Identify which option is NOT listed as an example for obtaining pertinent history?

Identify which option is NOT listed as an example for obtaining pertinent history?

• A. Medical records/documents
• B. Prehospital report
• C. SAMPLE
• D. Family interview

Answer: (D)

The main idea here is how you gather pertinent history in the trauma assessment using the standard sources and tools provided. In this framework, you typically obtain history from medical records or documents, from the prehospital report, and you structure the interview with a memory aid like SAMPLE (Symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Past medical history, Last meal, Events preceding the incident). Family interview isn’t listed as a separate example source in that particular approach, even though you may consult family if the patient cannot provide history. So the option that isn’t listed in that standard set is the family interview. The other sources—medical records/documents, the prehospital report, and the SAMPLE history—are the ones you’d expect to be used.

The main idea here is how you gather pertinent history in the trauma assessment using the standard sources and tools provided. In this framework, you typically obtain history from medical records or documents, from the prehospital report, and you structure the interview with a memory aid like SAMPLE (Symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Past medical history, Last meal, Events preceding the incident). Family interview isn’t listed as a separate example source in that particular approach, even though you may consult family if the patient cannot provide history. So the option that isn’t listed in that standard set is the family interview. The other sources—medical records/documents, the prehospital report, and the SAMPLE history—are the ones you’d expect to be used.