Assesment Basics Flashcards
Actions needed in Scene size-up
Scene safe
BSI/PPE
Additional Resources
MOI/NOI
#of Patients
(5 items)
Initial Assesment items
General impression
C-spine consideration
AVPU(Alert, Responsive to Verbal, Responsive to Pain, Unresponsive)
Assess airway(open? Insert airway if needed)
Breathing(Rate/Quality)
Administer O2 or not
Circulation
Gross blood sweep
Skin Color& condition
Patient Priority
Focused assesment
ID chief complaint
Palpate,Auscultate, assess focused region including above and below.
Baseline vitals
(7 vitals)
BP Blood Pressure
Pulse
RR Respiratory rate
Skin color and condition
Pulse ox
Glucose
Pupils
SAMPLE history
S-igns & Symptoms
A-llergies
M-edications used
P-ast Medical History
L-ast oral intake
E-vents Prior
OPQRST (pain)
O-nset(gradual/rapid)
P-rovocation(anything make it better or worse?)
Q-uality (can you describe the pain?)
R-adiation(does the pain move anywhere else on your body?)
S-everity(on a scale of 1-10 how bad is the pain?)
T-ime(when did it start?)
Step 3 assessment:
Focused assesment
Vitals
SAMPLE history
OPQRST pain
Step 4
Treatment/trauma care
Step 6: transport
Repeat Initial assessment
Repeat vitals
Response to treatment/interventions
Repeat focused assessment