Assessing breathing - CORRECT ANSWER-Does my patient need oxygen, and if
so how should I administer it?
What determines method of oxygen delivery? - CORRECT ANSWER-Respiratory
rate and tidal volume
Primary Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER-1. General impression
2. AVPU
Alert
Verbal
Pain
Unresponsive
3. ABCDEFI
Airway
Breathing
Circulation
Disabilities or deformities
Expose chief complaint, visualize, and palpate
Formulate field impression
Identify patient priority and determine transport level
Assess circulation - CORRECT ANSWER-COPS
Capillary refill
Obvious bleeding
Pulse
Skin signs
Where should pulse be checked for adults, children, infants, and unconscious
patients? - CORRECT ANSWER-Carotid: unconscious adults and children
Radial: conscious adults and children
Brachial: infants
Skin signs - CORRECT ANSWER-color, temperature, moisture
Physical exam - CORRECT ANSWER-DCAP-BTLS
Deformities
Contusions
, Abrasions
Punctures/penetrations
Burns/bruises
Tenderness
Lacerations
Swelling
History - CORRECT ANSWER-SAMPLE
Signs and symptoms
Allergies
Medications
Pertinent past medical/surgical history
Last oral intake
Events leading to injury or illness
Shannon-Weaver Communication Model - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Sender takes a
thought
2. Encodes it into a message
3. Sends the message to the receiver
4. Receiver decodes the message
5. Sends feedback to the sender
Ethnocentrism - CORRECT ANSWER-Considering your own cultural values more
important than those of others
Cultural Imposition - CORRECT ANSWER-Forcing your values onto others
Emotional Intelligence - CORRECT ANSWER-Ability to understand and manage
your emotions and properly respond to others' emotions
Symptom - CORRECT ANSWER-subjective condition that the patient feels and
tells you about
Sign - CORRECT ANSWER-objective condition you can observe about the patient
Preparation and Scene Size-Up - CORRECT ANSWER--BSI
PENMAN
-Personal, partner, and patient scene safety
Environmental hazards: hot, cold, dangerous
Number of patients:
Mechanism of Injury/Nature of Illness
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