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EMR - Unit 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| AVPU | Alert, verbal, painful, unresponsive |
| Perfusion | circulation of blood throughout the whole body |
| Primary assessment | increase the patient's chance of survival by checking for conditions that are immediate threats to life |
| ABC's of primary assessment | alert/airway, breathing, circulation |
| Auscultation | listening to the sounds of a person's body |
| secondary assessment | used to gather additional information about the patient for further help |
| chief complaint | brief description of why EMS were called to scene |
| SAMPLE | signs/symptoms, allergies, medication, pertinent medical history, last oral intake, events leading up to |
| DOTS | deformities, open injuries, tenderness, swelling |
| OPQRST - when is it used? | Onset, provocation, quality, region/radiation, severity, time Used to measure pain. |
| DCAP - BTLS | deformities, contusions, abrasions, punctures/penetration burns, tenderness, laceration, swelling |
| Respiratory rate (homeostasis) | 12-20 breaths per min |
| Pulse | 60-100 beats per min |
| blood pressure | 120/80 |