Observations Flashcards
What is the average respiratory rates?
What’s too high and what’s too low?
With names!!!!
Normal - 12-20 per min
Bradypnea - <12
Tachypnea - >20
Aponea - cardiac arrest
What are the o2 saturations?
What are the pulse rate observations boundaries
What are the BP boundaries
What is the GCS scale for eye opening response
1 - 4
4 - spontanious
3 - to speech
2 - to pain
1 - no response
What is the GCS response for verbal responses
1 - 5
5 - knows time place and person
4 - confused
3 - inappropriate words
2 - weird sounds
1 - no response
What is the GCS response for motor responses
1 - 6
6 - obeys command
5 - moves to localised pain
4 - flex to withdraw from pain
3 - abnormal flexion
2 - abnormal extension
1 - no response
What are the boundaries for bodily temperature
What are the boundaries for BM?
(Blood sugar)
What is this rhythm?
PEA (pulseless electrical activity)
What is this rhythm?
VT - very tidy
What is this rhythm?
VF - very fucked
What is this rhythm?
Asystole
What is this rhythm?
PEA
Do you give shocks to patients in VT?
Maybe - VT can have a pulse which you must check for prior to delivering a shock