Lecture 3 - Emergency Situations II Flashcards
what is the first assessment when coming across an injured individual?
on the field assessment (quick, efficient, and concise assessment is key to determine injury severity)
When would you need to activate the emergency action plan?
When it is beyond your scope of knowledge
Serious conditions like:
- unconsciousness
- no circulation
- spinal injury
- eye injury
- internal trauma
- head trauma
- deadly bleeding
What are the 3 C’s in the Primary Survey Protocol?
Check
Call
Care
an athlete lying motionless or falling in a limp manner (either conscious or unconscious) indicates ______
potential head or spinal injury; do NOT move them!
What should you CHECK in an emergency
- Unresponsiveness/ Airway (mouthguard?)
- Breathing and Circulation (concurrently; perform a visual and rapid palpatory scan for external bleeds)
What should you do when you CALL in an emergency
- activate your EAP
- provide dispatcher with the most information possible
What should you do when you CARE for someone in an emergency?
- manage life threatening situations
- provide appropriate care (rescue breathing? CPR? deadly bleeding? CPR first??)
true or false: if the person is breathing, they always have circulation
true
CARE: When you determine the athlete is unresponsive, what should you do?
- open airway
- monitor breathing by looking, listening, feeling; if not present, rescue breathing
- monitor circulation (if not present, CPR)
- monitor circulation (if present, take into account exercise elevation)
- treat major bleeding
spurting, pulsating, and bright red blood means a(n) _____ has been severed
artery
steady, slow flow of dark red blood means a(n) ______ has been severed
vein
slow, even flow and bubbly blood means a(n) ______has been severed
capillary
How do you manage bleeding?
Blood is RED - Rest - Elevate - Direct pressure (pressure points; superior arterial point) - Treat for Shock
What is the first thing you do when conducting the secondary survey for a conscious person?
SAMPLE followed by a set of vitals
Secondary Survey - Vitals (6 points)
1) level of consciousness
2) pulse
3) respiration/breathing
4) skin
5) pupils
6) blood pressure
