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A-Alert
V-responds to Verbal
P- responds to Pain
U-unresponsive
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                   Rosann Juska

  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Bjorn, Pret=20
  To: Trauma-List (E-mail)=20
  Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 1:02 PM
  Subject: AVPU trivia

  An oxymoron, I know...
  =20
  But does anyone know the origins of the AVPU mnemonic?  Who originally =
recommended it?  And where might I find even one evidence-based =
endorsement?  I've been looking all day, suspect I know the answers, but =
I always test my assumptions against the wisdom of the List.
  =20
  Thanks in Advance.
  =20
  Pret Bjorn
  Trauma Coordinator
  EMMC Trauma Program
  489 State Street
  Bangor, ME 04401
  =20
  207.973.7260 (office)
  207.973.7673 (fax)
  207.941.5085 (voice pager)

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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> AVPU trivia</DIV>
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  <DIV><FONT color=3D#800000 face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN =
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  oxymoron, I know...</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=3D020215720-18022002>But=20
  does anyone know the origins of the AVPU mnemonic?&nbsp; Who =
originally=20
  recommended it?&nbsp; And where might I find even one evidence-based=20
  endorsement?&nbsp; I've been looking all day, suspect I know the =
answers, but=20
  I always test my assumptions against the wisdom of the=20
  List.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT color=3D#800000 face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
  class=3D020215720-18022002></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT color=3D#800000 face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
  class=3D020215720-18022002>Thanks in Advance.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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  class=3D020215720-18022002></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
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  <DIV><FONT color=3D#800000 face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN =
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  Bjorn</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT color=3D#800000 face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
  class=3D030133519-19052000>Trauma Coordinator</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT color=3D#800000 face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D030133519-19052000>EMMC=20
  Trauma Program</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT color=3D#800000 face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D030133519-19052000>489=20
  State Street</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT color=3D#800000 face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
  class=3D030133519-19052000>Bangor, ME 04401</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT color=3D#800000 face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
  class=3D030133519-19052000></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT color=3D#800000 face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
  class=3D030133519-19052000>207.973.7260 (office)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT color=3D#800000 face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
  class=3D030133519-19052000>207.973.7673 (fax)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT color=3D#800000 face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
  class=3D030133519-19052000>207.941.5085 (voice=20
  pager)</SPAN></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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