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a set of written
instructions that describes a person's wishes
Advance Directives about medical care; signed by patient and physician
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician; receive more training than
EMTs, which allows them to give basic and
limited advanced emergency medical care and
transportation for critical and emergent patients
who access the EMS system, such as insertion
of IVs, the administration of a limited number of
AEMT emergency medications and insertion of some
advanced airway devices. This level of care used
to be called EMT-Intermediate
Assessment of patient's ability to breathe; see if there's any blockages
Airway Status
Not safe for a patient with neck, spinal, head injuries
A method of moving a patient by grasping the patient's ankles; also known
Ankle Drag as the foot drag
,Assessing Responsiveness Ask easy simple questions (name, year, location?)
Head- brain damage
Neck- spinal cord, carefully manipulate, immediately stop if damage is
found
Chest- harder than the abdomen (bones), looking to see any rib damage
Abdomen- apply pressure to try to feel what is normal
Pelvis- move around to see if there's hip issues
Extremities- arms and legs
Back- carefully roll over to side, inspect to make sure there's no
Assessment of patient
irregularities, important if there is a bullet wound, check for spinal cord
damage
Alert: talking, giving feedback
Verbal: responding to verbal queues, some sort of disconnect
AVPU Pain- are they responding to pain stimuli
Unresponsive: alive but not responding to things
Head, neck or spinal injury; a method used to move a patient by placing
him on a blanket or sheet and pulling it across the floor or ground
Blanket drag
Pathogens found in any type of bodily fluids (blood, saliva, etc), spread in
Blood borne pathogens the blood
, Check their chest inflation, feel for breathes, calculate breathing rate
Breathing Rate
Physical assessment on patient's body
Head
Neck
Chest
Abdomen
Check vital signs Pelvis
Extremities (arms/legs)
Turn them on their side if there's no spinal injuries
Circulation Look at pulse, finger and see blood flow
Main organs: Heart, blood vessels (arteries, veins, capillaries), blood
Function: Transports oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and waste products
throughout the body; helps regulate temperature and maintain homeostasis.
Circulatory System
a set of written
instructions that describes a person's wishes
Advance Directives about medical care; signed by patient and physician
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician; receive more training than
EMTs, which allows them to give basic and
limited advanced emergency medical care and
transportation for critical and emergent patients
who access the EMS system, such as insertion
of IVs, the administration of a limited number of
AEMT emergency medications and insertion of some
advanced airway devices. This level of care used
to be called EMT-Intermediate
Assessment of patient's ability to breathe; see if there's any blockages
Airway Status
Not safe for a patient with neck, spinal, head injuries
A method of moving a patient by grasping the patient's ankles; also known
Ankle Drag as the foot drag
,Assessing Responsiveness Ask easy simple questions (name, year, location?)
Head- brain damage
Neck- spinal cord, carefully manipulate, immediately stop if damage is
found
Chest- harder than the abdomen (bones), looking to see any rib damage
Abdomen- apply pressure to try to feel what is normal
Pelvis- move around to see if there's hip issues
Extremities- arms and legs
Back- carefully roll over to side, inspect to make sure there's no
Assessment of patient
irregularities, important if there is a bullet wound, check for spinal cord
damage
Alert: talking, giving feedback
Verbal: responding to verbal queues, some sort of disconnect
AVPU Pain- are they responding to pain stimuli
Unresponsive: alive but not responding to things
Head, neck or spinal injury; a method used to move a patient by placing
him on a blanket or sheet and pulling it across the floor or ground
Blanket drag
Pathogens found in any type of bodily fluids (blood, saliva, etc), spread in
Blood borne pathogens the blood
, Check their chest inflation, feel for breathes, calculate breathing rate
Breathing Rate
Physical assessment on patient's body
Head
Neck
Chest
Abdomen
Check vital signs Pelvis
Extremities (arms/legs)
Turn them on their side if there's no spinal injuries
Circulation Look at pulse, finger and see blood flow
Main organs: Heart, blood vessels (arteries, veins, capillaries), blood
Function: Transports oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and waste products
throughout the body; helps regulate temperature and maintain homeostasis.
Circulatory System
