Ch 4 First Aid
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- What is the AVPU scale?
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A- Victim is alert
V- Responds to verval stimuli
P- Responds to painful stimuli
U- Unresponsive to all stimuli - What are the 3 C's of establishing rapport?
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Competance
Confidence
Compassion
Ask victim's name, maintain eye contact, speak calmly, give orders quietly - What is SAMPLE?
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S - signs and symptoms
A - allergies
M - medications
P - pertinent past medical history
L - last time victim ate or drank
E - events prior to the incident - What is crepitus?
- a sandpaper like noise made by broken bone ends rubbing against each other
- What is DOTS?
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Look for:
D - Deformity
O - Open wounds
T - Tenderness
S - Swelling - Initial Assessment
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1. Take body substance isolation precautions if possible
2. Assess safety of scene
3. Determine victim's condition
4. # of victims
5. Determine resources needed - How do you check for breathing?
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Look for chest to rise and fall
Listen for sounds of air movement
Feel on your cheek for air movement - If victim is unresponsive, which position should you place them in?
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HAINS - high arm in endangered spine
recovery/modified
For infant, place face down in arms - What questions should you ask during the secondary survey?
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What happened?
Where do you hurt
Visually inspect body - What is MOI?
- Mechanism of injury
- Vital signs?
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Pulse
Respiration
Temperature and skin color - If victim is unconscious, which pulse should you take?
- Carotid
- What should you look for when assessing a victim's condition in their neck?
- depressions, bruises, veins, pulses, pain, tenderness
- What should you look for when assessing a victim's condition in their chest?
- breathing abnormalities, symmetry of respiration, signs of fractures, instability over the ribs, soft tissue injuries
- What should you look for when assessing a victim's condition in their abdomen?
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Protrusions, soft-tissue wounds, lumps, swelling ,bruises
If you suspect injury, feel that quadrant last - check for hardening or masses - What should you look for when assessing a victim's pelvic area?
- Tenderness, crepitus, loss of bladWder control, bleeding, strength of femoral pulse, erection (sign of CNS injury)
- What should you look for when assessing a victim's lower extremeties?
- abnormal position of legs, abnormal movements, protrusions, tenderness in calves, depressions
- What should you look for when assessing a victim's upper extremeties?
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Equal grip strength
assess sensation by light touch or pinch
motor function - have them wiggle fingers
compare bilateral strength