EMS Mneumonics

1.) Body Substance Isolation2.) Scene Assessment3.) General Impression4.) Consider Manual Cervical Spine Immobiliaztion5.) Chief Complaint6.) Level of Responsiveness7.) Airway8.) Breathing9.) Circulation10.) Transport Deciscion

SAMPLE is the acronym covering the details we need to get about any patient.

1.) Signs & Symptoms2.) Allergies3.) Medications4.) Past pertient history5.) Last oral intake, liquid and solid6.) Events leading to the incident.

This is the mnemonic to establish level of responsiveness.

1.) Alert2.) Verbal3.) Pain4.) Unresponsive

The mnemonic for evaluating a medical patient.

1.) Onset2.) Provoke, Progression3.) Quality4.) Region, Radiates5.) Severity6.) Time (History)

This is a list of possible of traumatic insult.

1.) Deformity2.) Contusions3.) Abrasians4.) Punctures, Paradoxical movement5.) Burns6.) Lacerations7.) Swelling8.) Tenderness9.) Instability10.) Crepitus

This mnemonic is used when evaluating extremities.

1.) Color2.) Motor3.) Sensory4.) Temperature5.) Pulse

This is an alternate mnemonic for evaluating a patient with difficulty breathing.

1.) Provoke, Progression2.) Associated Chest Pain3.) Sputum, color and amount4.) Talking (Tiredness)5.) Exertion, Exercise Tolerance

This is the general order for treating a patient.

1.) Subjective information2.) Objective information3.) Assessment of the patient4.) Plan of action