CH 11: The Primary Assessment - Concepts Flashcards

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What are other terms for the primary assessment?

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Primary survey or initial assessment

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When you approach a patient, what is the first step of your primary assessment?

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Forming a general impression

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What are the six steps of your primary assessment?

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Forming general impression
Assessing mental status
Airway
Breathing
Circulation
Determining priority
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When would you interrupt your primary assessment?

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If you discover any life-threatening conditions that require intervention.

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What is a general impression?

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Impression of the patient’s condition that is formed on first approaching the patient, based on the patient’s environment, chief complaint and appearance.

Formed by looking, listening and smelling.

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What are indications of a CRITICAL patient?

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Appear lifeless
Altered mental status
Unusually anxious / pale, sweaty
Obvious trauma to head, chest, abdomen, pelvis
Position (tripod, Levine's sign)
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What is clinical judgment?

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Judgment based on experience in observing and treating patients.

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What does AVPU stand for?

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Alert
(anything below considered high priority)
Verbal response
Physical response
Unresponsive
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How do you document orientation?

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Person, place, time

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What are the two purposes of the primary assessment?

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To identify and correct threats with ABC’s

To gather information

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What are the four situations that call for assistance with breathing?

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Respiratory arrest - perform rescue breathing
Not alert, breathing inadequate - PPV with 100% O2
Alert, breathing inadequate - assist ventilations with 100% O2
Adequate breathing but signs of respiratory distress - provide O2

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How do you evaluate circulation?

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Assess pulse, skin and bleeding

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What are high priority conditions?

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Poor general impression
Unresponsive
Responsive but not following commands
Difficulty breathing
Shock
Complicated childbirth
Chest pain consistent with cardiac problems
Uncontrolled bleeding
Severe pain anywhere
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