Scene
This is the first thing you do upon arriving on scene.
What is determining the scene is safe?
You should say this as you start your intial assessment.
What is verbalize your general impressions of the patient.
These are signs and symptoms to check for respiratory and cardiac problems. (Name three)
What is onset, severity, provokes, time, quality, interventions, radiates?
These are obstetrics related questions?
Are they pregnant, having bleeding or discharge, how long have you been pregnant, need to push, pain or contractions, last menstrual cycle.
Before treating, this may help you determine what the is wrong with the patient.
What is determining the nature of the illness?
To determine the responsiveness/level of consciousness.
Why we use the acronym AVPU?
This is an ongoing assessment.
What is repeat initial assessment?
These are behavioral related questions
What are how do you feel, do you have suicidal tendencies, are they a threat to self or others, is there a medical problem, are there interventions?
This is done by looking carefully around the scene to determine if you are going to need help.
What is determining the number of patients?
This is what the acronym AVPU stands for.
What is alert, verbal, painful, and unresponsive?
These are signs of altered mental status. (Name three)
What are Description of episode, trauma, onset, interventions, duration, seizures, associated symptoms, fever?
Taking this might cause medical reactions.
What is medicine, food, and enviroment?
You may need to do this if there is too much to do for one person.
What is requesting additional help?
What is using the modified jaw-thrust maneuver, or head-tilt chin lift?
These are signs of allergic reaction. (Name three)
What is history, effects, exposure, progression, how patient was exposed, interventions?
This is the term for a severe allergic reaction.
What is Anaphylaxis?
We do this to protect ourselves.
What is verbalizing body substance isolation precautions?
These are the B & C of the initial assessment
What is breathing and circulation?
These are signs of environmental emergency. (Name three)
What is the source, loss of consciousness, the environment, effects (general or local), duration?
These phrases make up the acronym SAMPLE, which is used to remember pertinent questions during an assessment.
What is Signs/symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Past medical history, Last oral intake, and Events leading up to this incident.