Chapter 14 Flashcards
Performing a secondary assessment
Trauma Assessment
the part of the 2ndary assessment that is performed on a patient who has an injury
Medical patient pertains to….
Illness
Trauma patient pertains to…
injury
Stable
a patient who is not likely to get worse soon
Unstable
a patient who has a high likelihood of getting worse in the immediate future
Secondary Assessment
Physical examination and medical history of the patient
What are the 3 main considerations when doing a 2ndary assessment?
- is the patient stable
- does the patient have a medical complaint
- does the patient have a traumatic injury
What are the signs of a stable patient?
- alert and oriented
- no major complaints of chest or abdominal pain
- no uncontrolled bleeding or recent blood loss
- normal breathing
- vital signs in the normal limits
- absence of recent trauma
What are the signs of an unstable patient?
-abnormal mental status
- significant chest or abdominal pain/discomfort
- significant mechanism of injury
- uncontrolled breathing
- abnormal vital signs
Distention
stretched beyond normal dimensions
Guarding
contracting the abdominal muscles in response to pain
Mechanism of injury (MOI)
the event or mechanism that caused the injury
Multisystem Trauma
damage to multiple organ systems in the body caused by a mechanism/injury
Nonsignificant mechanism of injury
an injury that is isolated to a nonvital area of the body
(still bad but not BAD BAD)
what does BP-DOC stand for
Bleeding
Pain
Deformities
Open wounds
Crepitus
