EMT mnemonics

ENAME

For scene size up

E- environment

N- number of patients

A - Additional resources

M - (Mechanism of injury/nature of illness) MOI/NOI

E - Extrication (easy in, easy out)

S - Spinal immobilization ( is it necessary)

AVPU

For Responsiveness

A - Alert

V - Verbal

P - Pain

U - Unresponsiveness

PPTE

Primary survey ( level of consciousness = AOx#)

P - Person (what is your full name)

P - Place ( where are we right now/what city are we in)

T - Time (what time of day is it )

E - Event (do you know why we are here)

ABC

Primary survey

A - airway

B- Breathing

C - Circulation

SAMPLE

Past medical hx

S - Signs and symptoms

A - Allergies

M- Medications

P - Past History

L - Last oral intake

E- Events leading up to

PASTE

History taking for shortness of breath

P- Provoke

A - Associated chest pain

S - Sputum production

T - Talking tiredness

E - Exercise Tolerance

OPQRST

History taking for complaints of pain

O - Onset ( what were you doing when it started )

P - Provocation (what makes it better or worse)

Q - Quality ( describe it to me)

R- Radiation ( is it spreading anywhere)

S - Severity ( 1-10)

T - Time ( how long has it been going on)

AEIOUTIPS

Altered level of consciousness

A- alcohol/arrhythmia

E - Epilepsy

I - Insulin (hypo/hyperglycemia)

O - Overdose/underdose

U - Uremia (kidney failure)

T - Trauma

I - Infection

P - Psychiatric

S - Shock/stroke

DCAPBTLS

Assessment for underlying injury

D - Deformities

C - Contusions

A - Abrasions

P - Punctures

B - Burns

T - Tenderness

L - Lacerations

S - Swelling

FAST

Cincinnati Stroke Scale

F - Face

A - Arm

S - Speech

T - Time