Emergency Medical responder Latest 2023 Graded A+

Emergency Medical responder Latest 2023 Graded A+ PAC Paramedic Association of Canada NOCP National Occupational Competency Profiles Why were NOCPs created define a national scope of practice ACP alberta college of paramedics assessments performed in the secondary survey History vitals understanding the complaint assessment OPQRST secondary head to toe PATCH another set of vitals Why SAMPLE and OPQRST history obtained to understand pts complaint What does DCAP-BLS TIC, DRT mean deformities, contusions, abrasions, punctures/penetrations - burns, lacerations, swelling tenderness, instability and crepitus distention, rigidity, tenderness Level of consciousness is the most sensitive indicator of pts physiological response to injury and illness AVPU alert responsive to verbal responsive to pain unresponsive What does AVPU assess? LOC What else should be assessed if pt is alert? Orientation 4 areas of orientation person location time event Highest score on GCS 15 Lowest score on GCS 3 What is decorticate posturing arms towards core what is decerebrate posturing arms straight forward GCS lower than 13 means that the person may not be able to understand instructions to take medication Reasons for altered LOC alcohol consumption epilepsy insulin requirements overdose of drugs uremia kidney failure trauma infection psychiatric/poison stroke What question do you ask when assessing breathing in the primary? What is the rate, rhythm, quality, effort and depth? What question do you ask when you assess breathing by auscultation? Is the airway present, equal, and clear? Treatment for sucking chest wound occlusive dressing, taped on 3 sides Treatment for flail chest bulking dressing taped over flail chest Treatment if an unconscious, head injured pt doesn't have