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AVPU
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Alert, Verbal Response, Painful Response, Unresponsive
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High Priority Conditions
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*poor general impression
*unresponsive *responsive, but not following commands *difficulty breathing *shock *complicated childbirth *chest pain w/ systolic BP less than 100 *uncontrolled breathing *severe pain anywhere |
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Sign
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An indication of a patients condition that is OBJECTIVE, or can be observed by another person; an indication that can be seen, heard, smelled, or felt by EMT or others.
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Symptom
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An indication of a patients condition that cannot be observed by another person but rather is SUBJECTIVE, or felt and reported by the patient.
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S.A.M.P.L.E. history
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*Signs/ Symptoms
*Allergies *Medications *Pertinent past history *Last oral intake *Events leading to injury/illness |
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Trauma Patient
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a patient suffering from one or more physical injuries
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Focused history and physical exam
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the step of patient assessment that follows the initial assessment
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DCAP-BTLS
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*Deformities
*Contusions *Abrasions *Puncture/ Penetrations *Burns *Tenderness *Lacerations *Swelling |
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Rapid Trauma Assessment
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A rapid assessment of the head, neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, extremities, and posterior of the body to detect signs and symptoms of injury
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Crepitation
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the grating sound or feeling of broken bones rubbing together
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