EMR Acronyms & Concepts

Question 1

BSI

Answer 1

• Body
• Substance
• Isolation

Question 2

PPE

Answer 2

• Personal
• Protective
• Equipment

Question 3

PENMAN

Answer 3

• Personal, Partner, Patient, Public safety
• Environmental hazards
• Number of victims/patients
• Mechanism of injury (trauma) or natural of illness (medical)
• Additional resources needed
• Need for extrication, extraction, need for C-spine

Question 4

BLS

Answer 4

Basic life supprt (EMT’s)

Question 5

ALS

Answer 5

Advanced life support (paramedic’s)

Question 6

Trauma Center

Answer 6

Licensed hospitals, designated by a local Emergency Medical Services Agency (LEMSA) as a trauma center

Question 7

General Impression

Answer 7

• Age
• Weight
• Gender
• Position Found
• Life Threats

Question 8

AVPU

Answer 8

• Alert
• Verbal
• Painful
• Unresponsive

Question 9

ABC

Answer 9

• Airway
• Breathing
• Circulation

Question 10

C/C

Answer 10

Chief Complaint

Question 11

OPA

Answer 11

Oropharyngeal airway, used to maintain or open patients airway

Question 12

NPA

Answer 12

Nasopharyngeal airway, inserted into the nasal passageway to secure an open airway

Question 13

PPTP

Answer 13

• Person
• Place
• Time
• Purpose/President

Question 14

A&Ox4 (alert and oriented)

Answer 14

• Onset
• Provokes
• Quality
• Radiation
• Severity
• Time

Question 15

A&Ox3 or less

Answer 15

• Alcohol
• Epilepsy
• Insulin
• Overdose
• Underdose

• Trauma
• Infection
• Psychosis
• Stroke

Question 16

SAMPLE

Answer 16

• Signs and Symptoms
• Allergies
• Medication
• Past pert. medical history
• Last oral intake
• Events leading to present illness (has this ever happened before?)

Question 17

FIT

Answer 17

• Field impression
• Interventions
• Transport