Assesment Basics Flashcards

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Actions needed in Scene size-up

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Scene safe
BSI/PPE
Additional Resources
MOI/NOI
#of Patients

(5 items)

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Initial Assesment items

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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

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Focused assesment

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ID chief complaint
Palpate,Auscultate, assess focused region including above and below.

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Baseline vitals

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(7 vitals)
BP Blood Pressure
Pulse
RR Respiratory rate
Skin color and condition
Pulse ox
Glucose
Pupils

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SAMPLE history

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S-igns & Symptoms
A-llergies
M-edications used
P-ast Medical History
L-ast oral intake
E-vents Prior

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OPQRST (pain)

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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?)

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Step 3 assessment:

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Focused assesment
Vitals
SAMPLE history
OPQRST pain

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Step 4

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Treatment/trauma care

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Step 6: transport

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Repeat Initial assessment
Repeat vitals
Response to treatment/interventions
Repeat focused assessment

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