Mnemonics

Question 1

OPQRST

Answer 1

Onset
Provocation / Palliation
Quality
Region/ radiation 
Severity
Time

Question 2

What is onset

Answer 2

What were you doing when in started

Question 3

What is palliatives/ provokes

Answer 3

What makes it better or worse

Question 4

What does quality refer to

Answer 4

What does the pain feel like (sharp, dull, burning, tearing)

Question 5

What does Radiates / region mean

Answer 5

Where is the pain, where does it go, is it in more than 1 area

Question 6

What does severity refer to

Answer 6

What is the pain on a scale of 1 to 10.

Compare to worst pain ever felt

Question 7

What does time refer to

Answer 7

When did the pain start, does it come and go

Question 8

When do you use OPQRST

Answer 8

For pain assessment

Question 9

What is ASPN

Answer 9

Associated
Symptoms
Pertinent
Negatives

Question 10

When are ASPN usually important

Answer 10

After OPQRST but it’s good to not pertinent negatives in all cases

Question 11

what is SAMPLE

Answer 11

Sign & symptoms 
Allergies
Medications
Past medical history
Last meal or oral intake 
Events before the emergency

Question 12

What’s are signs

Answer 12

What you can see

Question 13

What are symptoms

Answer 13

What the patient feels or tells you they are feeling

Question 14

What are allergies in SAMPLE

Answer 14

If exposed to possible allergen (new food, environmental)

Known allergies and allergies to latex or medical equipment and medications

Question 15

What past medical hx do you want

Answer 15

Pertinent to pt current cc

Question 16

Why is last meal or oral intake important

Answer 16

Possible allergen

Tell hospital in case of sx intervention

Question 17

What are we looking for with events leading up to cc

Answer 17

Any added stress

Recent changes or triggers

Question 18

What are examples of signs

Answer 18

Deformities
Skin color
Edema (swelling)
Lacerations 
Sweating (diaphoresis)
Emisis (vomitting)
Work of breath

Question 19

What are some symptoms

Answer 19

Have CP
Hot or cold
Pain
Chills
Nauseous 
SOB

Question 20

What is AEIOU - TIPS

Answer 20

Alcohol, acidosis, arrhythmia (irregular heart beat)
Epilepsy, environmental, electrolytes
Insulin
Overdose, oxygen
Under dose, uremia( build up of toxins in blood)

Trauma, temperature
Infection
Psychosis, poisoning
Syncope, stroke

Question 21

When do you use AEIOU TIPS

Answer 21

To determine reason for altered mental status

Question 22

EMCA PIE

Answer 22

Environment
Mechanism of injury 
Casualties
Assistance required
Personal protective equipment (ppe)
Interview
Events prior

Question 23

AEMCA

Answer 23

Apply PPE
Environment 
Mechanism of injury / illness 
Casualties
Additional resources

Question 24

What is LOC

Answer 24

Level of consciousness

Question 25

What is LOA

Answer 25

Level of awareness

Question 26

What is difference between conciousness and awareness

Answer 26

``` Concious = awake or not Aware = person, place, time ```

Question 27

PERLA

Answer 27

``` Pupils Equal Reactive Light Accommodating ```

Question 28

Cardiac arrest H's

Answer 28

``` Hypovolemia Hypoxia/ hypoxemia Hydrogen ions Hypo / hyperkalemia Hypo / hyperthermia ```

Question 29

Cardiac arrest T's

Answer 29

``` Tamponade Toxins Tension pneumothorax Thrombosis Trauma ```

Question 30

Cardiac arrest T's

Answer 30

``` Tamponade Toxins Tension pneumothorax Thrombosis Trauma ```