Scene Safety Flashcards
What does DR ABC stand for
Danger
Response
Airway
Breathing
Circulation
What does SMART stand for
Scene safety
Mechanism of injury
Additional resources
Rules and regs
Triage
What is the scene safety segment of SMART
Is the scene safe to enter?
For yourself, your colleagues and any bystanders
What does the Mechanism of injury segment stand for in SMART
What’s happened?
Is it traumatic or medical related?
Can others be affected?
What does the triage segment of SMART stand for?
Is there just one patient?
What is the NHS steps 1-2-3?
If there are multiple patients who are unconscious with no obvious explanation then follow these steps…
Step 1 - one patient. Approach normally
Step 2 - two patients approach with caution and do they have similar symptoms?
Step 3 - remove to a safe place and request specialist support
What does AVPU stand for?
Alert
Voice
Pain
Unresponsive
What does the alert segment of AVPU stand for?
Are their eyes open?
Are they looking and tracking you?
What does the voice segment of AVPU stand for?
Say hello etc. does the patient open eyes or respond?
What does the pain segment of AVPU stand for?
If they’re not alert, and don’t respond to voice, attempt a pain stimuli - tripezius squeeze
What is the name of the pain pressure point we squeeze when checking to see if a patient is responsive?
The tripezius squeeze
Airway - what is the main thing you check for in the airway
If the airway is patient and self maintained
Airway - if the airway is not self maintained and potent what do we do?
1 - inspect the airway with the scissor method
2 - if there’s something in the airway, we can rotate the patient and use our fingers to clear degrees (vomit)
3 - if it’s clear, we do the head tilt, chin lift to open the airway
4 - if you cannot move the head (spinal injury) use the jaw thrust method.
Breathing - what is the normal respiratory rate in adults (breaths)
12-20 per min
Breathing - if the respiratory rate is below 12 what do we call this?
Bradypnea
If the respiratory rate is above 20 what is this called
Tachypnoea
Circulation - what is the average BPM in adults?
60-100 BPM
Circulation - what is the name of the pulse on the wrist
Radial
Circulation - what is the name of the pulse in the neck
Carotid
Is someone’s BPM is below 60 what is this called
Bradycardia
If someone’s BPM is above 100 what is this called
Tachycardia
What does brady mean?
Below
What does tachy mean?
Above
