FIRST AID MNEMONICS
START
Simple Triage And Rapid Treatment
RPM
Respiration, Perfusion, Mental status
AVPU
Alert
Verbal
Pain
Unresponsive
ILET
Identity
Location
Events
Time
CSM
Circulation
Sensation
Movement
RED
Request, Encourage/Enlist, Demand
Rest, Elevation, Direct pressure
PRICE
Protect, Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation
ABCDEFs
Airway
Breathing
Circulation
Disability/Difibrillate
Expose/Examine
Freezing
Shock/Splint
7Bs
Breathing, Beating, Bleeding, Brain, Bowel, Bladder, Bone
DOTS
Deformity
Open wounds
Tenderness
Swelling
DCAP-BTLS
Deformities
Contusions
Abrasions
Punctures/Penetration
Burns
Tenderness
Lacerations
Swelling
MARCH
Major hemorrhage
Airway
Respiration
Circulation
Hypothermia and Head trauma
PEAR
Pupils Equal And Reactive to Light
CCLUE
Contractions
Complications
Leaking
Urge to push
Expected date
APGAR
Appearance
Pulse
Grimace
Activity
Respiration
FACTS
Function
Arterial pulse
Capillary refill
Temperature
Sensation
SLUDGE
Salivation
Lacrimation
Urination
Diaphoresis
Gastrointestinal Motility
Emesis
AEIOU TIPS
Alcohol/Allergies
Epilepsy/Endocrine problems
Infection
Overdose
Under-dose/Uremia
Trauma/Temperature
Insulin
Psychological disorder
Stroke/Seizure/Shock
5Ps
Pain, Paralysis, Parasethesia, Pallor, Pulselessness
Simple Triage And Rapid Treatment
RPM
Respiration, Perfusion, Mental status
AVPU
Alert
Verbal
Pain
Unresponsive
ILET
Identity
Location
Events
Time
CSM
Circulation
Sensation
Movement
RED
Request, Encourage/Enlist, Demand
Rest, Elevation, Direct pressure
PRICE
Protect, Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation
ABCDEFs
Airway
Breathing
Circulation
Disability/Difibrillate
Expose/Examine
Freezing
Shock/Splint
7Bs
Breathing, Beating, Bleeding, Brain, Bowel, Bladder, Bone
DOTS
Deformity
Open wounds
Tenderness
Swelling
DCAP-BTLS
Deformities
Contusions
Abrasions
Punctures/Penetration
Burns
Tenderness
Lacerations
Swelling
MARCH
Major hemorrhage
Airway
Respiration
Circulation
Hypothermia and Head trauma
PEAR
Pupils Equal And Reactive to Light
CCLUE
Contractions
Complications
Leaking
Urge to push
Expected date
APGAR
Appearance
Pulse
Grimace
Activity
Respiration
FACTS
Function
Arterial pulse
Capillary refill
Temperature
Sensation
SLUDGE
Salivation
Lacrimation
Urination
Diaphoresis
Gastrointestinal Motility
Emesis
AEIOU TIPS
Alcohol/Allergies
Epilepsy/Endocrine problems
Infection
Overdose
Under-dose/Uremia
Trauma/Temperature
Insulin
Psychological disorder
Stroke/Seizure/Shock
5Ps
Pain, Paralysis, Parasethesia, Pallor, Pulselessness