skills lab Flashcards
AVPU
Alert
Verbal
Pain
Unresponsive
PPTP
Person
Place
Time
Purpose
ALOC
Alerted
Loss/Level
Of
Consciousness
Assessment of patients with an Altered Mental Status
Including Tips
Alcohol
Epilepsy
Insulin
Overdose
Uremia
Trauma
Infection
Psychiatric
Stroke
ABCs
Airway: Open clear maintainable need for suction need or Adjuncts
Breathing: Rate effort Depth Lung sounds SPO2 need for 02
Circulation: Pulse, rhythm, force,
Skin - Color moisture, temperature
Cap refill: Normal or delayed
Present history of patient- OPQRST
Onset
Provoke
Quality
Radiation/ Respiratory
Severity
time
Past history of patient- SAMPLER
Signs/symptoms
Allergies
Medication
Past medical History
Last oral intake
Events leading up to
Risk factors
Distention
Enlargement or swelling of a organ
Stoma
Medical induced hole in the body
Tracheal deviation
When the trachea or windpipe shifts to one side of Neck
Subcutaneous Emphysema
Air becomes trapped in tissues under skin
DCAP-BTLS
Deformities
Contusion
Abrasions
Penetration
Burns
Tenderness
Lacerations
Swelling
Crepitus
cracking popping sound occurs when bones grind against each other
AAA
Abdominal
Aortic
Aneurysm
Load and go criteria
Shift in Mental status or ALOC
Compromised ABCs
Uncontrollable Hemorrhage
Abnormal Chest
Abnormal abdomen
Unstable Pelvis
Bilateral Femur fractures
Patient looks like there going to die