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Abbreviations Flashcards

to memorize the many short forms in this class

1
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DCAPBLSTIC

A 
Deformities
Contusions
Abrasions
Punctures
Burns
Lacerations
Swelling
Tenderness
Instability
Crepitus
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PPE

A

Personal Protective Equipment

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LOC

A

Level of Consciousness

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AVPU

A

Alert?
Verbal Response?
Painful Response?
Unresponsive?

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CAB

A

Circulation
Airway
Breathing

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ABC

A

Airway
Breathing
Circulation

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NRB

A

Partial/Non-Re-breather

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BVM

A

Bag-Valve Mask

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JVD

A

Jugular Vein Distension

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Q

AMPLE

A

Allergies & Reactions
Medications
Past Medical History
Last Oral Intake (What/when?)

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OPQRST

A 
Onset of Pain
Provokes The Pain
Quality of Pain
Radiation of Pain
Severity of Pain
Time Pain Started
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Altered Loc = AEIOUTIPS

A 
Alcohol/Acidosis
Epilepsy/Environmental
Insulin/Ischemia
Overdose
Underdose
Trama
Infection
Psychological
Stroke/Shock
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CMS

A

Circulation
Motor Power
Sensation

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COPD

A

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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FBAO

A

Foreign Body Airway Obstruction

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WOB

A

Increased Work of Breathing

17
Q

AED

A

Automated External Defibrillator

18
Q

DRIED

A 
Decapitations
Rigormortis
Incineration
Evisceration
Decomposition

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