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SAMPLE history is an mnemonic acronym to remember key questions for a person's medical assessment. The SAMPLE history is sometimes used in conjunction with vital signs and OPQRST. The questions are most commonly used in the field of emergency medicine by first responders during the secondary assessment. It is used for alert people, but often much of this information can also be obtained from the family or friend of an unresponsive person. In the case of severe trauma, this portion of the assessment is less important. A derivative of SAMPLE history is AMPLE history which places a greater emphasis on a person's medical history.
Video SAMPLE history
Meaning
The parts of the mnemonic are:
- S - Signs/Symptoms (Symptoms are important but they are subjective.)
- A - Allergies
- M - Medications
- P - Past Illnesses
- L - Last Oral Intake (Sometimes also Last Menstrual Cycle.)
- E - Events Leading Up To Present Illness / Injury
Maps SAMPLE history
See also
- OPQRST
- DCAP-BTLS
- ABC (medicine)
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References
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External links
- The EMT Spot Understanding the SAMPLE History
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