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.
Learn how implicit bias is shaping (and harming) the care we give to female patients
We train extensively on blunt trauma and GSWs, but stab wounds also present a real danger for patients
For new EMTs and paramedics there is nothing more important than improving your patient assessment skills; learn and follow these field proven tips
Learn how to anticipate, recognize, and manage violent patient encounters to minimize danger to yourself and the patient
Among this month’s clips were a simplified method for 12-lead ECG electrode placement and five bougie tips for better airway management
Your patient is short of breath and his blood appears very abnormal
Use capnography to guide oxygenation and ventilation derangements in drowning patients
Review the signs, symptoms and significant 12-Lead ECG findings for Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
Meta-analysis of the available research looks at primary and secondary patient outcomes of applying mechanical chest compression devices following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Our co-hosts discuss devices such as video laryngoscopy, capnography and ultrasound in the field
Our co-hosts talk about the pros and cons of using ultrasound to assess, treat and monitor patients
The ambulance is designed to save time and combat brain damage in stroke victims; the unit will have a full-sized CT scanner and is equipped for X-rays
The EMS Steering Committee will review and discuss proposed performance measures to improve patient care
Review the evidence for nine clinical applications for field ultrasound to assess, treat and monitor critically ill patients
Our co-hosts discuss a recent story about paramedics allegedly refusing to render care to a man who died in a snowmobile crash
You were asked to respond third unit in to a multiple vehicle collision and mass casualty for an 8-year-old female with abdominal pain; did you make the right decisions?
You are asked to respond as the third unit to arrive at a vehicle collision
A systematic and well-orchestrated approach to pediatric patients with built-in safety checks is the first step in providing safer care and improved outcomes
Failure to recognize and treat anaphylaxis quickly and dose calculation errors are more significant problems than how an epinephrine vial or ampule is labeled
Our co-hosts discuss what’s different about pediatric assessment and how to approach pediatric patients in the field
Our co-hosts examine if EMS providers are completing enough education, training and continuing education courses on pediatric care
Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) must be prepared to appropriately and cautiously handle these calls
Our co-hosts discuss the pros and cons of using lights and sirens while responding to emergency calls
A review of recent peer-reviewed literature surrounding the efficacy of CPR training programs for EMS providers
Southwest Texas EMS agencies adopt a “time out” for transferring EMS patients to nurses and physicians
Salt Lake City Fire Department investigation finds no difference in the interruption to compressions between video and direct laryngoscopy
An ‘Eagleholic’ learns and shares the latest on resuscitation guidelines, stroke management, community paramedicine, dispatch, quality and patient safety from 2016 Gathering of Eagles
Two adults and four children were found by a relative; a generator was being run in the basement of the home
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Use these documentation and handoff tips to communicate important patient information to ED and ICU staff unfamiliar with capnography
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