Mnemonics Flashcards
ABCDDD
Airway
Breathing
Circulation
Deadly wet check
Decision
Delegate
Pain evaluation - OPQRST
Onset
Provocation
Quality
Radiates
Severity
Time
LOC assessment - AVPU
Alert
Verbal
Pain
Unresponsive
Causes of altered mental state - TIPPS and AEIOU
Trauma
Infection
Poisons
Psychosis
Shock
Alcohol
Endocrine/epilepsy
Insulin
Overdose
Uremia
Initial scene assessment - SPERMB
Scene time
Patients
Environment
Resources
Mechanism of injury
Bystanders
Chest exam - SIMBA
Surgical scars
Implantations
Medications
Barrel chest
Ancillary muscles
History gathering - SAMPLE
Signs and symptoms
Allergies
Medications
Past medical history
Last oral intake
Events leading up
Secondary survey - DCAP BLS TIC
Deformities
Contusions
Abrasions
Penetrations
Burns
Lacerations
Swelling
Tenderness
Instability
Crepitus
Scene safety assessment - POPP
People
Odors
Pets
Pathway
Radio report - PATCH or ICHAT
Patient
Assessment
Treatment
Changes
Hospital (ETA)
Introduction
Chief complaint
Assessment
Time
SLUDGE syndrome - symptoms of cholinergic crisis
Salivation
Lacrimation
Urination
Diaphoresis
GI upset
Emesis
Miosis or muscle spams
5 P’s of pain assessment
Pulselesness
Parasthesia
Paralysis
Pallor
Pain
6 rights of med admin - DREMTPD
Dose
Route
Expiry
Medication
Time
Patient
Documentation
Advanced airway trouble shooting - DOPE
Displacement
Obstruction
Pneumothorax
Equipment failure
DRT
Distension
Ridgity
Tenderness
