Assesment Basics

Question 1

Actions needed in Scene size-up

Answer 1

Scene safe
BSI/PPE
Additional Resources
MOI/NOI
#of Patients

(5 items)

Question 2

Initial Assesment items

Answer 2

General impression
C-spine consideration
AVPU(Alert, Responsive to Verbal, Responsive to Pain, Unresponsive)
Assess airway(open? Insert airway if needed)
Breathing(Rate/Quality)
Administer O2 or not
Circulation
Gross blood sweep
Skin Color& condition
Patient Priority

Question 3

Focused assesment

Answer 3

ID chief complaint
Palpate,Auscultate, assess focused region including above and below.

Question 4

Baseline vitals

Answer 4

(7 vitals)
BP Blood Pressure
Pulse
RR Respiratory rate
Skin color and condition
Pulse ox
Glucose
Pupils

Question 5

SAMPLE history

Answer 5

S-igns & Symptoms
A-llergies
M-edications used
P-ast Medical History
L-ast oral intake
E-vents Prior

Question 6

OPQRST (pain)

Answer 6

O-nset(gradual/rapid)
P-rovocation(anything make it better or worse?)
Q-uality (can you describe the pain?)
R-adiation(does the pain move anywhere else on your body?)
S-everity(on a scale of 1-10 how bad is the pain?)
T-ime(when did it start?)

Question 7

Step 3 assessment:

Answer 7

Focused assesment
Vitals
SAMPLE history
OPQRST pain

Question 8

Step 4

Answer 8

Treatment/trauma care

Question 9

Step 6: transport

Answer 9

Repeat Initial assessment
Repeat vitals
Response to treatment/interventions
Repeat focused assessment