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EMT Basic Acronyms
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Question | Answer |
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Scene Size Up= | NAMES |
Patient Level of Consciousness= | AVPU |
Patient Assessment= | DCAPBTLS |
Patient History= | SAMPLE |
Pupil check= | PERRL |
Causes for Altered level of Conciousness/Unresponsiveness= | AEIOUTIPS |
Respiratory Distress= | PASTMED |
Chest Pain/ Pain= | OPQRST |
"DIP-SHIT" | DIP-SHIT |
NAMES- N | N: Number of Patients |
NAMES- A | A: Additional Resources |
NAMES- M | M: Mechanism of Injurgy (MOI)/ Nature of Illness (NOI) |
NAMES- E | Environmental factors? Extrication needed? |
NAMES- S | Stabilize C-Spine? |
AVPU- A | A: Alert |
AVPU- V | V: Verbal |
AVPU- P | P: Pain |
AVPU- U | U: Unresponsive |
DCAPBTLES- D | D:Deformaties |
DCAPBTLES- C | C: Contusions; Crepitus |
DCAPBTLES- A | A: Abrasions |
DCAPBTLES- P | P: Punctures, Penetrations |
DCAPBTLES- B | B: Burns |
DCAPBTLES- T | T: Tenderness |
DCAPBTLES- L | L: Lacerations |
DCAPBTLES- S | S: Swelling |
SAMPLE- S | S: Signs and Symptoms |
SAMPLE- A | A: Allergies |
SAMPLE- M | M: Medications |
SAMPLE- P | P: Past Pertinent History |
SAMPLE- L | L: Last oral Intake |
SAMPLE- E | E: Event Leading to Injury |
PERRL- P | P: Pupil |
PERRL- E | E: EQUAL |
PERRL- 1st R | R: Round |
PERRL- 2nd R | R: Reacts |
PERRL- L | L: to LIGHT |
AEIOUTIPS- A | A: Alcohol, Acidosis |
AEIOUTIPS- E | E: Epilepsy |
AEIOUTIPS- I (1st) | I: Infection, Ingestion |
AEIOUTIPS- O | O: Overdose |
AEIOUTIPS- U | U: Underdose, Uremia |
AEIOUTIPS- T | T: Trauma |
AEIOUTIPS- I (2nd) | I: Insulin |
AEIOUTIPS- P | P: PSYCHOSIS, Previous Medical History |
AEIOUTIPS- S | S: Stroke |
PASTMED- P | P: Provocation |
PASTMED- A | A: Associated Chest Pain |
PASTMED- S | S: Sputum |
PASTMED- T | T: Time of Onset |
PASTMED- M | M: Medication |
PASTMED- E | E: Exercise Tolerance |
PASTMED- D | D: Diagnosis |
OPQRST- O | O: Onset |
OPQRST- P | P: Provocation |
OPQRST- Q | Q: Quality |
OPQRST- R | R: Radiation |
OPQRST- S | S: Severity |
OPQRST- T | T: Time |
DIPSHIT- D | D: Doctor |
DIPSHIT- I | I: Ilnesses |
DIPSHIT- P | P: Pregnancies |
DIPSHIT- SHIT | SHIT: Do you feel the need to "bear down"? |