The On-Field Examination Flashcards
Ensure Scene is Safe
Step 1
Put on gloves if visible bleeding
Step 2
Stabilize head/cervical spine
Step 3
Establish level of consciousness
Step 4
Activate emergency system
Step 1 Not Conscious
Establish airway.
Maintain cervical spine alignment if catastrophic injury can’t be ruled out.
Step 2 Not Conscious
Establish presence/absence of breathing.
Establish presence/absence of pulse.
Expose chest.
Remove facemask.
Step 3 Not Conscious
Quick secondary scan to ensure no open fractures or profuse bleeding.
Step 4 Not Conscious
Monitor while waiting for emergency personnel.
Step 1 Breathing
Rescue breathing.
Step 1 Not Breathing, Pulse Present
Apply defibrillator pads; assess rhythm.
CPR/defibrillate as indicated.
Step 1 Not Breathing, No Pulse Present
Establish what happened.
Identify location of pain.
Ask if able to move fingers/toes unless obviously moving.
Observe for gross deformity/profuse bleeding.
Step 1 Conscious
Maintain stabilization.
Activate emergency system.
Remove facemask.
Step 1 Cervical Pain, Inability to move Extremities
Palpate involved area for deformity.
Step 1 No Cervical Symptoms
Immobilize.
Appropriate field removal.
Step 2A No Cervical Symptoms