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Scene Size-up | concerned about safety. 1. yours
2. crew
3. victim
4. bystanders |
MOI | Mechanisms of injury |
4 classifications of injuries | 1. soft tissue injuries
2. fractures
3.dislocation
4.internal injuries |
Triage | sorting of accident victims according to the severity of their injuries |
high priority injuries | airway and breathing difficulties, cardiac arrest, uncontrolled bleeding, severe head injuries, open chest and abdominal wounds, severe medical problems, such as poisonings and heart attacks, severe shock |
second priority injuries | burns, major multiple fractures, back injuries with or without spinal cord injuries |
lowest priority injuries | minor fractures, other minor injuries, obviously mortal wounds in which death appears reasonably certain, obviously dead |
AVPU | Alert, Verbal, Painful, Unresponsive |
DCAPBTLS
systematic head to toe check. | Deformities, Contusions, Abrasions, Penetrations, Burns, Tenderness, Lacerations, and Swelling |
shock | the failure of the cardiovascular system or failure of he system to provide blood circulation to every part of the body |
SAMPLE | Signs & Symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Past history, Last oral intake, Events leading up to accident and calling EMT. |
Diagnostic signs
BRPS | blood pressure, respiration, reaction to pain, pulse, pupils or eyes, paralysis or loss of sensation, skin color, skin temperature, state of confusion |
signs | something you can get from your five senses |
symptoms | something you can only get if the victim tells you (assuming they're conscious). |