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"The primary assessment is generally considered to have six parts:" |
-Forming a general impression -Assessing the patient's mental status -Assessing the patient's airway -Assessing the patient's breathing -Assessing the patient's circulation -Determining the patient's priority Ch. 12, pg. 285 |
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"You form a general impression by __________, _________, and ________." |
-Looking -Listening -Smelling Ch. 12, pg. 289 |
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"Remember as you perform the primary assessment that there are two purposes: to ____________________ and to _______________." |
-Identify and correct life threats with airway, breathing, and circulation -Gather information Ch. 12, pg. 291 |
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"To be stable, a patient needs to have vital signs that are _________________ or ___________." |
-In the normal range -Just slightly abnormal Ch. 12, pg. 296 |
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"A threat to ___________________________, either actual or imminent, rules out stable." |
The airway, breathing, or circulation Ch. 12, pg. 296 |
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T/F: A patient's priority stays the same throughout a call. |
False Ch. 12, pg. 297 |
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"An unresponsive patient is automatically a ______ priority for immediate transport." |
High Ch. 12, pg. 298 |
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What is the appropriate painful stimulus for an infant? |
Flicking the feet Ch. 12, pg. 303 |
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Definition: ABC's |
Airway, breathing, and circulation Ch. 12, pg. 304 |
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Definition: AVPU |
A memory aid for classifying a patient's level of responsiveness or mental status. The letters stand for alert, verbal response, painful response, unresponsive Ch. 12, pg. 304 |
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Definition: Chief complaint |
In emergency medicine, the reason EMS was called, usually in the patient's own words Ch. 12, pg. 304 |
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Definition: general impression |
Impression of the patient's condition that is formed on first approaching the patient, based on the patient's environment, chief complaint, and appearance. Ch. 12, pg. 304 |
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Definition: interventions |
Actions taken to correct or manage a patient's problems Ch. 12, pg. 304 |
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Definition: mental status |
Level of responsiveness Ch. 12, pg. 304 |
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Definition: primary assessment |
The first element in a patient assessment, steps taken for the purpose of discovering and dealing with any life-threatening problems. Ch. 12, pg. 304 |
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Definition: priority |
The decision regarding the need for immediate transport of the patient versus further assessment and care at the scene. Ch. 12, pg. 304 |
