Clinical Decision Making in EMS-Questions and Correct Answers

Assessment Integrate scene and patient assessment findings with knowledge of epidemiology and pathophysiology to form a field impression. This includes developing a list of differential diagnoses through clinical reasoning to modify the assessment and formulate a treatment plan Well....you need to (pretty quickly): -Identify the problem(s) -Decide what is important (Set priorities) -Develop a plan -Execute it •Recipe=ineffective care -Patients are different -Scenes are different •No matter what, you are expected to provide quality patient care. Gather. Evaluate. Synthesize •You must be able to communicate and obtain information from many types of patients, including: -Different age groups -Different educational backgrounds -Different abilities to communicate -Patients who have consumed drugs or alcohol •Gather the information •Assess and evaluate the information •Develop a treatment plan -Check the validity of information using your judgment and communication skills. •Be as objective as possible •Evaluate the information you obtain from: -The scene -The patient -A bystander •Determine what is valid and invalid. •Synthesize the information. Develop and Implement a Plan •Treatment plan guided Patient care protocols Standing orders You must immediately recognize and treat life threats. -Circumstances determine the treatment plan. -Use your critical-thinking and decision-making