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What does AVPU stand for?

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Alert, Verbal, Painful, and Unresponsive

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The ABCs are

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Airway, breathing, and circulation

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The aid for classifying a patients level of responsiveness or mental status

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AVPU

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The reason EMS was called, in the patients own words

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Chief complaint

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Impression of the patient’s condition that is formed on first approaching the patient, based on the environment, chief complaint, and appearance.

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General impression

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Actions taken to correct of manage a patients problems

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Interventions

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Level of responsiveness

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Mental status

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The first element in a patients assessment to discover and deal with life-threatening problems.

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Primary assessment

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The decision regarding the need for immediate transport of the patient versus further assessment and care at the scene

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Priority