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OPQRST - O

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Onset - When and how did sx (Sign or Symptoms) begin?

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OPQRST - P

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Provocation - What makes sx worse?

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OPQRST - Q

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Quality - How would patient descibe the pain?

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OPQRST - R

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Region, Radiation, Recurrence, Relief

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OPQRST - S

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Severity - How bad is the sx? 1 - 10

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OPQRST - T

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Time - How long has pt had sx

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DR GERM - D

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Distention - Bloating

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DR GERM - R

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Rigidity - Abdomen wall hard? Stiffness of the muscle.

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DR GERM - G

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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

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DR GERM - E

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Ecchymosis - Black and Blue Discoloration

Evisceration - Visibly Protruding Organs

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DR GERM - R

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Rebound Tenderness (Pain after pressing down) & Referred Pain (Elsewhere)

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DR GERM - M

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Masses - Pulsating Masses in the abdomen

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13
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OPQRST

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Pain or SOB

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14
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DR GERM

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Abdominal Assessment

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15
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TICS

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For Trauma

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TICS - T

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Tenderness

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TICS - I

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Instability

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18
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TICS - C

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Crepitus - Sound/Feel broken fragments of bone Grinding

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TICS - S

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Subcutaneous Emphysema - a condition in which air becomes trapped under the skin. (Emphysema simply means “air,” while “subcutaneous” refers to under the skin.)

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PENMAN

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Scene Size Up

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PENMAN - P

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PPE

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PENMAN - E

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Ensure Scene Safety

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PENMAN - N

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Number of Patients

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PENMAN - M

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MOI - Mechanism of Injury

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PENMAN - A

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Additional Resources

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PENMAN - N

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Need for C - Spine/ Extrication

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GI LOC ABCT

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Primary Assesment

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GI LOC ABCT - GI

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General Impression

29
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GI LOC ABCT - LOC

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Level of Conciousness

30
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GI LOC ABCT - A

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Airway

31
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GI LOC ABCT - B

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Breathing

32
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GI LOC ABCT - C

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Circulation

33
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GI LOC ABCT - T

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Transport Decision #1

34
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SAMPLE

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Secondary Assessment

35
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SAMPLE - S

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Signs and Symptoms

36
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SAMPLE - A

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Allergies

37
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SAMPLE - M

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Medications

38
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SAMPLE - P

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Past History

39
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SAMPLE - L

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Last Oral Intake

40
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SAMPLE - E

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Events Leading up to the incident

41
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AVPU

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Altered Level of Consciousness

42
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AVPU - A

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Alert - Person, Place, Day, Situation (Why they are in need of EMS service)

43
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AVPU - V

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Verbal

44
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AVPU - P

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Pain

45
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AVPU - U

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Unresponsive

46
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AEIOU TIPS C

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Altered Level of Conciousness

47
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AEIOU TIPS C - A

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Alcohol - Apnea

48
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AEIOU TIPS C - E

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Epilepsy

49
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AEIOU TIPS C - I

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Insulin

50
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AEIOU TIPS C - O

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Overdose

51
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AEIOU TIPS C- U

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Underdose/Uremia

52
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AEIOU TIPS C - T

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Trauma

53
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AEIOU TIPS C - I

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Infection

54
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AEIOU TIPS C - P

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Psychogenic

55
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AEIOU TIPS C - S

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Stroke

56
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AEIOU TIPS C - C

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Cardiac

57
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DCAP - BTLS - D

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Deformity

58
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DCAP - BTLS - C

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Contusions

59
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DCAP - BTLS - A

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Abrasions

60
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DCAP - BTLS - P

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Punctures/Penetrations

61
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DCAP - BTLS - B

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Burns

62
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DCAP - BTLS - T

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Tenderness

63
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DCAP - BTLS - L

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Laceration

64
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DCAP - BTLS - S

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Swelling

65
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RRR

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Ongoing Assessment 3 R’s

66
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R - 1

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Reassess Primary Assessment

67
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R - 2

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Reassess VItal Signs (5 Min Unstable & 15 Min Stable)

68
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R - 3

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Reassess Interventions

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