Acronyms

• DR ABCDE

  D- danger

  R- response

  A- airway

  B- breathing

  C- circulation

  D- disablity (eg slured speach)

  E- exposure (any wound)
• ACVPU

  A- alert

  C- confusion (new)

  V- voice

  P- pain

  U- unresponsive
• SAMPLE

  S- signs/symptoms

  A- alergies

  M- medication

  P- past medical history

  L- last oral intake

  E- events prior
• RICE

  R- rest

  I- ice

  C- comfort

  E- elevate
• AMEGA

  A- asses the situation

  M- make it safe

  E- emergency aid

  G- get help

  A- aftermath
• OLDCAAARTS(AM)

  O- onset

  L- location

  D- duration

  C- character

  A- alleveiating

  A- agrivating factors

  A- assosiated factors

  R- radiating

  T- timing (temporal)

  S- severity

  (A- allergies)

  (M- medication)
• pain

  OPQRST

  O- onset

  P- provoking/pallitation

  Q- quality

  R- radiate

  S- strength

  T- time frame
• type of burns

  CIDERS

  C- chemical

  I- ice

  D- dry

  E- electrical

  R- radiation

  S- steam
• assesing burns

  SCALD

  S- size

  C- cause

  A- age

  L- loction on body

  D- depth
• stroke

  BE FAST

  B- balance

  E- eyes

  F- face

  A- arms

  S- speach

  T- time
• joints exam

  TOETAPS

  T- talk

  O- observe

  E- expsure

  T- touch

  A- active movement

  P- passive movement

  S- skills
• eyes

  PEARL

  P- pupils

  E- equal

  A- and

  R- reactive to

  L- light
• handover

  ASHICE

  A- age (approx)

  S- sex

  H- history

  I- injuries

  C- current condition

  E- events leaing up to/everything else
• why is someone uncnscious?

  FISHSHAPED

  F- faint

  I- infantile convulsions

  S- stroke

  H- head injury

  S- shock

  H- heart attack

  A- allergy

  P- poisons

  E- epileptic

  D- diabetic episode
• ebrasion

  LIPCG

  L- laceraion

  I- insised

  P- puncture

  C- contusion (bruise)

  G- gunshot