Acronyms

BSI

Body Substance Isolation.

PPE

Personal Protective Equipment.

PENMANN

Personal/Partner/Peeper Safety, Environmental Hazards, Number of victims/patients, Mechanism of Injury (MOI) or nature of illness (NOI), Additional resources / ALS, Need for extrication, Need for c-spine.

AVPU

Alert, Verbal response to verbal stimuli, Painful response to painful stimuli, Unresponsive.

ABC

Airway, Breathing, Circulation.

PPPT

Person, Place, Purpose, Time.

OPQRST

Onset, Provokes/Palliates, Quality, Region/Radiation, Severity, Time.

Sample

Signs and symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Past pertinent medical history, Last oral intake, Events leading up.

IPA

Inspect, Palpate, Auscultate.

DCAPBTLS

Deformities, Contusions, Abrasions, Punctures or penetrations, Burns, Tenderness, Lacerations, Swelling.

TIC

Tenderness, Instability, Crepitus.

PIG

Priapism, Incontinence, Genital bleeding.

DRGERM

Distension, Rigidity, Guarding, Evisceration, Rebounding tenderness, Pulsating masses.

PMSC

Pulse, Motor, Sensory, Capillary refill.

AMA

Against Medical Advice.