Scene size up - ANS ✔✔Body substance isolation (Gloves on?)
Scene safe?
Mechanism of injury (trauma) nature of illness (medical)
Triage (How many patients?)
Access and extrication (need any more resources?)
Primary assessment - ANS ✔✔Medical or trauma?
If trauma, manually stabilize neck?
General impression- age, gender, chief complaint
Check life threatening conditions
Mental status (responsive or unresponsive)
Airway- Need to open it?
Breathing? 12-20 breaths/minute
, Circulation (Adult 60-100 BPM)
If needed, Defibrillate ASAP
Communicate findings to reporting units
Medical secondary assessment - ANS ✔✔If medical, SAMPLE
QPQRST
Head to toe assessment
SAMPLE - ANS ✔✔Signs and symptoms
Allergies
Meds
Past history
Last meal
Events
OPQRST - ANS ✔✔onset, provocation, quality, radiation, severity, time