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First Aid Acronym and Mnemonic Buster
We've created a handy list of all the first aid and pre-hospital care we could think of to help you keep track of all those pesky acronyms mnemonics we use to
'help' us remember everything. This might also be something useful to print out and give to those you are training. There's bound to be some we've missed any off so
do please let us know on the make a suggestion page.
ASHICE: Age, Sex, History of the injury/illness, Conditions, Estimated time of arrival (or everything else)
ATMIST: Age, Time of incident/onset, Mechanism of injury, Injuries, Treatment
AVPU: Alert, Voice responsive, Pain responsive, Unresponsive
CASMEET: Callsign, Age, Sex, Mechanism, Examination, Estimated time of arrival, Treatment
CHAT: Chief complaint/condition, History, Allergies, Treatment
CSCATTT: Command, Safety, Communication, Assessment, Triage, Treatment, Transport
DCAP-BTLS: Deformities and discolourations, crepitus and contusions, Abrasion, Penetrations, Burns, Tenderness, Lacerations, Swelling and symmetry
DR(s)ACB: Danger, Response, (shout for help), Airway, Breathing, Circulation
DRABCDE: Danger, Response, Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Deformity, Environment/Expose/Everything else
ETA: Estimated time of arrival
FAST: Face, Arms, Speech, Time
#: Sometimes used as shorthand for fracture
METHANE: Major incident declared?, Exact location, Type of incident, Hazards, Access and Egress, Number/type/severity of casualties, Emergency services present and required
OPQRSTA: Onset, Provocation, Quality, Radiate, Severity, Time, Associated signs and symptoms
PEARL: Pupils equal and reactive to light
PEEP: Position, Expose, Elevate, Pressure
PRF: Patient Report Form
RICE: Rest, Ice, Comfortable Support, Elevate
RTC/RTI/RTA: Road traffic collision, Road traffic incident, Road traffic accident
SAMPLE: Signs and symptoms, Allergies, Medication, Past medical history, Last meal/drink, Events leading up to incident
SOCRATES: Site, Onset, Character, Radiation, Associated signs and symptoms, Time, Severity
UTI: Urinary Tract Infection
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OF GREAT HELP
VERY HELPFUL, exactly what i needed as i am revising for a test and have misplaced my notes!
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