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Los Angeles Prehospital Stroke Screen (LAPSS)

April 27, 2014 by EMTResource.com Leave a Comment

The Los Angeles Prehospital Stroke Screen (LAPSS) is a neurological exam used to assess patients with any suspected signs or symptoms of stroke. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Scales Tagged With: ALOC, AMS, patient assessment, stroke

Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale

April 27, 2014 by EMTResource.com Leave a Comment

The Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale is a neurological exam used to assess patients with any suspected signs or symptoms of stroke. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Scales Tagged With: ALOC, AMS, patient assessment, stroke

Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)

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The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is a numerical way to identify the severity of a trauma patient. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Scales Tagged With: patient assessment, trauma

PMS

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PMS is used to assess a patient’s extremities and is often abbreviated as “PMSx4” if everything is intact on all four extremities. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Acronyms Tagged With: patient assessment

SOAPM

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SOAPM is used for EMS documentation. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Documentation Tagged With: AVPU, OPQRST, patient assessment, SAMPLE

ICHART

April 27, 2014 by EMTResource.com 2 Comments

ICHART is used for EMS documentation. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Documentation Tagged With: AVPU, OPQRST, patient assessment, SAMPLE

START

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START is used to categorize a patient’s priority status before moving them to the triage area. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Acronyms Tagged With: MCI, patient assessment, triage

PERL

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PERL is used to assess a patient’s eyes and the pupil size is recorded in millimeters. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Acronyms Tagged With: patient assessment

PRBELLS

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PRBELLS is used to obtain vital signs when conducting patient assessments. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Acronyms Tagged With: patient assessment, vital signs

AEIOU TIPS

April 27, 2014 by EMTResource.com Leave a Comment

AEIOU TIPS is used to assess patients with an altered mental status (AMS) or an altered level of consciousness (ALOC). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Acronyms Tagged With: ALOC, AMS, patient assessment

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