Acronyms – EMTResource.com http://www.emtresource.com Emergency Medical Technician Sat, 04 Jun 2016 02:02:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.5 PMS http://www.emtresource.com/resources/acronyms/pms/ http://www.emtresource.com/resources/acronyms/pms/#respond Sun, 27 Apr 2014 20:27:14 +0000 http://www.emtresource.com/?p=245

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

P Pulse
M Motor
S Sensation
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START is used to categorize a patient’s priority status before moving them to the triage area. The initial assessment to categorize a patient by color is done by using ARPM and should not exceed 30 seconds.

S Simple
T Triage
A And
R Rapid
T Transport
A Ambulate

  • Ability to walk: Green
R Respirations

  • Respirations are greater than 30: Red
  • Respirations are shallow or inadequate and require positive pressure ventilation (PPV): Red
  • No respiratory effort and airway is open: Black
  • Respirations are less than 30: Move on to perfusion
P Perfusion

  • Capillary refill is greater than 2 seconds or no radial pulse: Red
  • Capillary refill is less than 2 seconds and a radial pulse is present: Move on to mental status
M Mental status

  • Obeys commands: Yellow
  • Does not obey commands or is unresponsive: Red

Color Categories

Red: Immediate care and transport required (Priority 1).

Yellow: Delayed care and transport (Priority 2).

Green: Only minor injuries (Priority 3).

Black: Deceased or fatal injuries (Priority 4).

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PERL is used to assess a patient’s eyes and the pupil size is recorded in millimeters.

P Pupils
E Equal
R And reactive
L To light
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PRBELLS is used to obtain vital signs when conducting patient assessments.

P Pulse
R Respirations
B Blood pressure
E Eyes (see PERL)
L Level of consciousness (LOC) (see AVPU)
L Lung sounds
S Skin
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AEIOU TIPS is used to assess patients with an altered mental status (AMS) or an altered level of consciousness (ALOC).

A Alcohol
E Epilepsy
I Insulin
O Overdose
U Underdose
T Trauma
I Infection
P Pyschosis
S Stroke
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APGAR is used to assess newborns.

A Appearance

  • Extremities and core are pink: 2 points
  • Blue hands and feet with a pink core (acrocyanosis): 1 point
  • Entire body is cyanotic or pale: 0 points
P Pulse

  • Heart rate is greater than 100: 2 points
  • Heart rate is less than 100: 1 points
  • Pulseless: 0 points
G Grimace

  • Tactile stimulation causes the baby to cough, sneeze or cry: 2 points
  • Tactile stimulation produces only a facial grimace: 1 point
  • Tactile stimulation results in no activity: 0 points
A Activity

  • Actively moving around: 2 points
  • Some flexion without active movement: 1 point
  • Limp without any movement: 0 points
R Respirations

  • Full and effective respirations with a strong cry: 2 points
  • Slow or irregular respirations with a weak cry: 1 point
  • Apneic: 0 points

Total Score

7-10 Points: The newborn is active and requires only routine care.

4-6 Points: The newborn will require additional stimulation and oxygen therapy.

0-3 Points: The newborn is not perfusing adequately and assisted ventilations with a bag-valve-mask (BVM) and CPR may be required.

APGAR scores should be completed at 1 minute and 5 minutes after delivery.
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DCAP BTLS is used to assess trauma patients.

D Deformities
C Contusions
A Abrasions
P Punctures and penetrations
B Burns
T Tenderness
L Lacerations
S Swelling
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ABC is used for the primary survey/resuscitation section of patient assessments.

A Airway

  • Determine if the airway is patent by looking, listening, and feeling
B Breathing

  • Check the quality of breathing by assessing the rate and tidal volume
C Circulation

  • Determine the rate, quality and rhythm of the pulse
  • Assess the skin color, temperature, moisture and capillary refill
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BRIM CARB is used to assess trauma patients.

B Breathing
R Response
I Eyes
M Motor or movement
C Chest
A Abdomen
R Refill or capillary refill
B Blood pressure
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AVPU is used for the primary survey/resuscitation section of patient assessments.

A Alert and oriented

  • The patient is alert and oriented to person, place, time and event. This is often abbreviated as A/Ox4.
V Verbal

  • The patient responds to verbal stimuli.
P Pain

  • The patient responds to painful stimuli with a purposeful or nonpurposeful movement.
U Unresponsive

  • The patient does not respond to any stimuli.
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