EMT Mnemonics & Acronyms Flashcards
SAMPLE
SAMPLE is the acronym covering the details we need to get about any patient.
Signs & Symptoms Allergies Medications Past pertinent history Last oral intake, liquid & solid Events leading to the incident
CHEATED
This is a summary of a patient contact, from start to finish.
Chief Complaint History Examination Assessment Treatment Evaluation (Did the treatment help?) Disposition (What was the final outcome?)
PENMAN
Personal Protective Equipment Equipment needed Number of injured Mechanism of injury Additional resources needed Need for immobilization?
AVPU
Alert & Oriented (Person / Place / Time / Event )
Verbally Responsive
Pain - responsive to Pain
Unresponsive
OPQRST (And what it’s used for)
Used for pain……….
Onset (Sudden or gradually)
Provocation/Palliation (What makes better/worse
Quality (What kind of pain is it i.e. dull, sharp etc.)
Radiate (Move to other body parts)
Severity (Scale of 1 to 10)
Time (Come and go? and how long ago)
CHAMPS RN
Cardiogenic Hemmorhagic Anaphalactic Metabolic Psychogenic Septic Respiratory Neurogenic
What are the 6 Ps? Which is a method of assessing compromise to an extremity when a musculoskeletal injury is suspected.
Pain or tenderness
Pallor (pale skin or poor capillary refill)
Paresthesia, or the sensation of pins and needles
Pulses diminished or absent in the injured extremity
Paralysis or the inability to move
Pressure
DCAP BTLS is used to assess trauma patients. What does it mean?
D Deformities C Contusions A Abrasions P Punctures and penetrations B Burns T Tenderness L Lacerations S Swelling