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Agpatientgisgdefinedgas
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Agpersongwhoghasgagcomplaintgorgmechanismgsuggestivegofgpotentialgillness
g orginjury;gAgpersongwhoghasgobviousgevidencegofgillnessgorginjury;gorgAgpersongid
entifiedgbyganginformedg2ndgorg3rdgpartygcallergasgrequiringgevaluationgforgpote
ntialgillnessgorginjury
Pediatricgpatientgconsiderations
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g Forgpatientsg<g18gyo,gusegthegPediatricgPatientgDestinationgprotocol;gPedi
atricgtreatmentgprotocolsgaregtogbegusedgongchildrengwhoghavegnotgyetgexp
eriencedgpuberty.
Signsgofgpubertyginclude
,Ans- chestgorgunderarmghairgongmales,gandganygbreastgdevelopmentgingfemales.
,GeneralgAdultgAssessment
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1.gScenegsafetyg/gscenegsizegup;gNOI/MOI;gPPE/BSI;gBringgallgequipment
g togpatientsgside
2. Levelgofgconsciousnessg->gunresponsiveg->gcheckgpulse->gnoneg-
>gCardiacgarrestgAirwayg->gsigsgofgcompromisedgorgnongprotectingg-
>gVentilationgmanagementgBreathingg->ginadequategorgresp.gdistressg-
>gResp.gDistress
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Disabilityg->gAlteredgorgconfusedg->galteredgmentalgstatus/syncope
3. Historyg-
g HPIg&gAMPLEgVitalgsignsgan
dgphysicalgexam
bloodgglucosegtestinggifgindicatedgSpeci
algtreatmentgprotocolgasgindicatedgCervi
calgStabilizationgasgindicated
Comfortgmeasuresg(splint,gpositiongofgcomfort)g
Vasculargaccessgasgindicated
, OxygengtherapygtogkeepgSPO2g>g94%