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Patient Assessment/Management - Trauma (for the EMT-Basic)

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Takes, or verbalizes, BODY SUBSTANCE ISOLATION precautions   Step 1/23  
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Determines the SCENE IS SAFE   Step 2/23  
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Determines the MECHANISM OF INJURY   Step 3/23  
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Determines the NUMBER OF PATIENTS   Step 4/23  
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REQUESTS ADDITIONAL HELP, if necessary   Step 5/23  
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CONSIDERS STABILIZATION OF SPINE   Step 6/23  
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Verbalizes GENERAL IMPRESSION of the patient   Step 7/23  
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Determines RESPONSIVENESS/LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS   Step 8/23  
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Determines CHIEF COMPLAINT/APPARENT LIFE THREATS   Step 9/23  
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Assess AIRWAY and BREATHING (includes: assessment, initiating appropriate oxygen therapy, assuring adequate ventilation, and injury management)   Step 10/23  
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Assess CIRCULATION (includes: assessing/controlling MAJOR bleeding; assessing pulse; and assessing skin color, temperature and condition)   Step 11/23  
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Identify PRIORITY PATIENTS/MAKES TRANSPORT DECISION   Step 12/23  
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Selects APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT - (FOCUSED or RAPID ASSESSMENT)   Step 13/23  
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Obtains, or directs assistance to obtain, BASELINE VITAL SIGNS   Step 14/23  
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Obtains S.A.M.P.L.E. history   Step 15/23  
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ASSESSES THE HEAD (Detailed Physical Exam, includes: Inspecting and palpating the scalp and ears; assessing the eyes; assessing the facial areas-including oral and nasal areas)   Step 16/23  
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ASSESSES THE NECK (Detailed Physical Exam, includes: Inspecting and Palpating the neck; Assessing for JVD; and assessing for tracheal deviation)   Step 17/23  
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ASSESSES THE CHEST (Detailed Physical Exam, includes: Inspecting, Palpating, and Auscultating lung/breath sounds)   Step 18/23  
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ASSESSES THE ABDOMEN/PELVIS (Detailed Physical Exam, includes: Assessing the abdomen, assessing the pelvis, and verbalizing assessment of the genitalia/perineum as needed)   Step 19/23  
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ASSESSES THE EXTREMITIES (1 point for each extremity, includes: inspection, palpation, and assessment of motor, sensory, and circulatory function)   Step 20/23  
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ASSESS THE POSTERIOR (includes assessing the thorax and assessing the lumbar spinal regions)   Step 21/23  
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MANAGES SECONDARY INJURIES and WOUNDS appropriately   Step 22/23  
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VERBALIZES RE-ASSESSMENT OF THE VITAL SIGNS   Step 23/23  
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PATIENT ASSESSMENT/MANAGEMENT - TRAUMA   PATIENT ASSESSMENT/MANAGEMENT - TRAUMA  
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