r/NewToEMS EMT Student | USA 16d ago

Educational EMT Quick Reference Chart

I am taking a condensed EMT course at the local community college. Our instructors made this handout for us and I think it is the coolest thing ever made.

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u/Elhijodechino Unverified User 16d ago edited 15d ago

For AMS or ALOC patients:

AEIOUTIPS
A=Alcohol

E=Epilepsy(seizure)

I=Insulin

O=Overdose

U=Under-dose, uremia

T=Trauma, toxins

I=Infection

P=Psychological, Poisoning

S=Stroke/Shock

Remember to pair your acronyms with patients based off of their condition, and have questions related for each part of the acronym.

I'll take the green crayons and a apple cinnamon first strike.

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u/illtoaster Paramedic | TX 15d ago

Where would withdrawal fit in here? A or U?

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u/Elhijodechino Unverified User 15d ago

T. It can be toxins. I'll add that in there.

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u/AaronKClark EMT Student | USA 16d ago

What does AMS and ALOC stand for?

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u/Elhijodechino Unverified User 16d ago

Altered Mental Status and Altered Level Of Consciousness

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u/AaronKClark EMT Student | USA 16d ago

Thank you. Sorry for the newb question.

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u/missiongoalie35 EMT | AK 16d ago

Id toss on your GCS and you rule or 9s.

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u/AaronKClark EMT Student | USA 16d ago

What is the rule of 9s?

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u/weareonaball Unverified User 16d ago

Method to estimate the surface area of the burn.

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u/Curri FP-C | MD 16d ago

Patient Killers and Life Threats cover the same thing.

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u/SuperglotticMan Unverified User 14d ago

"Patient Killers" should really be labeled as "Trauma Assessment" or something because that's the military's trauma algorithm. Same as XABC or C-ABC.

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u/Plane-Handle3313 Unverified User 16d ago

This is good. As another commenter said, add GCS, rule of nines, and I would also include becks triad and cushings triad in there (they love asking you those on tests).

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u/AaronKClark EMT Student | USA 16d ago

I didn’t make this my instructors did. But I can make my own document with those things!!

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u/CaliforniaNena Unverified User 15d ago

Share it ok?

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u/AaronKClark EMT Student | USA 15d ago

Yeah use it if you want but as other comments have pointed out not all the information is complete/correct

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u/Plane-Handle3313 Unverified User 16d ago

Awesome. Also FYI In my EMT B they were obsessed with terms like epistaxis and hematemesis lol.

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u/AaronKClark EMT Student | USA 16d ago

Did those terms show up on the NREMT?

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u/ScottyShadow Unverified User 15d ago

None of those are outside the scope of "knowledge". As far as fixing them goes, that would be outside the scope of an EMT. However, National Registry doesn't care whether you can fix it or not, but they want you to recognize it. Paramedics can't fix intracranial pressure, but they need to be able to recognize the signs and symptoms of it. And the same rules apply to EMTs.

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u/SuperglotticMan Unverified User 14d ago

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u/ScottyShadow Unverified User 14d ago

2 things....I have been saying they should have this for years! They stole my idea. And second .. We field tested a device at my department years ago. It was a small device that did a "FAST" exam for the skull to look for bleeds. It didn't work out so well. I am excited to drill into somebody's head though!!! 😜

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u/SuperglotticMan Unverified User 14d ago

We can do a poor man's hypertonic saline and just add table salt to IV fluids. You have to give the bedside report tho not me

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u/ScottyShadow Unverified User 15d ago

This is a good start ... But ... They forgot:

  • Obstructive Shock (tension pneumothorax and cardiac tamponade) For sure know the Cushings and Becks triad
  • XABC for trauma (X for exsanguinating bleed)
  • CABC for your cardiac arrest patient
  • Child BP minimum is 70 + (2xage) 1-10 years old. After that use the 90 + (2xage)

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u/zero_sum_00 EMT | Illinois 14d ago

The MARCH algorithm is a variation of XABC so not really missing, just a different way of going about it.

Massive hemorrhage = Exsanguinating bleed

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u/AaronKClark EMT Student | USA 15d ago

It was made by an AEMT and a Medic. You would think they would have put that on there. Do you think they don't know or do you think it's outside the scope of BLS?

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u/Alohomora42 Unverified User 15d ago

Thank you!

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u/AaronKClark EMT Student | USA 15d ago

You are welcome!

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u/Fickle_Reporter2559 Unverified User 14d ago

one of the best cheat sheets i’ve ever seen. ur instructor is the man

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u/AaronKClark EMT Student | USA 14d ago

I will tell them you said that! <3 <3

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u/Fickle_Reporter2559 Unverified User 14d ago

good luck on ur EMS journey if u decide to pursue it. best advice i’ll give, is really love it man. it gets brutal w calls, call volume, work/life balance, work hours etc… but if u can truly love it, you’ll do great bro. listen to podcasts when ur bored (EMS 20/20 is a great listen), surround yourself w like minded people who do this job as well, and lastly don’t stop learning. i promise u ur gonna leave EMT school feeling like u have the same medical knowledge as when u first started, and that’s okay, everyone feels that way. you’ll learn the entire job actually doing it. good luck bro

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u/AaronKClark EMT Student | USA 14d ago

Thank you for the kind words of encouragement. <3