Patient Assessment And Basic Life Support Flashcards
What considerations should you make when evaluating a scene?
The scene is safe for the patient, other responders, and self
Determine how many people have been injured and how
What are the 5 components of the primary assessment?
Massive Hemorrhage
Airway
Respiratory
Circulation
heat/Hike vs. Helicopter
If the victim is unresponsive, assume a c-spine injury even if there is no clear mechanism. Any significant injury above the clavicle should be assumed a c-spine risk.
What is the top priority for CPR?
circulation
Why do we place patients in the recovery position?
To prevent asphyxia from vomit or choking on tongue, etc
If you’re giving rescue breaths, how can you tell if you’re doing it effectively?
the chest will rise and fall
How do you assess circulation?
Look at skin color and assess capillary refill in all extremities
What three things are assessed in the Glasgow Coma Scale?
Eye Opening Response
Verbal response
Motor Response
What are the six components of the secondary survey?
S)ymptoms / subjective info
A)llergies
M)edicine/medication
P)rior medical history
L)ast oral intake (food, water, medication)
E)vents leading up to illness/injury
What does it mean to say someone is Alert and Oriented x 4 (A&O x 4)?
They can correctly answer Name, location, day/time, what happened
What are some of the ways we characterize pain?
C)haracter: sharp, dull
O)nset: when did it come on
L)ocation: where is the pain
D)uration: how long has it been going on
E)xacerbation: what makes it worse
R)elief: what makes it better
R)aditation: does it radiate to other parts of the body
What do you include in each of the 4 parts of the SOAP note?
Subjective: patient or bystander information or reports that cannot be validated or measured (ie: Patients age and gender, chief complaint, mechanism of injury, history of illness)
Objective: measurable, diagnostic (ie: physical exam results, vitals, AOx4, Glasgow coma, skin color, pupil responsiveness, and shape, etc)
Assessment: Best efforts diagnostics of what is happening
Plan: What the first responder is going to do for the patient (hike Vs. Helicopter, educated treatment plan)
What are at least five conditions that always need evacuation?
Suspected spine injury
Suspected pelvic injury
Open fracture
Suspected compartment syndrome (extreme pressure in muscle tissue due to internal bleeding)
Hip or knee dislocation
Vascular compromise to extremity
Laceration with tendon or nerve injury
Uncertainty of severity of injury
