Mnemonics Flashcards
METHANE - multi-agency incident
M - major incident declare or standby
E - exact location
T - type of incident
H - hazards
A - access and egress (wyjscie)
N - number of causalities
E - emergency services present or required
SAMPLE - history taken during secondary assessment
Symptoms
Allergies
Medication
Past medical history (current)
Last oral intake
Events preceding (what were you doing before?)
OPQRST
Onset
Provocation
Quality
Radiates
Severity
Time (how long ago did you start feeling the pain)
SPIKES - breaking bad news
Setting up (consider what you are going to say)
Perception - how and what they understand
Invitation - how much the person want to know
Knowledge - speak the way that matches they communications.
Emotion and empathy
Strategy and summarise - next step , what need to be done
AEIOU TIPS - unconscious or an altered LOC
A - alcohol
E - epilepsy
I - infection
O- opiates
U - uremia ( worsening renal function , fluid electrolyte, hormonal and metabolic abnormalises)
T - trauma
I - insulin
P - posioning
S- stroke
6 C’s in caring - values ensure that the job gets done in an effective and efficient manner.
1) care
2) compassion
3) competence
4) communication
5) courage
6) commitment
6 stage of pre- hospital care
1) Survey of scene
2) primary survey
3) secondary survey
4) pt management /transport
5) reassessment
6) pre- Alert
ATMIST - handover
Age
Time
Mechanism of injury
Injures
Signs (vitals)
Treatment
+ETA
SOCRATES
Side
Onset
Character
Radiates
Associated symptoms
Time duration
Exacerbation
Severity
Dilated pupils
cocaine, ecstasy, LSD, MDMA, Amphetamine, cannabis, ketamine, Inhalants
SSRI antidepressant
Constricted pupils (MIOSIS)
(OPIATS) Heroin , hydrocodone, morphine,
fentanyl , methadone codeine,
TILE - manual handling risk assessment
T - task
I - individual
L- load
E - environment (poor, uneven flooring , hot wet weather..)
Trendelenburg position
trolley positioned with the feed end of the trolley raised and the head end lowered.
