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AVPU
100

The normal blood pressure split

What is 120/80?

100

Neck pain after blunt trauma from a high risk factor activity 

When do you spinal immobilize someone

100

Tachy

What is the medical term for fast?

100

94%-100%

What is the normal Sp02 range?

100

When a patient is tracking you with their eyes and requires no prompting on initial assessment to engage with a responder

What does a patient being "alert' mean?

200

Systolic

What is the pressure on the heart during contraction?

200

Rollover/MVC greater than 100 km/h/ejection, fall from 1 m/ or more than 5 steps, axial load to head (diving injury) motorized recreational vehicles, bicycle collision with object, medical risk factors (aka old)

What are high risk factors for spinal injuries?

200

Brady

What is the medical term for slow?

200

4.0 - 8.0 mmol/L

What is the regular BGL range?

200

When a patient opens their eyes/follows commands when spoken to or asked to on initial assessment by responder

What does responsive to 'Verbal' stimuli mean?

300

Diastolic

What is the pressure on the heart at rest?

300

Patient is fully alert and moving their head voluntarily rotating 45 degree angles without neck pain

When is spinal motion restriction not required?

300

Hypo

What is the medical term for low?

300

38 degrees Celsius or above

What is febrile/temperature?

300

When a patient only responds after light force is applied to the sternum, trapezoid or finger nail bed. Usual response is groaning or moaning when applied.

What does responsive to 'painful' stimuli mean?

400

The normal heart rate range

What is 60 - 100 BPM?

400

Intoxication, altered LOC, acute stress response, dementia/delirium, distracting injuries, and communication difficulties

What are confounding findings that obscure or invalidate assessments?

400

Hyper 

What is the medical term for high?

400
  • Clumsiness or jerky movements
  • Inability to eat or drink
  • Muscle weakness
  • Difficulty speaking or slurred speech
  • Blurry or double vision
  • Drowsiness
  • Confusion
  • Convulsions or seizures
  • Unconsciousness
  • Often mistaken as drunk or having a stroke

What are signs of hypoglycemia?

400

When a patient does not respond to any other form of stimuli on initial assessment

What does 'unresponsive' mean?

500

The normal respiration rate range

What is 12- 20 Breaths per minute?

500

Stabilization of the neck by placing hands over the lateral sides of the head to prevent movement 

What is holding c-spine?

500
  • Headache.
  • Shortness of breath.
  • Fast heartbeat.
  • Coughing.
  • Wheezing.
  • Confusion.
  • Bluish color in skin, fingernails, and lips

What are signs of hypoxia?

500

Unresponsive with pinpoint pupils

What is opiate overdose?

500

AVPU

What is the mnemonic for the assessment used to gauge a patient's level of consciousness?