mnemonics detailed

B (BENAMES)

B (BENAMES)

body substance isolation

1st E (BENAMES)

environmental hazards

N (BENAMES)

number of patients

A (BENAMES)

additional resources

M (BENAMES)

mechanism of injury (MOI) / nature of illness (NOI)

2nd E (BENAMES)

extrication

S (BENAMES)

spinal precaution

AVPU

determine lvl of consciousness / responsiveness (LOC)

A (AVPU)

Alert- notices ur presence

V (AVPU)

Verbal- notices u after u speak w/ them

P (AVPU)

Pain- notices u only after u gently squeeze trapezius

U (AVPU)

Unresponsive- doesn’t notice or react

A (ABC)

assess airway

B (ABC)

assess breathing

C (ABC)

assess circulation

GCS

Glasgow Coma Scale

Glasgow Coma Scale Section 1

eye opening response (4-1)

Glasgow Coma Scale Section 2

best verbal response (5-1)

Glasgow Coma Scale Section 3

best motor response (6-1)

8 or less on GCS

comatose client

3 on GCS

dead hooman

SAMPLE

used during secondary assessment

S (SAMPLE)

s/sx

A (SAMPLE)

allergies

M (SAMPLE)

medications

P (SAMPLE)

pertinent medical history

L (SAMPLE)

last oral intake/ last bowel movement

E (SAMPLE)

event leading up to illness/ injury

OPQRST

used for pain (general)

O (OPQRST)

onset (“what were u doing when this happened?”)

P (OPQRST)

provocation (“what makes it worst?” sitting, laying, standing)

Q (OPQRST)

quality (“can u describe how it feels like?”)

R (OPQRST)

radiation (“does this pain/discomfort move anywhere?”)

S (OPQRST)

severity (“on a scale of 1-10 how would u rate this?”)

T (OPQRST)

time (“how long has this been happening?”)

PASTE

used for pt’s w/ breathing issues

P (PASTE)

productive cough

A (PASTE)

associated chest pain

S (PASTE)

sputum production

T (PASTE)

talk tiredness

E (PASTE)

exercise tolerance/intolerance (“hypothetically, can u walk over there without falling?”)

AEIOU-TIPS

used for pt’s in altered lvl of consciousness (ALOC)

A (AEIOU-TIPS)

alcohol

E (AEIOU-TIPS)

epilepsy

1st I (AEIOU-TIPS)

insulin

O (AEIOU-TIPS)

overdose

U (AEIOU-TIPS)

uremia (kidney failure)

T (AEIOU-TIPS)

trauma

2nd I (AEIOU-TIPS)

infection

P (AEIOU-TIPS)

poison

S (AEIOU-TIPS)

shock, stroke

DCAP-BTLS

used for suspected physical trauma

D (DCAP-BTLS)

deformities

C (DCAP-BTLS)

contusions (bruising?)

A (DCAP-BTLS)

abrasions (scrapes?)

P (DCAP-BTLS)

puntures/penetrations

B (DCAP-BTLS)

burns

T (DCAP-BTLS)

tenderness

L (DCAP-BTLS)

lacerations

S (DCAP-BTLS)

swelling