Patient Assessment
The first step of any patient encounter, focused on ensuring scene safety for providers and patients.
Scene Size Up
The medical term for low blood sugar, often found in diabetic patients.
Hypoglycemia
This technique is used to open the airway of a trauma patient with a suspected spinal injury
Jaw Thrust Maneuver
The "A" in ABC stands for
Airway
Patients experiencing this condition may display wheezing, tachypnea, ands accessory muscles to breathe.
Asthma
A rapid head to toe assessment to identify life threatening injuries during the primary survey
Rapid Trauma Assessment
This vital signs measures the force of blood against arterial walls.
Blood Pressure
The stroke screening tool evaluates facial droop, arm drift, and speech abnormalities.
FAST
The "P" in SAMPLE history, a key part of obtaining patient information.
Past Medical History
This scale, ranging from 3 to 15, is used to assess a patients level of consciousness by scoring eye, verbal, and motor responses.
Glasgow Coma Scale "GCS"
These sounds, heard with a stethoscope, can indicate fluid in the lungs.
Crackles
This tool helps EMS providers predict the severity of trauma based on height, weight, and impact force during a fall.
Mechanism of Injury
This technique involves assessing capillary refill time to determine perfusion, and it should be under this many seconds for adults
2 Seconds.
This condition, identified by pinpoint pupils, respiratory depression, and altered mental status, suggests what?
Opioid overdose.
These signs, including bradycardia, irregular respirations, and hypertension, indicate increased intracranial pressure.
Cushing Triad.