Steps And Tips For Skills

Question 1

Medical assessment

Answer 1

1:
- PPE + scene safe
- ENAMES
- General Impression
- AVPU / A&O x _
- Chief Complaint
- A, B, C’s + skins signs/Lung sounds + possibly give O2 
- Transport decision
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History:
- OPQRST/PASTE/AEIOUTIPS + SAMPLE
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2:
- Affected body part
- Pertinent negatives
- Vitals (BP, HR, RR, SpO2, Pupils, lungs, temp)
- Field impression and interventions
- Transport and code (treat for shock)
- Reassess (every 5 or 15 min)
- Turnover 
        - demographics (who? What? Where?)
        - chief complaint/vitals
        - pertinent history
        - intervention and response

Question 2

Trauma assessment

Answer 2

1:
- PPE + safety
- ENAMES + consider ALS + spine
- General impression 
- AVPU + A&Ox_
- Chief complaint/life threat
- A, B, C’s + O2 + skin signs + shock
- transport decision
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2:
- Vitals (BP, HR, SpO2, RR, BG if altered)
- SAMPLE
- OPQRST/PASTE/AEIOUTIPS/GFAST
- Head-to-toe check (DCAP-BTLS)
- Manage 2ndry injuries
- Transport decision
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- Reassess every 5 min
- Turnover