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SAMPLE
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- Signs and symptoms
- Allergies (including food)
- Medications being taken
- Previous/existing medical condition(s)
(Pertinent medical history)
- Last oral intake (last meal - when, what)
- Events just prior to the accident/onset
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AVPU
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Alert and oriented
- Not alert, but responds to Voice
- Responds only to Painful stimuli
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Unresponsive
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Vital Signs "BLRPS"
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- Blood Pressure
- Level of Responsiveness
- Respirations (rate, quality)
- Pulse (rate, quality)
- Skin (temperature, color, moisture)
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PERL
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- "Are the Pupils Equal and Reactive to
Light?"
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DCAP BTLS (During the whole-body survey, you are looking
for:)
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- Deformities
- Contusions
- Abrasions
- Punctures
- Burns
- Tenderness
- Lacerations
- Swelling
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OPQRST (With respect to pain:)
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- Onset (sudden, gradual)
- Provoke (cause)
- Quality (dull, sharp, throbbing)
- Radiates (localized, dispersed)
- Severity (1 - 10, "How bad is it?")
- Time (how long)
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