ABC

The Who

100

FEMA

Federal Emergency Management Agency

200

HIPAA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

300

NREMT

National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians

400

OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

500

PHE

Public Health Emergency

Easy peasy lemon squeezy

100

BSI

Body Substance Isolation

200

SAMPLE

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

300

OPQRST

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

400

GACCAT

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

500

AEIOU TIPS

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

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

In a pickle

100

PEARL OR PERRLA

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

200

DCAP-BTLS

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

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

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

500

APGAR

→ Activity
→ Pulse
→ Grimace
→ Appearance
→ Respirations

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

It isn't a walk in the park

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?)

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

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

400

PASTE

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

500

 BEFAST

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

Its like Like herding cats

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

HOTT

• Hypovolaemia 
• Oxygenation 
• Tension pneumothorax
• Tamponade

Traumatic cardiac arrest

300

 4 Hs and 4 Ts

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

Reversible causes

400

SOCRATES

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

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