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It is used for alert (conscious) people, but often much of this information can also be obtained from the family or friend of an unresponsive person. In the case of severe trauma, this portion of the assessment is less important. A derivative of SAMPLE history is AMPLE history which places a greater emphasis on a person's medical history. [2]
For example: "He felt dizzy, then collapsed to the ground feeling faint". Injuries or complaints - The casualty's chief complaint should be provided, as well as other injuries and relevant not applicable injuries. For example: "He hasn't passed out or hit his head, but he complains of pain in his chest and feeling light-headed".
This is a list of mnemonics used in medicine and medical science, categorized and alphabetized. A mnemonic is any technique that assists the human memory with information retention or retrieval by making abstract or impersonal information more accessible and meaningful, and therefore easier to remember; many of them are acronyms or initialisms which reduce a lengthy set of terms to a single ...
This procedure is in addition to written records of the patient's personal and medical details and any treatment or medication applied prior to transport to the hospital. The word is treated as a noun by personnel (whether first aiders, community first responders or paramedics) who might refer to e.g. 'passing an ASHICE'.
Use of abbreviations, such as those relating to the route of administration or dose of a medication, can be confusing and is the most common source of medication errors. [2] Use of some acronyms has been shown to impact the safety of patients in hospitals, and "do not use lists" have been published at a national level in the US. [4]
An example of a P2 call is a high risk family violence incident, urgent welfare check, out of control gathering or a serious vehicle crash. The KPI for attendance of P2's is 12 minutes. Priority 3 or P3 is a routine call, no lights or sirens to be used unless authorised, Police to follow all traffic and road rules.
This series of lists omits periods from acronyms and initialisms. It uses periods for certain abbreviations that traditionally often have them (mostly older Latin/Neo-Latin abbreviations). For example, both bid and b.i.d. may be found in the list. It generally uses the singular form of an abbreviation (not the plural) as the headword.
CASMEET is a mnemonic acronym used by emergency medical services to communicate the important details of a patient over to an emergency control centre, receiving hospital, or other definitive care provider. A CASMEET message can be sent in order to pre-alert a receiving emergency department that a