Mnemonics for Assessment

Question 1

Mnemonics for when you arrive on scene?

Answer 1

ENAMES
- Environment
- Number of patients
- Additional resources
- Mechanism of Injury (MOI) or Nature of illness (NOI)
- Extraction
- Spinal

Question 2

What Mnemonics do we use for every patient?

Answer 2

SAMPLE
- Signs and Symptoms
- Allergies
- Medications
- Past medical history
- Last oral intake
- Events leading up to injury/illness

Question 3

What Mnemonics is used for respiratory?

Answer 3

PASTE
- Provocation
- Associated chest pain
- Sputum
- Talk tolerance
- Excercise tolerance

Question 4

What Mnemonics would we use for pain and illnesses?

Answer 4

OPSRST
- Onset
- Provocation
- Quality
- Radiation
- Severity
- Time

Question 5

What Mnemonics is used for Altered level of consciousness?

Answer 5

AEIOUTIPS
- Alcohol
- Epilepsy
- Insulin
- Overdose/Underdose
- Uremia (kidneys)
- Trauma
- Infection
- Physic
- Stroke

Question 6

what Mnemonics do we use for scene safety?

Answer 6

BSI
- Body
- Subject
- Isolation

Question 7

What Mnemonics would we use for trauma patients to assess patient’s illnesses?

Answer 7

DCAP-BTLS
- Deformities
- Confusion
- Punctures
- Burns
- Tenderness
- Lacerations
- Swelling

Question 8

what Mnemonics would we use for overdose/poisoning patients

Answer 8

SLUDGE
- Salivation
- Lacromation (Eye watering)
- Urination
- Gastric
- Emesis (Vomit)

Question 9

What Mnemonics do we use for First aid and keeping the patients alive?

Answer 9

ABC ‘ DE
- Airway
- Breathing
- Circulation
- Disability
- Exposure