Last Updated on December 18, 2020 by FRCEM Intermediate

Sexual contact history

• Are you sexually active
• with whom
• Do you have any other sexual partners?
• Last sexual contact in last 3 months? numbers / Gender, known infections
• Nature of relationship? (regular, casual, paid, etc) / Was it consensual – be aware of safeguarding issues
• What type of sex? (oral/anal/vaginal etc)
• Have you or your partner ever been tested or treated for any sexual transmitted diseases
• Do you use any kind of contraception? condom break/fall off?

An elderly patient in ED

• Have you ever had any falls in the last 1 year?
• How do you manage your daily activities in the last 1 year

Child Burses – NAI

• Ask questions related to child safeguarding – Recognise Abuse or a Child at Risk
• any history of malignancy? leukaemia or lymphoma
• any bleeding disorders or in the family
• any trauma ?

Asthma history

• Previous attendance for asthma in that last 1 year
• previous HDU/ICU admissions

Procedure sedations -AMPLE 

• Allergies
• medications
• Past history (ASA score )including difficult intubations, anaesthesia experience, complications..
• Last meal
• Even leading to presentations

Read More here Procedural sedation in ED

Carbon Monoxide poisoning

• more than 1 family affected
• symptoms improve when away from the environment
• symptoms worse in winter or while cooking
• symptoms happing in closed space

Fever/diarrhoea

• History of travel
• his of sick contact