ASSESSMENTASSESSMENT11

ASSESSMENTASSESSMENT22 SECONDARY SURVEYSECONDARY SURVEY

VITAL SIGNSVITAL SIGNSHEAD TO TOE EXAMHEAD TO TOE EXAM

INDICATORS OFINDICATORS OF33

VICTIM CONDITIONVICTIM CONDITION SIGNSSIGNS

VISUAL SIGNS THAT HELP VISUAL SIGNS THAT HELP DETERMINE VICTIMS CONDITIONDETERMINE VICTIMS CONDITION

SYMPTOMSSYMPTOMS THINGS THE VICTIM FEELSTHINGS THE VICTIM FEELS

MECHANICSMECHANICS VICTIM & BYSTANDERSVICTIM & BYSTANDERS

CONSCIOUS VICTIMS CONSCIOUS VICTIMS 44

ASK THEM:ASK THEM: THEIR NAME & WHAT THEIR NAME & WHAT

HAPPENEDHAPPENED

CONSCIOUS VICTIMSCONSCIOUS VICTIMS(cont.)(cont.)

IF THEY HAVE ALLERGIES, IF THEY HAVE ALLERGIES, RECENT ILLNESS, ANY SPECIAL RECENT ILLNESS, ANY SPECIAL MEDICAL PROBLEMS, ETC.MEDICAL PROBLEMS, ETC.

ASK THEM: (cont..)ASK THEM: (cont..)66

IF THEY HAVE ANY PAIN & IF THEY HAVE ANY PAIN & WHEREWHERECHECK VITAL SIGNSCHECK VITAL SIGNSPERFORM A HEAD TO TOE PERFORM A HEAD TO TOE EXAMEXAMWERE THEY UNCONSCIOUSWERE THEY UNCONSCIOUS

ASSESSING / VITAL SIGNS ASSESSING / VITAL SIGNS 77

BREATHINGBREATHING 12 TO 20 PER. MIN.12 TO 20 PER. MIN.

PULSE PULSE (60-80) BEATS PER. MIN.(60-80) BEATS PER. MIN. RADIALRADIAL CAROTID ARTERYCAROTID ARTERY

RADIALRADIAL88

ON WRISTON WRIST

THUMB SIDE 1/2” to 1” DOWN THUMB SIDE 1/2” to 1” DOWN BELOW THE BASE OF THE THUMBBELOW THE BASE OF THE THUMB

BETWEEN BONE & TENDON BETWEEN BONE & TENDON

CAROTID ARTERYCAROTID ARTERY99 LOCATE ADAMS APPLE WITH 1ST TWO FINGERSLOCATE ADAMS APPLE WITH 1ST TWO FINGERS FROM ADAMS APPLE PULL THE FINGERS TO THE FROM ADAMS APPLE PULL THE FINGERS TO THE

GROOVE ON NECK GROOVE ON NECK BETWEEN ADAMS APPLE & MUSCLE BETWEEN ADAMS APPLE & MUSCLE PUSH THE FINGERTIPS AGAINST THE BASE OF THE PUSH THE FINGERTIPS AGAINST THE BASE OF THE

ADAMS APPLEADAMS APPLE HEEL OF HAND DOWN TO FLOORHEEL OF HAND DOWN TO FLOOR

ASSESSING VITAL SIGNS ASSESSING VITAL SIGNS 1010

CONT.CONT. SKIN APPEARANCESKIN APPEARANCE

COLORCOLORMOIST/DRYMOIST/DRYCLAMMY (COOL/MOIST SKIN)CLAMMY (COOL/MOIST SKIN)

TEMPERATURETEMPERATURE

USE THE BACK OF YOUR HANDUSE THE BACK OF YOUR HAND

PUPILSPUPILS1111

CONSTRICTEDCONSTRICTED

UNEQUALUNEQUAL NON-RESPONSIVENON-RESPONSIVE

DILATEDDILATED

UNCONSCIOUS VICTIM UNCONSCIOUS VICTIM 1212

CHECK FOR:CHECK FOR:LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESSLEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS

AA

BB

CC

AAIRWAY (OPEN)IRWAY (OPEN) 1313

2 Fingers on chin2 Fingers on chin 3rd & 4th finger curled in palm3rd & 4th finger curled in palm other hand on forehead other hand on forehead

BBREATHINGREATHING 1414

keep the head tiltedkeep the head tilted give 2 breaths give 2 breaths

(ventilation's)(ventilation's)

BLOCKED AIRWAYBLOCKED AIRWAY 1515 tilt the head back farthertilt the head back farther attempt 2 more breathsattempt 2 more breaths check for stomacheck for stoma then you have a blocked airwaythen you have a blocked airway

CIRCULATIONCIRCULATION 1616

CHECK THE PULSECHECK THE PULSE 5-10 seconds5-10 seconds

OTHER INJURIESOTHER INJURIES

HEAD TO TOE EXAM HEAD TO TOE EXAM 1717

GET PROCEDURE GET PROCEDURE FROM THE BOOKFROM THE BOOK

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