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What are the 5 Vital Signs?   Level of Responsiveness, Breathing, Pulse, Temperature, Blood Pressure  
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What are the key parts of an Assessment?   First Impression, Urgent Survey, Non-Urgent Survey, Ongoing Survey.  
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What does AVPU stand for?   Alert, Verbal Stimuli, Pain Stimuli, Unresponsive  
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What does ABCD's stand for?   Airway, Breating, Circulation, Discomfort  
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What does SAMPLE stand for?   Signs and Symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Pertinent Past History, Last Oral Intake, Event Leading Up To.  
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What does DCAP-BTLS stand for?   Deformities, Contusions, Abrasions, Punctures/Penetrations, Burns/Bleeding, Tenderness, Lacerations, Swelling.  
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What does RICE stand for?   Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation  
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What does OPQRST stand for?   Onset, Provocation, Quality, Radiation, Severity, Time  
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What does CMS stand for?   Circulation, Motion, Sensation  
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What does PERRL stand for?   Pupils Equal, Round, Reactive to Light  
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What does SAILOR stand for?   sex, age, incident/cc, location, equipment needed, resources needed, info protocol  
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What does START stand for?   Simple, Triage, and Rapid Treatment  
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What does LOR stand for?   Level Of Responsiveness  
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What does MOI stand for?   Mechanism Of Injury  
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What does NOI stand for?   Nature Of Illness  
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What does AEIOU-TIPS stand for?   alcohol/acidosis, epilepsy/environment, insulin, O2/overdose, uremia, trauma/tumors, infection, poisoning/psych, seizures/stroke/syncope  
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What does HAPE stand for?   High Altitude Pulmonary edema  
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What does HACE stand for?   High Altitude Cerebral edema  
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What does CHEATED stand for?   Chief complaint, History, Exam, Assessment, Treatment, Evaluation, Disposition  
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