General Impression
Mnemonics
Trauma
Medical
What ever pops up?
100
A stands for alert, V stands for Verbal, P stands for painful, and U stands for unresponsive in this mnemonic.
What is the mnemonic used to remember levels of responsiveness?
100
This stands for signs and symptoms.
What is the S stand for in Sample History.
100
A 20 foot fall.
What would be a significant height for an adult to fall?
100
I love the sound that indicates fluid in the airway in the morning!
What is gurgling?
100
When you ask "Mam, what made you call 911 tonight?", it may be the Patient's ___________.
What is the chief complaint?
200
The order you would assess and treat a person who appears lifeless on your general impression
What is CAB? Circulation, Airway, Breathing
200
Stands for provocation, the question that asks the patient does any thing makes their pain better or worse?
What does the P in OPQRST stand for?
200
Asking witnesses, observing injuries, and studying different types of vehicle accidents would tell you this.
What is Mechanism of Injury?
200
This may indicate heart failure or other obstructive conditions in the chest.
What is jugular vein distention (JVD)?
200
MNEMONICS (multiple) that help organize an EMT's attempt in getting the details of the patient's chief complaint and medical history.
What is OPQRST and SAMPLE?
300
It is the position where a person having chest pain would clutch their chest with a closed fist.
What is Levine Sign?
300
This is the mnemonic you would use to assess a patient's complaint, especially pain.
What is OPQRST?
300
What a trauma surgeon needs to know about the this weapon (knife) used to stab your Patient.
How kind and how long was the knife?
300
A reliable test to check the perfusion for a toddler or young child.
What is capillary refill?
300
A severe injury to this my cause a male patient to have a prolonged erection.
What is the spinal column?
400
The pulse you check in an unresponsive person.
What is Carotid Artery?
400
Comes after M in SAMPLE History to indicate any medical history that coincides with the Patient's chief complaint.
What is Pertinent Medical History?
400
The beautiful feel and sound of two broken bones rubbing together.
What is crepitus?
400
The exam you use to rule out strokes or severe trauma to the brain.
What is a neurological exam?
400
This is what you preform when you take steps to solve a problem.
What is an intervention?
500
The artery you would check on a very lethargic 3 month old who is breathing at 45 breaths per minute, sating 92% on room air, and is pale in color.
What is Brachial Artery?
500
The mnemonic that assists any EMT not to miss an injury during his or her trauma assessment.
What is DCAPBTLS?
500
This device is required when there is any injury above the clavicles, especially injury to the head and neck.
What is Cervical Collar? (c-collar)
500
The exam you would ask "have you had any nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea" if your Patient was complaining of pain in this area.
What is Abdominal Pain exam?
500
The exam preformed on a patient with an isolated injury to his lower arm. Maybe a dinner fork fracture.
What is a focused exam?
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