patient assesment

Question 1

OPQRST

Answer 1

better known as the “S” in SAMPLE

Onset, Provocation, Quality, Radiation, Severity, Time

Question 2

SAMPLE

Answer 2

is used to ask questions and interview the patient

Sign and Symptoms, Allergies, Medication, Pertinent past, Last intake, Events

Question 3

DCAPBTLS

Answer 3

used to remember what we are looking for when touching a person during an assessment
Deformities, Contusions, Abrasions, Punctures, Burns, Tenderness, Lacerations, Swelling

Question 4

Primary(initial) assessment

Answer 4

AVPU, CC, ABCDE

used to find life threatening situations and treat them immediately when found

Question 5

Secondary(general) assessment

Answer 5

SAMPLE, vitals, and physical assessment

Question 6

Ongoing assessment

Answer 6

start over AVPU. 5 minutes for unstable and 15 minutes for stable

Question 7

MOI/IOS

Answer 7

during scene size up

mechanism of injury, index of suspicion (common sense)

Question 8

In order assessments

Answer 8

general impression, scene size up, initial assessment, secondary assessment, ongoing assessment, report

Question 9

detailed assessment

Answer 9

performed in general assessment, head to toe exam

should take less than 90 seconds

Question 10

focused physical exam

Answer 10

based largely on the nature of the patients complaint

Question 11

BSI

Answer 11

body substance isolation. all bodily fluids are contaminated

Question 12

Legal. what is confidential

Answer 12

all information about one’s patient is confidential. this means not only their health situation but also, living situation, family and finances