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how many parts is the assessment process divided into |
5 scene size up primary assessment history taking sec. assessment reassessment
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SPHSR |
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symptoms |
subjective condition that the patient feels and tells you about |
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sign |
a condition that can be observed |
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scene size up |
what is going on around the patient |
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situational awareness |
necessary through out call to ensure safety |
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face what when helping a patient |
an escape route |
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what are traumatic injuries |
physical force applied to the outside of body |
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MOI |
mechanism of injury |
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MOI common terms |
blunt and penetrating trauma |
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NOI |
nature of illness |
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nature of illness |
type of illness patient is experiancing |
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cheif complaint |
general type of illness..reason for call |
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standard percautions |
protective measures when dealing with blood,body fluids, and OPID |
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triage |
sorting patients by severity |
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primary assessment |
to identify and begin treatment |
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LOC |
level of consciousness |
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general impression |
first look...age race sex level of distress apperance |
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perfusion |
circulation of blood with a orgab or tissue to provide oxygen and nutrients also taking out waste |
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verbal stimuli |
sound |
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pain stimuli |
pinching patients earlobe |
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orientation |
check memory person-their name place-current location time-yr mnth apprx date event-describe incident |
ppte |
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altered mental status |
any deviation(forget) of person place time event |
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distracting injury |
when one injury takes attention from another |
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