COASTMAP history

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COASTMAP is a mnemonic acronym to remember key questions for a person's psychiatric history. [1] The mnemonic is often used in the field of emergency medicine by paramedics during the secondary assessment.

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The parts of the mnemonic are:

CConsciousness
OOrientation
AActivity
SSpeech
TThought
MMemory
AAffect and mood
PPerception

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