Acronyms Flashcards
OPQRST - O
Onset - When and how did sx (Sign or Symptoms) begin?
OPQRST - P
Provocation - What makes sx worse?
OPQRST - Q
Quality - How would patient descibe the pain?
OPQRST - R
Region, Radiation, Recurrence, Relief
OPQRST - S
Severity - How bad is the sx? 1 - 10
OPQRST - T
Time - How long has pt had sx
DR GERM - D
Distention - Bloating
DR GERM - R
Rigidity - Abdomen wall hard? Stiffness of the muscle.
DR GERM - G
Guarding Position - noted when the patient refuses to have you touch a tender area by pusing your hand away or tightening up her abdominal muscles
DR GERM - E
Ecchymosis - Black and Blue Discoloration
Evisceration - Visibly Protruding Organs
DR GERM - R
Rebound Tenderness (Pain after pressing down) & Referred Pain (Elsewhere)
DR GERM - M
Masses - Pulsating Masses in the abdomen
OPQRST
Pain or SOB
DR GERM
Abdominal Assessment
TICS
For Trauma
TICS - T
Tenderness
TICS - I
Instability
TICS - C
Crepitus - Sound/Feel broken fragments of bone Grinding
TICS - S
Subcutaneous Emphysema - a condition in which air becomes trapped under the skin. (Emphysema simply means “air,” while “subcutaneous” refers to under the skin.)
PENMAN
Scene Size Up
PENMAN - P
PPE
PENMAN - E
Ensure Scene Safety
PENMAN - N
Number of Patients
PENMAN - M
MOI - Mechanism of Injury
PENMAN - A
Additional Resources
PENMAN - N
Need for C - Spine/ Extrication
GI LOC ABCT
Primary Assesment
GI LOC ABCT - GI
General Impression
GI LOC ABCT - LOC
Level of Conciousness
GI LOC ABCT - A
Airway
GI LOC ABCT - B
Breathing
GI LOC ABCT - C
Circulation
GI LOC ABCT - T
Transport Decision #1
SAMPLE
Secondary Assessment
SAMPLE - S
Signs and Symptoms
SAMPLE - A
Allergies
SAMPLE - M
Medications
SAMPLE - P
Past History
SAMPLE - L
Last Oral Intake
SAMPLE - E
Events Leading up to the incident
AVPU
Altered Level of Consciousness
AVPU - A
Alert - Person, Place, Day, Situation (Why they are in need of EMS service)
AVPU - V
Verbal
AVPU - P
Pain
AVPU - U
Unresponsive
AEIOU TIPS C
Altered Level of Conciousness
AEIOU TIPS C - A
Alcohol - Apnea
AEIOU TIPS C - E
Epilepsy
AEIOU TIPS C - I
Insulin
AEIOU TIPS C - O
Overdose
AEIOU TIPS C- U
Underdose/Uremia
AEIOU TIPS C - T
Trauma
AEIOU TIPS C - I
Infection
AEIOU TIPS C - P
Psychogenic
AEIOU TIPS C - S
Stroke
AEIOU TIPS C - C
Cardiac
DCAP - BTLS - D
Deformity
DCAP - BTLS - C
Contusions
DCAP - BTLS - A
Abrasions
DCAP - BTLS - P
Punctures/Penetrations
DCAP - BTLS - B
Burns
DCAP - BTLS - T
Tenderness
DCAP - BTLS - L
Laceration
DCAP - BTLS - S
Swelling
RRR
Ongoing Assessment 3 R’s
R - 1
Reassess Primary Assessment
R - 2
Reassess VItal Signs (5 Min Unstable & 15 Min Stable)
R - 3
Reassess Interventions