EMT chain patient assessment

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1st thing in my patient assessment i do a
this should be done
1st In my size up I check
2nd in my size up I look for the
MOI is the
IOS is the
3rd in my size up i figure out the
4th in my size up i check if there is
2nd after my size up I do an
which is also called the
The purpose of this assesment is to get a
The main purpose of this assesment is to
If there is trauma before my initial i do a
this is also called a
This should take
the progression for a primary is
The AVPU is to check the patients
which means
when i check AVPU A is checking
when i check AVPU V is checking
when i check AVPU P is checking
when i check AVPU U is checking
after AVPU i check
which is their
CC checks the nature of
After CC i go to
after C i go to A which is
A patent airway is
when checking A i ask first
then i ask
for A i bring this for gurgling
for A i bring this Skill for Snoring
for A i bring this equipment for snoring
an NPA is a
an OPA is a
for A i bring this skill for choking
After A i go to B which is
When checking breathing i ask
For breathing im going to check these
For breathing ill bring what tank
for breathing the 2 types of ventilations are
for artificial ventilations i can use these
when using mouth to mask i use a
a pocket mask or mouth to mouth at room air gives % of 02
a pocket mask should have this much LPM on 02
when using pocket mask/PNB/Simple face mask on 02 i deliver % of 02
a bvm is also known as
A bvm at room air gives % of 02
a bvm on o2 gives % of o2 at 15LPM
for breathing supplemental ventilations i bring
an NC for breathing is a
an NC gets this range of LPM
a NC on 1-6 LPM gives % of O2
a partial non rebreather and simple face mask get this range of LPM
A complete non rebreather gets this range of LPM
a complete non rebreather will give this % of O2
If breathing is controlled i will give
94%+ on pulse ox and controlled breathing i give
90-94% on pulse ox and controlled breathing i give
90 or less on pulse ox with controlled breathing i give
If breathing is not controlled and have a decreased LOC i give
after B i do C which is
when I check circulation i look at
for circulation i want to control
for circulation i check
for circulation i can bring
after C i go to D which is
when i do disability nerve i ask
when doing disability nerve i check
A%Ox4 will ask
when checking disability nerve i also check for what injury
when checking for spinal injury i check
PMS is
after D i go to E which is
on E if stable I
on E if unstable I
After my initial assesment the 3rd deep is a
a general assesment is also called a
First for my general assesment i check
when i check vitals first i check
second for vitals I check
3rd for vitals I check
finally last for vitals i check
After vitals in my secondary assessment what progression do i run through
the S in sample
signs are
symptoms are
when i go through S in SAMPLE what is my progression
O in S
for onset i ask
P in S
for provocation i ask
Q in S
for quality I ask
R in S
for radiation I ask
S in S
for severity I ask
T in S
for time I ask
for time i can also ask
after S i go to A in SAMPLE which is
After A i go M in SAMPLE which is
After M I go to P in SAMPLE which is
after P i go to L in SAMPLE which is
after L i go to E in SAMPLE which is
when would i palpate a patient
when palpating the progression i run through first is
D in DCAP
C in DCAP
A in. DCAP
P in DCAP
after DCAP for palpating go to
B in BTLS
T in BTLS
L in BTLS
S in BTLS
When doing my secondary assesment what types of physicals can i go
Who gets a focus physical
who gets a detail physical
what is a detail exam called also
how long should a detail exam take
after my general assessment 4th i go to
when doing my ongoing assessment where do i restart
during my ongoing assesment on unstable patient how long do i wait
during my ongoing assessment if stable how long
after my ongoing assesment whats 5th
Where do i report
what do i report
# of patients
02
1 to 6 LPM
10-15
15
15 minutes
16
21
24-44
5 minutes
50-60
6-10
80-100
80-95
90 seconds or less
a few seconds
abrasion
Allergies
AMBU bag
any numbness or tingling?
artificial & supplemental
artificial ventilations
at AVPU
AVPU-CC-(C)-A-B-C-D-E
blood glucose levels
blood pressure
Breath sounds & pulse ox
Breathing
BTLS
burns
C-spine
Can you describe the pain/feeling?
can you take a deep breath?
CC
chief complaint
choking skills
circulation
contusion
CPR & AED
DCAP
deformities
did anything prevent you from taking a breath?
disability nerve
Do you feel like you are getting enough air?
does it come and go?
Events leading up to calling 911
exposure to elements
find life threatening conditions and fix them
Focus & detail
general assesment
head injury (A&Ox4 + pupils)
head to toe
HELP needed (backup)
How long has it been like this?
if they respond to pain stimuli
if they’re Alert
if they’re verbal stimuli
Illness & injury
index of suspicion
Initial assessment
lacerations
Last oral intake
level of consciousness
LOC
M Trauma, ETOH, LOC Dec, 18-, Unc, Drugs
major bleeding
mechanism of injury
med patients with minor trauma
Medication
MOI & IOS
Mouth to mask, BVM, mouth to mouth
nasal canula
nasopharyngeal airway
NC at 1-4 LPM
NC, partial & complete non rebreather, simple face mask
Nonrebreather partial or complete
NPA and OPA
objective
ongoing assessment
onset
open
open airway
OPQRST
oropharyngeal airway
Patent Airway
Person? Place? Time? Event?
Pertinent past history
PMS
pocket mask
police pat down
primary assessment
prior to patient contact
Provacation/Palliation
pulse
pulse, motor, sensory
pulse, skin, temp, and cappilary refill
punctures
Quality
Radiation/Region
radio
rapid trauma assessment
report
room air
SAFETY of me, my crew, my patient
SAMPLE
Scale of 0-10 how bad is the pain?
Scene size up
secondary assesment
Severity
signs & symptoms
spinal
subjective
suction
supplemental oxygen
swelling
temprature
tenderness
Time
To assess for pulse, temp, or hidden injury
unconsciousness
unit#,ID,Age,Sex,initial assesment,secondary assesment,physical, care, ETA.
ventilations
VITALS
what makes it better or worse?
When did this start?
where is the pain, does it spread?
”general impression“
”load and go”
”stay and play”
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