Your patient is awake and knows his name and where he is, but he is unable to tell you what day it is or what happened to cause his injury. Using the AVPU scale, you should document him as

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The patient is awake (alert) and knows his name and location, indicating orientation to person and place, but not to time or event. This is described as being alert and oriented times two (to person and place).

Your Patient Is Awake and Knows His Name and Where