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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]
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 article is a list of mnemonics and acronyms related to first responders including community first responders, emergency departments, and other first responders with either low level or no qualifications in the relevant field. This list includes the definition of each item in the mnemonic or acronym.
The basic application of the ABC principle is in first aid, and is used in cases of unconscious patients to start treatment and assess the need for, and then potentially deliver, cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
The parts of the mnemonic are: Onset of the event What the patient was doing when it started (active, inactive, stressed, etc.), whether the patient believes that activity prompted the pain, [2] and whether the onset was sudden, gradual or part of an ongoing chronic problem.
Using NHTSA guidelines, the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians have developed and implemented certification tests for the NHTSA EMT levels, including the EMT level. [11] As of 2006, 39 US states utilize the NREMT EMT exam as part of the state licensing and/or certification procedure. [12]
The Comprehensive Advanced Life Support (CALS) Program uses a slightly different acronym called "SHRIMPCAN." [ 4 ] This acronym adds the letter "I", which stands for "Ingestions" (drug overdoses ). The remainder of the letters in the acronym stand for the same components as the RNCHAMPS mnemonic.
An emergency medical technician (often, more simply, EMT) is a medical professional that provides emergency medical services. [1] [2] EMTs are most commonly found serving on ambulances and in fire departments in the US and Canada, as full-time and some part-time departments require their firefighters to at least be EMT certified.