Day 1 Flashcards
Scene assessment
Step 1 PAA
Hazards
Number of patients
Mechanism
LOC
Level of consciousness
Step 2 PAA
AVPU
Alert
Verbal
Pain (did you pinch?)
Unresponsive
Priority Action Approach
Scene Assessment
**911/WERP if you already know
LOC
911/WERP
Primary Survey
Transport decision
Secondary Survey
Primary Survey
Step 4 PAA
(Did you activate ERP???)
C-Spine
Airway -open?
Breathing
Circulation
(D - Deadly Wound)
RBS (ASK bleeding under? Medical alert?)
Blanket
(Bandages)
Secondary Survey
Step 6 PAA
Vitals
History
(Stop ABC again!)
Head to toe
Treatment
(ABC & possibly Vitals again)
Vitals
Step 1 Secondary Survey
Note the Time
Respiration x4 15 sec - abdomen
Pulse x4 15 seconds
LOC/AVPU (yes AVPU again)
Skin condition
History
Step 2 Secondary Survey
Chief complaint
Allergies
Medications
Medical History
(Do ABC again!)
Head to toe
Step 3 Secondary Survey
(Did you do ABC?)
CSM 5 minutes
Circulation, Sensation, Motor Function
Check nose/ears, ankle temp, double pulse
Treatment
Step 4 Secondary Survey
Treatment of non life threatening wounds
(ABC & Vitals again!)
RTC- Mechanism of Injury (9)
Free fall from >6.5m (20ft)
Severe deceleration in vehicle
Pedestrian, motorcycle, or bicycle hit by car
Severe crush
Smoke/toxic gas
Decompression
Drowning
Electric injury
RTC - Anatomy of Injury 12
Severe Brain injury:
Altered consciousness
Depressed Skull fracture
Penetrating injury
Pelvic fracture
Two + long bone fractures
Flail chest
Pregnant woman injuries
Burns
Amputation (except finger or toe)
Spinal cord, paraplegia, quadriplegia
Penetrating eye injury
RTC - Primary Survey 14
Decreased LOC
Airway obstruction
Required assisted ventilation
Cardiac arrest
Suspected heart attack - over 30 min of chest issues
Circulatory shock (hypovolemic)
Tourniquet
Poison
Epilepsy
Stroke
Anaphylaxis - alergy shock
Hypothermia
Heatstroke
AVPU
Alert
Verbal - patient responds to YOUR voice
Pain - pinch cuticle area
Unresponsive - airway/breathing