CPR
mnemonic
Assessment(s)
Airway adjuncts
Potpourri
100

Infant CPR

Depth of Compression

1/2 - 1"

100

BSI

Body Substance Isolation

100

Arm Pulse

Brachial

100

NP

Nasopharyngeal

100

1st hazard in a T/A

Traffic safety

200

Infant CPR

Breath Ratio 

1 person: 15 to 1

2 person: 15 to 2

200

AVPU

awake

verbal

painful stimuli

unresponsive

200

Foot Pulse

Pedal

200

Mouth

Oral Pharyngeal

200

job related stressors

anxiety

loss of appetite

indecisiveness

lack of sleep

300

Child compression depth

1 to 1 1/2"

300

HAM

history

allergies

medications

300

Laying face up

supine

300

How to open an airway suspected trauma

Tongue jaw lift

300

EMS components

Communication

Medical

Public information education

400

Adult Compression Depth

1 1/2 - 2"

400

SAMPLE

Symptoms

allergies

medications

past history

last oral intake

events to present

400

pulse behind the knee

popliteal

400

Measuring for an NP 

Nare to corner of mouth

400

Child Consent

Minor

Parental

500

CPR with an AED 1st step

Turn it on

500

PENMAN

Personal protection

environmental safety

number of patients

mechanism of inj.

additional units

needs to transport

500

Recovery position

left lateral

500

NRB / LPM

Non rebreather / 10-15L


500

Unconscious patient

implied consent

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