🚑 Mind Maps for Emergency Assessment using the ABCDE Scheme

by Peggy Hedrich-Wolff – Package with 6 Mind Maps

The ABCDE scheme is the core of emergency medicine. It structures the assessment and care of emergency patients and is used worldwide in paramedic and naturopath training.
With these six colorful mind maps, you have the entire assessment at a glance, clearly organized and immediately accessible – ideal for exams, emergencies, and review.

📘 Content: 6 Mind Maps on the topics

1️⃣ Emergency Assessment – SAMPLE History
Symptoms – Allergies – Medications – Past medical history – Last oral intake – Events leading to present illness – Risk factors

2️⃣ Scene & Safety
Arrival at the emergency scene – Rescue from danger zone – Feedback/Request for additional resources – Tactical approach – Initial assessment – Injuries – Dyspnea – Skin color – Capillary refill time – Pulse – C-spine immobilization

3️⃣ Airway & Breathing
Airway management (trauma / medical) – Oxygenation – Inspection – Palpation – Auscultation – SPO₂ – Respiratory rhythm

4️⃣ Circulation
Recognition of life-threatening bleeding (internal/external) – Types of shock – Acute cardiovascular diseases – Monitoring – Initial measures

5️⃣ Disability & Neurological Deficit
GCS – Pupil control – MANKO (Motorik, Anamnese, Neurologie, Kranialnerven, Orientierung) – FAST – Motor function – Sensation – NEXUS criteria – Neurological assessment

6️⃣ Exposure / Examination – Expanded Assessment
Trauma / medical – Secondary survey – Extremities – Pain – Handover to emergency physician / ED / trauma room – Checklist

🧠 Why these Mind Maps are so valuable

These mind maps make complex procedures immediately understandable.
Instead of searching through lengthy scripts, you can see at a glance how to proceed systematically in an emergency – from the first impression to professional handover.

✔ Clear structure according to international standard (ABCDE scheme)
✔ Ideal for training & practice in emergency medical services
✔ Saves up to 75% study time
✔ Perfect for exam preparation or daily emergency operations

Peggy Hedrich-Wolff has incorporated her experience from naturopath and emergency training into these mind maps – concise, colorful, and brain-friendly.

📦 What you get

• 6 colorful Mind Maps as PDF (immediately available, no shipping costs)

• Clear presentation of the entire assessment scheme

• Ideal for naturopaths, paramedics, and student emergency medical technicians

• Optimally combinable with the Neuronal Archiving System (NAS) and the Memory Stamp

👉 With these mind maps, you train emergency competence – clearly, structured, and confidently.
From initial contact to handover: you maintain an overview in every situation.