NOLS WEMT COURSE TERMS
WITH QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS(LATEST
UODATE)
L.A.F.
Look, Ask, Feel
P.A.S.
Pa/ent Assessment System
Pa/ent Assessment Triangle
1. Scene Size-Up
2. Life Threats (ABCDE)
3. Head to Toe
4. Vital Signs
5. History
6. Problem List and Plan
7. Interven/ons/Treatment
8. Monitor
ABCDE
Airway, Breathing, Circula/on, Decision, Expose
Scene Size-Up
1. I'm #1
2. What happened to you?
,3. Not on me
4. Anymore?
5. Dead or alive?
LOR
Level of Responsiveness
HR
Heart Rate
RR
Respira/on Rate
SCTM
Skin Color Temperature Moisture
BP
Blood Pressure
CC
Chief Complaint
MOI
Mechanism of Injury
SAMPLE
Symptoms, Allergies, Medica/on, Per/nent Medical History, Last
Intake/Output, Events
A+O x 4
Awake and oriented to person, place, /me, and events
A+O x 3
Awake and oriented to person, place, and /me
,A+O x 2
Awake and oriented to person and place
A+O x 1
Awake and oriented to person
V
Not awake. Responsive to verbal s/mulus
P
Not awake. Responsive only to pain
U
Unresponsive.
R/S
Regular/Strong
R/E(U)
Regular/Easy (Unlabored)
Normal HR
50-100 bpm R/S
Normal RR
12-20 bpm R/E(U)
PWD
Pink, Warm, Dry
PCC
Pale, Cool, Clammy
Normal SCTM
PWD
, Normal BP
<120/<80 mmhg
PERRL
Pupils are Equal, Round, and Reac/ve to Light
Normal Pupils
PERRL
Normal Temp.
1. Oral: 98.6 (100.2-->fever)
2. Axillary: -2, 96.6
3. Rectal: +2, 100.6
Hx
History
BP: Ausculta/on (Listen)
-Stethoscope
-BP Cuff
-Systolic: 90-140
-Diastolic: 60-90
BP: Palpa/on (Feel)
Systolic/P
-When radial pulse comes back
BP Field Es/mate
-No equipment
-Radial/Pedal Pulse: adequate BP to bring blood to /ssues and organs
BSI
WITH QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS(LATEST
UODATE)
L.A.F.
Look, Ask, Feel
P.A.S.
Pa/ent Assessment System
Pa/ent Assessment Triangle
1. Scene Size-Up
2. Life Threats (ABCDE)
3. Head to Toe
4. Vital Signs
5. History
6. Problem List and Plan
7. Interven/ons/Treatment
8. Monitor
ABCDE
Airway, Breathing, Circula/on, Decision, Expose
Scene Size-Up
1. I'm #1
2. What happened to you?
,3. Not on me
4. Anymore?
5. Dead or alive?
LOR
Level of Responsiveness
HR
Heart Rate
RR
Respira/on Rate
SCTM
Skin Color Temperature Moisture
BP
Blood Pressure
CC
Chief Complaint
MOI
Mechanism of Injury
SAMPLE
Symptoms, Allergies, Medica/on, Per/nent Medical History, Last
Intake/Output, Events
A+O x 4
Awake and oriented to person, place, /me, and events
A+O x 3
Awake and oriented to person, place, and /me
,A+O x 2
Awake and oriented to person and place
A+O x 1
Awake and oriented to person
V
Not awake. Responsive to verbal s/mulus
P
Not awake. Responsive only to pain
U
Unresponsive.
R/S
Regular/Strong
R/E(U)
Regular/Easy (Unlabored)
Normal HR
50-100 bpm R/S
Normal RR
12-20 bpm R/E(U)
PWD
Pink, Warm, Dry
PCC
Pale, Cool, Clammy
Normal SCTM
PWD
, Normal BP
<120/<80 mmhg
PERRL
Pupils are Equal, Round, and Reac/ve to Light
Normal Pupils
PERRL
Normal Temp.
1. Oral: 98.6 (100.2-->fever)
2. Axillary: -2, 96.6
3. Rectal: +2, 100.6
Hx
History
BP: Ausculta/on (Listen)
-Stethoscope
-BP Cuff
-Systolic: 90-140
-Diastolic: 60-90
BP: Palpa/on (Feel)
Systolic/P
-When radial pulse comes back
BP Field Es/mate
-No equipment
-Radial/Pedal Pulse: adequate BP to bring blood to /ssues and organs
BSI
