Patient Stuff Flashcards
What is the Pediatric Assessment Triange?
Circulation, Work, Appearance
In the PAT, what does Appearance mean?
Mental Status
In the PAT, what is Circulation?
Skin color, tone, cap refill
What is CAB? Used for pulsless and Apnic patients.
Circulation, Airway, Breathing
What is XAB? Use for trauma patients.
Exenuation (Bleeding), Airway, Breathing
What is ABC? Used for general patients.
Airway, Breathing, Circulation
What is the temp you are worried about?
104 degrees F
What special considerations on scene, should you take for STEMI and Stroke?
Primary Vital Signs, Cincinati Stroke Scale (Stroke), Aspirin (STEMI), 12-lead ECG
What does the Clasgow Coma Score (GCS) encompass?
Eye Response, Verbal Response, Motor Response
What are the levels of Eye Response in the GCS?
Spontanious (4)
To Verbal (3)
To Pain (2)
No eye opening (1)
What are the levels of Verbal Response in the GCS?
Orientated (5)
Confused (4)
Inappropriate Words (3)
Incomphrenensable Sounds (2)
No verbal response (1)
What are the levels of Motor Response in the GCS?
Obeys Commands (6)
Localizes Pain (5)
Withdrawl from pain (4)
Flexion to pain (3)
Extension to Pain (2)
No motor Response (1)
What is a complete assessment?
Expose, Visualize, Palpate, Auscaltte
How soon should you have your primary survey complete?
30 seconds
What is an important question for stroke patients?
When were they last seen normal?
What is an important question to ask for cardiac emergencies?
Is there a family history?
What are the steps of RSI?
Sedate, Paralyze, give and Analgesic
What is breakthrough pain?
10/10 pain that is casuing health deterioration
How soon should you have your primary vital signs?
Within 2min
How long should you check a heart rate for accuarcy?
1min
Is EtCO2 a primary or secondary vital sign?
Secondary
What are normal BGLs for an adult?
70-120
Where is the best place to listen to lung sounds?
The Back
How many regions do you listen to lung sounds, and where are they?
6; Upper lungs, middle lungs, lower lungs
How long do you listen to abd sounds?
5 minutes
What is a delay in cappliary filling?
Compensated Shock
What is liable?
What you write down in your documenttion using innapropriate verbage
What is slander?
When you SAY innapropriate verbage
