Field Splinting/Repairs- Blake Flashcards
1
Q
What are the five guidelines of field medicine?
A
- scene safety
- triage
- do no (more) harm
- look ahead
- handoff
2
Q
What is scene safety, triage?
A
looking for gas
anything else that might destabilize
check out your “patients”
3
Q
What are the factors of the timeline?
A
handoff
preparation
4
Q
What should you do when the first responders come?
A
you handoff quickly and you make it apparent that you no longer are in charge!
“say things like anything I can do to help you before I leave”
5
Q
Should you move the patient?
A
NO!
6
Q
If you are stuck in a bad situation and need to communicate it, how shoud you do this?
A
via text! (takes less bandwith and can autocorrect)
7
Q
How do you stabilize a wound?
A
- padding
- stabilization
- transport
