The Who
Easy peasy lemon squeezy
In a pickle
It isn't a walk in the park
Its like Like herding cats
100

FEMA

Federal Emergency Management Agency

100

BSI

Body Substance Isolation

100

PEARL OR PERRLA

• Pupils are • Equal, • Round, and • Reactive to • Light • Accomodation

100

SOAP

• Subjective information (What is the patient telling you?) • Objective information (What are your observations and tools telling you?) • Assessment of the patient (What do you think is happening?) • Plan of action (What are you going to do about it?)

100

 IMIST-AMBO

  • Identification of patient
  • Mechanism of injury or medical complaint
  • Injuries or information related to the complaint
  • Signs (observations)
  • Treatment or trends

Pause for questions

  • Allergies
  • Medications
  • Background
  • Other information

Information exchange W/ Hospital 

200

HIPAA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

200

SAMPLE

Signs and Symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Past Medical History, Last Oral Intake, and Events

200

DCAP-BTLS

  • D: Deformities
  • C: Contusions
  • A: Abrasions
  • P: Punctures or penetrations
  • B: Burns
  • T: Tenderness
  • L: Lacerations
  • S: Swelling
200

PENMAN

• Personal Protective Equipment • Equipment needed • Number of injured • Mechanism of injury • Additional resources needed • Need for immobilization?

A different checklist for first tasks at an MVC

200

HOTT

  • Hypovolaemia 
  • Oxygenation 
  • Tension pneumothorax
  • Tamponade

Traumatic cardiac arrest

300

NREMT

National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians

300

OPQRST

Onset, Provocation/palliation, Quality, Region/Radiation, Severity, and Time

300

START & RPM

Simple • Triage • And • Rapid • Transport and • Respirations • Perfusion • Mentation

START is an acronym for a copyrighted system for triage. RPM is the list of specific

300

MIST

• Mechanism of injury - describe it • Injuries - describe them • Signs - vital signs, abnormal s/s • Treatment - what have you done?

A checklist for handover of a trauma patient

300

 4 Hs and 4 Ts

  • Hypoxia
  • Hypovolaemia
  • Hypokalaemia/hyperkalaemia (and other electrolyte disorders)
  • Hypothermia/hyperthermia
  • Tamponade
  • Tension pneumothorax
  • Toxins
  • Thrombosis

Reversible causes

400

OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

400

GACCAT

General Impression?
AVPU?
CC/Life Threats?
ABC's (good Airway?, O2 and Breath sounds? Skin color, temp, condition?)
Transport Decision

400

SLUDGE

Salivation (Drool) • Lacrimation (Tears) • Urination • Defecation • Gastric juices (Heartburn) • Emesis (Vomiting)

These are the symptoms of excessive stimulation of body functions due to organophosphate poisoning

400

PASTE

→ Provoking Factors
→ Associated Pain
→ Sputum
→ Time of Onset, Temperature
→ Exacerbation, Exercise

400

SOCRATES

  • Site 
  • Onset 
  • Character 
  • Radiation 
  • Associated signs & symptoms 
  • Timing 
  • Exacerbation or relief  
  • Severity
500

PHE

Public Health Emergency

500

AEIOU TIPS

- alcohol
- epilepsy
- insulin
- overdose and oxygenation
- underdose and uremia

- trauma
- infection
- psychiatric and poisoning
- stroke and shock

500

APGAR

→ Activity
→ Pulse
→ Grimace
→ Appearance
→ Respirations

APGAR stands for each of the five categories newborns are tested on

500

 BEFAST

  • Balance
  • Eyes
  • Face
  • Arms
  • Speech
  • Time (critical)
500

TWELVE FLAPS

  • Tracheal deviation 
  • Wounds and bleeding 
  • Surgical emphysema 
  • Laryngeal crepitus/injury 
  • Distended neck veins 
  • Expose and examine the chest 
  • Feel 
  • Look 
  • Auscultate 
  • Percuss 
  • Search back and sides 

Respiratory/chest assessment

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