Acronym Game

Question 1

PERRLA

Answer 1

Pupils, Equal, Round, Reactive to Light, Accommodating (Can follow a finger smoothly)

Question 2

MOI

Answer 2

Mechanism of Injury

Question 3

SCTM

Answer 3

Skin, Color, Temperature, Moisture
(Pale Cool Clammy, or Pink Warm Dry etc)

Question 4

NOI

Answer 4

Nature of Illness

Question 5

LLF

Answer 5

Look, Listen, Feel

Question 6

HR/BP/RR

Answer 6

Heart Rate, Blood Pressure, Respiratory Rate

Question 6

CSM

Answer 6

Circulation, Sensation, Movement/Motion

Question 7

D
I
C
C
Head

Answer 7

Disoriented
Irritable
Combative
Confused
Head

Question 8

CSF

Answer 8

Cerebrospinal Fluid

Question 9

OTC (Medications)

Answer 9

Over the Counter

Question 10

S
O
A
P
Notes

Answer 10

Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan
Notes

Question 11

HPI

Answer 11

History of Present Illness
(OPQRST)

Question 12

O
P
Q
R
S
T

Answer 12

Onset | When did it start?
Provocation | What makes it feel better, and worse?
Quality | Can you describe the pain? (Sharp or Dull?)
Radiant/Referred | Does it hurt anywhere else?
Severity | Scale of 1-10?
Time | Whats the frequency of pain?

Question 13

A
V
P
U

Answer 13

Alert/Aware
Vocal/Voice
Pain
Unresponsive

Used for determining LOC/LOR

Question 14

LOR / LOC

Answer 14

Level of Responsive / Level of Consciousness
A&Ox1,2,3

Question 15

A&O

Answer 15

Alert & Oriented
Whats your name? x1
Do you know where you are? x2
Do you know what time it is? x3

Question 16

C/C

Answer 16

Chief Complaint

Question 17

SOB

Answer 17

Shortness of Breath

Question 18

(H)
A
B
C
D
E

Answer 18

(Hemorrhaging)
Airway | Are they breathing?
Breathing | Whats the quality of the breathing? SOB?
Circulation | Do they have a pulse?
Deformities | Any obvious deformities?
Environment

Question 19

(S)
A
M
P
L
E

Answer 19

(Symptoms)
Allergies
Medications | Prescribed, OTC, Natural Remedies
Past Medical History
Last in / Last out
Events | Leading Up To

Question 20

POC

Answer 20

Position Of Comfort

Question 21

TBSA

Answer 21

Total Body Surface Area
(Rule of Nines) Used for calculating burn %

Question 22

ICP

Answer 22

Intracranial Pressure
As ICP goes up, the trifecta are affected
HR Goes down, BP goes up, RR=Changes Normal>Kussmauls>Cheyne-Strokes>Apneustic

Question 23

S/S

Answer 23

Signs & Symptoms

Question 24

Fx

Answer 24

Fracture

Question 25

PT

Answer 25

Patient

Question 26

TIL

Answer 26

Traction In Line

Question 27

ROM

Answer 27

Range Of Motion

Question 28

TIA

Answer 28

Transient Ischemic Attack
(“Temporary Stroke”)

Question 29

AED

Answer 29

Automated External Defibrillator

Question 30

BLS

Answer 30

Basic Life Support

Question 31

COPD

Answer 31

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Question 32

AMI

Answer 32

Acute Myocardial Infarction
(Heart Attack)

Question 33

CVA

Answer 33

Cerebrovascular Accident
(Stroke)

Question 34

RAD

Answer 34

Restrictive Airway Disease

Question 35

Dx / DD

Answer 35

Diagnosis / Differential Diagnosis

Question 36

Rx

Answer 36

Prescription

Question 37

HACE

Answer 37

High Altitude Cerebral Edema

Question 38

HAPE

Answer 38

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema

Question 39

OPA

Answer 39

Oropharyngeal Airway

Question 40

NPA

Answer 40

Nasopharyngeal Airway

Question 41

AMS

Answer 41

Acute Mountain Sickness

Question 42

BSI

Answer 42

Body Substance Isolation

Question 43

CHF

Answer 43

Congestive Heart Failure

Question 44

RICE

Answer 44

Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation

Question 45

ASR

Answer 45

Acute Stress Reaction

Question 46

DCAP-BTLS

Answer 46

Deformities (Dislocations, Fractures)
Contusions (Bruising)
Abrasions (Scrapes)
Penetrations/Perforations (Impaled Objects)
Burns
Tenderness
Lacerations (Cuts)
Swelling

Question 47

AGE

Answer 47

Arterial Gas Embolism