Patient Assessment
Patient assessment is the process an EMT or paramedic follows to evaluate an injured or ill patient. The process includes a scene size-up, which is the identification and mitigation of risks, a primary assessment to find and fix life threats and a secondary assessment to perform a focused history and physical exam of the patient. Each step is an opportunity to collect information that will guide treatment and inform a transport decision. In the EMS1 Patient Assessment topic find the latest news about patient assessment and top resources to improve your patient assessment skills.
Simplifying the patient assessment process for every patient can reduce variability, lower your stress and improve patient care
By working on prescription compliance, smoking cessation and other risk factors, community medics can make a difference in the lives of stroke patients
Paying attention to common eponyms discovered during a patient assessment and their associated pathology can identify a patient’s most critical needs
A shopper described the scene as chaotic when an SUV crashed into the Canton Township store’s main entrance
Does your agency provide ongoing training for responding to patients with special needs? If not, do you wish they did?
Unique considerations for responding to emergencies involving individuals with special needs
Why sticking around may be the single best thing you can do to get better at your job
Expert perspectives on improving patient outcomes
New Castle County paramedics participated in training that expanded their use of point-of-care ultrasound devices
New report reveals insights into prehospital heat-related incidents attended by EMS
Christopher Ward began vomiting, passing out and stopped breathing
Put your trauma care knowledge to the test on trauma terminology and assessment
Video showed smoke filling the Eastern Market station as an insulator under a train began to burn
Steve Whitehead shares tips to get your patient to change their way of thinking
Gaining patients’ confidence can be achieved by deliberate actions, like connecting with caregivers, as well as small subtleties, like body language and facial expressions
“There is no substitute for experience. Yet, regardless of experience level, it is important to consider how EMS education can teach situational awareness”
EMT Robert Molesk said he felt intimidated by Erie County deputies when treating Robert A. Metcalf Jr.
Use these strategies to look for and reduce cognitive error during patient assessment and care
A rope rescue system was used to raise a Fontana woman from an old septic tank 25 feet below the ground
Andrews offered his diabetic testing kit and instructed those attending the woman on how to use it
Heart block recognition and treatment present a challenge in EMS education
Blending technology and human-driven care to navigate language barriers and make the scene safer
Assess abdominal pain in 5 seconds or less with Steve Whitehead
The key to differentiating abdominal pain is to utilize as many assessment tools as possible
Doctors had told the hunter’s family that he may not walk again
Clinicians should be aware of how ventricular-assist devices work and what distress signs to look for in patients
Researchers, clinicians at UC San Diego Health used “COMPOSER” with over 100,000 digital records of sepsis patients, to calculate a lower mortality rate
Critical insights into the implications of recent court rulings on EMS practice and patient care
The plant near Plaquemine experienced an unintended reaction in a sulfuric acid tank led to the venting of the toxic vapors
A rope rescue system was setup to retrieve a Colorado Springs worker that suffered a medical emergency and fell
The initial call for the Colorado Springs Community Response Medicine crew was for man lying near the water
The medical director for the Middletown Division of Fire stated the paramedics “breached the standard of care and the breach caused” the death
Check your knowledge of carbon monoxide poisoning causes, symptoms and protective strategies on scene
