SAMPLE history

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SAMPLE history is a mnemonic acronym to remember key questions for a person's medical assessment.[1] 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 (conscious) 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.[2]

Meaning

The parts of the mnemonic are:

  • S – Signs/Symptoms (Symptoms are important but they are subjective.)
  • A – Allergies
  • M – Medications
  • P – Past Pertinent medical history
  • L – Last Oral Intake (Sometimes also Last Menstrual Cycle.)
  • E – Events Leading Up To Present Illness / Injury

See also

References

  1. ^ Ed Dickinson; Dan Limmer; O'Keefe, Michael F.; Grant, Harvey D.; Bob Murray (2008). Emergency Care (11th ed.). Englewood Cliffs, N.J: Prentice Hall. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-13-500524-8.
  2. ^ Marx, J (2010). Rosen's emergency medicine: concepts and clinical practice 7th edition. Philadelphia: Mosby/Elsevier. pp. 267. ISBN 978-0-323-05472-0.