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Common EMS Mnemonics Quiz

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1. ENAME A checklist for first tasks on scene of a motor vehicle collision. 2nd(E) stands for




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2. BRIM CARB is used during the assessment of trauma victims 2nd(R) stands for




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3. APGAR method to quickly and summarily assess the health of newborn children immediately after birth,evaluating the newborn baby on five simple criteria on a scale from zero to two, then summing up the five values thus obtained. 2nd(A) stands for




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4. OPQRST Line of questioning for the patient assessment. (Q) stands for




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5. DCAP-BTLS key component during a rapid trauma assessment,specific soft tissue injuries to look for during a person's assessment after a traumatic injury. (C) stands for




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6. START is used to categorize a patient's priority status before moving them into the triage area. The initial assessment to categorize a patient by color is done by using ARPM and should not exceed 30 seconds 2nd(R) stands for




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7. SAMPLE history. key questions for a patient's assessment (L) stands for




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8. START is used to categorize a patient's priority status before moving them into the triage area. The initial assessment to categorize a patient by color is done by using ARPM and should not exceed 30 seconds (R) stands for




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9. PMS is used to assess a patient's extremities. (P) stands for




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10. PRBELLS The vital signs to take. (S) Stands for




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11. TRDP(R) Rigidity




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12. START ARPM(P)Perfusion •Capillary refill is >2 seconds or no radial pulse: Red •Capillary refill is <2 seconds and a radial pulse is present: Move on to mental status




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13. N=Need for outside agency Outside resources are Red Cross, Coroner, law enforcement, air transport, urban search and rescue, and/or a chaplain.




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14. Medical Complaint Onset, Duration, History




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15. APGAR(G)Grimace Score of 0 no response to stimulation. Score of 1 grimace/feeble cry when stimulated. Score of 2 cry or pull away when stimulated.




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16. M=Mechanism of injury What happened? How was the incident caused? Investigating how the victim(s) were injured or the circumstances leading to their illness will provide clues to the extent of the victims’ injuries or illness.




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17. BRIM CARB(M)Motor or movement




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18. PRBELLS 2nd(L) Lung sounds




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19. SAMPLE (S)Signs and Symptoms




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20. BRIM CARB(A)Abdomen





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