First Aid Acronyms

Question 1

What are the primary survey acronyms?

Answer 1

ABC and AVPU

Question 2

What does ABC and AVPU stand for?

Answer 2

Airway, breathing and circulation

Alert, voice responsive, pain responsive and unresponsive

Question 3

What are the secondary survey acronyms?

Answer 3

SAMPLE and DOTS

Question 4

What does SAMPLE stand for?

Answer 4

Signs and symptoms
Allergy
Medications
Past,pertinent medical history
Last oral intake
Events leading to incident

Question 5

What does DOTS stand for?

Answer 5

Deformities
Open wounds
Tenderness
Swelling

Question 6

Bleeding control acronyms

Answer 6

PEEPS
Posture
Elevation
Exposure and examine
Pressure
Shock

CSM
Circulation
Sensation
Movement

Question 7

What is a soft tissue injury acronyms?

Answer 7

RICE
rest
Ice
Compression
Elevation

Question 8

Stroke assessment acronyms

Answer 8

FAST
face
Arms
Speech time

Question 9

What is a sign?

Answer 9

Something that you see, smell ,feel or hear (see swelling or bleeding)

Question 10

What is a symptom?

Answer 10

Something that the patient tells you is wrong, example pain in stomach