB" (shortness of breath), "Diarrhea," "Stomach pain."

My favorite that I've heard thus far:

CC: Plan to kill self with a rocket launcher...

The patient was then searched by security and did not have any weapons on them.