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Scene Safety
Top 6 steps
General Impression/Level of Consciousness
ABC's
Potpourri
100

Your evaluation of the conditions in which you will be operating

What is scene size-up

100

fire trucks, DPW, additional ambulances, law enforcememt, paramedics

What is additional resources

100
Alert, Verbal, Painful, Unresponsive
What is AVPU Scale
100

breathing without assistance

What is patent airway

100
skin appearing blue
What is cyanotic
200
weather conditions, downed power lines, combative bystanders, highway traffic
What is scene hazards
200

injury due to fall or MOI

What is consider c-spine

200

the overall initial impression that forms the priority of patient care

What is general impression

200

pink, flushed, red, mottled

hot, warm, cool

clammy, diaphoretic, dry

What is color of skin, temperature of skin and condition of skin (CTC)

200
often evaluated in pediatric patients to assess ability of circulatory system to perfuse correctly
What is capillary refill
300

When your patient becomes combative, when the scene is unsafe, when you feel threatened

What is the time to call law enforcement 

300
the force, or energy transmitted, that caused the injury
What is mechanism of injury
300

the most serious thing the patient is concerned with, the reason the patient called 911

What is chief complaint

300

put on a nrb, nasal cannula or use a bvm

What is initiate oxygen therapy

300
takes 60-90 seconds, identifies patient's other injuries
What is rapid exam
400

gloves, masks, gowns

What is PPE

400
seizures, heart attacks, diabetic problems, poisonings
What is nature of illness
400

Excessive bleeding, respiratory distress, no pulse

What is life threat

400
obvious trauma, noisy breathing, extremely shallow or absent breathing
What is signs of airway obstruction in an unconscious patient
400

extremely sweaty

What is diaphoretic

500

who's responsibility is to make sure the scene is safe

What is You!!

500

You have 3 patients with minor injuries, 2 patients with critical injuries, etc.

What is determining the number of patients

500

tests a patient's mental status by checking his or her memory and thinking ability

What is orientation (level of consciousness)

500

strong, weak, thready, 

What is types of pulse

500

12-20 in an adult

What is normal respirations