SAMPLE scheme

SAMPLE is an acronym scheme in emergency medical history . With this scheme, the clinical picture can be specified and a (suspected) diagnosis can be made. The scheme is to be used in addition to the ABCDE scheme .

Scheme

acronym	Full acronym	Sample questions	specification
S.	Symptoms	Where are you in pain? What kind of pain (knocking / throbbing / pulling / pressing / stabbing / burning) do you feel? How bad is the pain?	OPQRST scheme
A.	Allergies	Do you have allergies? Do you have an allergy pass ?
M.	Medical history	Do you take medicine? (Short-term medication [e.g. painkillers], but also long-term medication [e.g. blood clots]) Do you use drugs? (also alcohol)
P	Patient history	Have you ever been to the hospital? Have you ever had an operation? Do you have previous illnesses? Do you have a patient ID ?
L.	Last food intake, last bowel movement	When was the last time you had a meal? When was the last time you went to the toilet?	What? How much? Consistency? Any special features?
E.	Events	Did something happen that caused the accident / illness? Can you remember everything completely?

Other versions of the scheme are:

• TRAFFIC LIGHT (allergies, medication, patient history, event, last meal)
• SAMPLER (symptoms, allergies, medication, patient history, last meal, event, risk factors)
• COLLECT (Symptoms, Allergies, Medication, Medical History, Event, Last Food Ingestion, Novel Ailments)
• SAMPLER + S (symptoms, allergies, medication, patient history, last meal, event, risk factors, pregnancy)

Significance for emergency anesthesia

The scheme receives special attention in emergency anesthesia. The questions are particularly relevant to the selection of the anesthetic induction procedure. For example, the anesthetist can use the medication to find out whether there are any interactions with the narcotic being administered, but also whether the patient has previously had a meal and is therefore at risk of aspiration .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ SAMPLER history: Getting to the bottom of an emergency | rettungsdienst.de. Retrieved March 7, 2018 . 
2. ^ DocCheck Medical Services GmbH: SAMPLE scheme - DocCheck Flexikon. Retrieved March 7, 2018 . 

This article is about a health issue. It is not used for self-diagnosis and does not replace a diagnosis by a doctor. Please note the information on health issues !