Mnemonics Flashcards
AED
Automated External Defibrillator
ALS
Advanced Life Support
ATV
Automatic Transport Ventilator
AVPU
Awake, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive
–levels of consciousness
BGL
Blood Glucose Level
BLS
Basic Life Support
BP
Blood Pressure
BVM
Bag Valve Mask
CPAP
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
CPR
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
CMS
Circulation, Motor, Sensation
DCARP BLS TIC
Deformity/Drainage/Discoloration/Distension,
Contusion,
Abrasion/Avulsion,
Rigidity,
Puncture/Penetration, Paradoxical Movement,
Burn,
Laceration,
Swelling/Soft/
Subcutaneous Emphysema,
Tenderness,
Instability,
Crepitus
LOC
Leve Of Consciousness
MOI
Mechanism Of Injury
NOI
Nature Of Illness
NPA
Nasopharyngeal Airway
OPA
Oropharyngeal Airway
OPQRST
Onset,
Provoke/Palliate,
Quality,
Region/Radiation,
Severity,
Trend
PAS
Patient Assessment System
PERRLA
Pupils are Equal Round Reactive to Light and Accommodation
PPTE
Person, Place, Time, Event
PPV
Positive Pressure Ventilation
PROP
Position of comfort, Reassurance, Oxygen, PPV
ROM
Range Of Motion
ROSC
Return Of Spontaneous Circulation
SCTM
Skin
Color
Temperature
Moisture
SpO2
Blood Oxygen Saturation
S/Sx
Signs and Symptoms
TQ
Tourniquet
SAMPLE
Symptoms,
Allergies,
Medications,
Pertinent history,
Last ins/outs,
Events
