SOLUTIONS
SAFER Model - ✔✔S.A.F.E.R. · S.tabilize the situation by containing and lowering the stimuli. ·
A.ssess and acknowledge the crisis. · F.acilitate the identification and activation of resources
(chaplain,
family, friends or police). ·
E.ncourage patient to use resources and take actions in his/her best interest. · R.ecovery or
referral
Burns (Burn Centers) - ✔✔UMC & Sunrise
Cardiac Arrest - ✔✔Adults: 2 in depth, 100 compression per minute, 30:2 ratio.
Unwitnessed: 2 min of cpr before AED
Witnessed: AED immediately
Chest Pain - ✔✔324mg chewable aspirin, assistance with patient's nitroglycerin up to 3 doses
if no ED
meds and sys. above 100hmg
Childbirth - ✔✔Limb presentation transported on left side, breech support body of baby, cord
lift
APGAR Score - ✔✔1 min - 5 min after delivery
, Cold Related Illness - ✔✔Passive warming: blanket and heated room or ambulance
Active warming: hot packs in groin and armpits
Hypothermia ranges: 90* - 95* mild, 82* - 90* moderate, below 82* severe
Drowning - ✔✔Ventilation is key, even through foam in the airway
Epistaxis (nosebleed) - ✔✔Have Patient Blow Nose; Suction Active Bleeding
OXYMETAZOLINE or PHENYLEPHRINE 2 Sprays to each nostril. Followed by direct pressure
Heat Related Illness - ✔✔Passive Cooling: move patient from heat, and remove excess
clothing
Active: cold packs, ice, fanning, air conditioning
Heat Cramps: muscle cramps caused by dehydration, no elevated temp
Heat Exhaustion: dehydration, salt depletion, dizziness, fever, altered mental status, etc. Vitals
are
tachycardia, hypotension, and elevated temp
Heat Stroke: temp above 104* and altered mental status
Overdose - ✔✔2mg to 4mg of Naxolone (narcan) through nasal
Respiratory Distress: - ✔✔EMT can assist with patient's own MDI
DEFINITION OF A PATIENT - ✔✔A patient is any individual that meets at least one of the
following