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Soft Tissue Injuries SAMPLE COURSE
SAMPLE History
The SAMPLE mnemonic is a helpful tool to for organize the information you collection about a patient’s medical history.
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Factor
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Description
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Examples
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Symptoms
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- Chief complaint
- What happened?
- Is the MOI significant?
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- Right hip is bruised and tender
- Fell 10 feet from garage roof
- Landed on side
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Allergies
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Medications
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- Prescription, over the counter, and recreational (illicit) drugs
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Past medical history
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Last oral intake
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Events leading up to the incident
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- Include precipitating factors
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- Remembers getting dizzy before falling
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