HEMPPAC - Answers Hazards
Environment
Mechanism of Injury
PPE
Patients
Additional Resources
Condition of Patient
Good questions to ask in an MVA? - Answers Location of the patient? Which vehicle was the
patient in? How many vehicles are involved? Type of vehicle(s)? Impact speed? Compartment
Intrusion?
Good questions to ask about a patient who fell? - Answers Where from? Height? Free fall or hit
other objects during fall? Landing surface? Position of patient on impact? What hit first? Has the
patient moved or been moved since the incident? Any loss of consciousness? What caused the
fall?
Good questions to ask a pedestrian strike? - Answers What hit them? Weight? Velocity of
vehicle? What part of the vehicle hit what part of patient? Patient thrown, distance? Has the
patient moved or been moved since the incident? Loss of consciousness?
What does Primary Survey consist of? - Answers LOC, Head and Spinal/burns, A, B, C, RBS,
SOAP, Transport Decision
What does SOAP stand for? - Answers Skin
Oxygen
Adjunct (N/OPA)
Position
What does Secondary Survey consist of? - Answers History, Vital Signs, Head to Toe,
What questions do you ask in History? - Answers All:
Signs and Symptoms,
Allergies
, Medications
Past medical history
Last ins and outs
Events leading up to the injury
If Medical:
Onset
Position
Provocation
Quality (sharp, throbbing, aching)
Radiation
Relief
Severity
Time
What are the vitals taken? - Answers HR, BR, BP, GCS, SP02, Pupils, Skin condition, Temp (opt.),
BGC (opt.),
Eyes in GCS? - Answers 1 = No response
2 = Pain response
3 = Verbal response
4 = Alert
Verbal in GCS? - Answers 1 = No response
2 = Incomprehensible sounds
3 = Inappropriate words
4 = Confused
5 = Alert