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Assesment - medical
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. B S I | verbalize B S I |
| 2. determine the scene | scene safe |
| 3. determine M O I/N O I | what is the mechanism of injury/ nature of illness |
| 4. request for additional help | request help |
| 5. concider spine stabilization | decide if c-spine should be held depending on MOI/NOI |
| 6. determine responsiveness/ LOC | A- alert V- verbal P- pain U- unreponsive |
| 7. determines chief complaint apparent life-threats | main injury or ilness any life threats |
| 8. assess airway and breathing | assessment - look, listen, feel assures adequate ventilation initiates appropriate oxygen therapy |
| 9. assess circulation | assess/control major bleeding check pulse assess skin(color, temp, condition) |
| 10. identify patient priority | decide treatment / transport |
| 11. History = OPQRST | O - onset,what were you doing P-provocation,does anything change the pain Q-quality,describe the pain R-radiation, does it move anywhere else S-severity, level 1 to 10 T- time, how long has it been happening |
| 12. Past medical history - SAMPLE | S-signs and symptoms A-allergies M-medications P-past pert. history L-last oral intake E-events leading up to present illness |
| 13. secondary assessment- assesses affected bodypart/system | -Cardiovascular -integumentary -Pulmonary -GI/GU -Neurological -reproductive -musculoskeletal -psychological/social |
| 14. Vital signs | -Pulse -bloodpressure -respiratory rate and quality |
| 15. general impression of patient | state your impression of patient |
| 16. interventions | verbalize properintervention/ treatments |
| 17. reassessments | demonstrates how and when to reasess patient |
| 18. hand off | provide accurate verbal report to arriving EMS unit |