Trauma History

Aka: Trauma History, AMPLE History, SAMPLE History, Trauma Mechanism

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II. History: General (Mnemonic: AMPLE or SAMPLE)

  1. Signs and Symptoms
  2. Allergies
  3. Medications
  4. Past illness
  5. Last Meal
  6. Events or Environment related to injury

III. History: Mechanism of Injury - Other causes

  1. Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA)
  2. Blast Injury
  3. Penetrating Trauma
    1. Bullets
    2. Knives
    3. Impaling object
  4. Burn Injury or Electrical Injury
  5. Near-Hanging
  6. Hazardous Environment
    1. Smoke Inhalation Injury
    2. Heat Illness
    3. Cold Injury
      1. Frostbite
      2. Accidental Hypothermia

IV. References

  1. (2012) ATLS, 9th Ed, American College of Surgeons, Trauma Committee, p. 14-5

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