Scene Survey
What is the primary goal of a scene size up?
Safety
The primary assessment is designed to have the EMR detect and correct immediate life threats. These include threats to what? (4)
Airway Breathing Circulation and Bleeding
What is the purpose of the secondary assessment?
Discover and care for specific injuries or medical problems.
What is the first step in reassessing a patient?
Repeating the primary assessment
List three different kinds of BSI precautions you would use at the scene of an emergency.
Disposable gloves, eye protection, personal protective equipment depending on patient problem
What scale is used to assess a patient's mental status?
AVPU
When is secondary assessment performed?
How often should a seriously ill or injured patient be reassessed?
Every 5 minutes
What should you never assume in regards to scene safety?
That any scene is safe
How do you check the mental alertness of an unresponsive infant?
Flick the bottom of the foot.
List three significant types of injuries for adults.
Ejection from vehicle, death of one or more passengers in crash, falls greater than 15 feet, rollover vehicle crash, high speed crash, vehicle-pedestrian collision, motorcycle crash, unresponsiveness or altered mental status, penetrations of head neck chest or abdomen
What should you do as soon as you get to your patient's side? (3 things)
State name, level of training and get consent.
Name three types of high priority transport patients.
Unresponsive, Breathing difficulties, severe bleeding, complicated childbirth, chest pain
What type of patients need a rapid secondary assessment?
Trauma patient with significant MOI and an unstable medical patient.
List at least four parts of a scene size up.
BSI precaution, determining if the scene is safe, identify MOI or NOI,determine number if patients, identify additional resources needed and consider need for spinal precautions
Explain the two different types of bleeding
Arterial bleeding - Spurting and bright red from artery
Venous bleeding - Flowing and darker from vein
Define crepitus
A grating noise or the sensation felt when broken bone ends rub together.
List the information that must be given when giving a report to the responding EMTs. (7)
Name and age of patient, chief complaint, mental status, ABC status, physical findings, patient history, interventions and response to them