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EMT entrance exam North Seattle
College Primary and Secondary
Assessment Acronyms and Signs
and Symptoms Exam/Q’s and A’s
Amount of Injury - -Type of Energy applied
how quickly the energy is applied
the part of the body to which the energy is applied
-Mechanism of Injury (MOI) - -The way in which an injury occurs and the
forces involved in producing the injury
-blunt trauma - -any mechanism of injury that occurs without any actual
penetration of the body
-Penetrating trauma - -any mechanism of injury that causes a cut or
piercing of skin
-Nature of Illness (NOI) - -medical condition that resulted in the patient's call
to 911
-Signs and Symptoms - -Sight (Inspect-assess pts body and behavior) Sound
(auscultate-why pt called for assistance, breathing)
Touch (Palpate-skin temp, swelling, pain)
Smell (identify signs odors associated with specific problems)
Used to discover this:
-Appearance Breathing Circulation - -Primary Survey Pt. 1: Forming general
impression
ABC
-Peripheral Pulse - -pulse located away from the heart (Radial, Femoral,
Dorsalis Pedis)
-Size Equality Reactivity - -Pupils Assessment checks these things
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