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.
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The arrival of EMS is the moment when a motor vehicle collision incident shifts from chaos to order
The service denied a claim filed by a woman who says they failed to correctly diagnose and treat her husband’s medical condition and he died because of it
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The patient who wandered from her room and died in a locked stairwell did so after a doctor’s order “never to leave patient unattended”
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Researchers in the U.K. were able to implement consistent prehospital practices for stroke and MI nationwide — can we import to the U.S.?
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She regained consciousness inside the ambulance while paramedics were working on her and was flown to a medical center
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According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, only two states have laws requiring carbon monoxide monitors in schools
EMS1 sits down with Mike McEvoy, EMS coordinator for the Saratoga County (N.Y.) EMS, to discuss his hometown agency’s in-field utilization of capnography to better treat their patients
One emergency medical worker suffered a broken leg during the evacuation after jumping from a wall to get to another part of the school
Without violating patient confidentiality, what are some of those crazy cases you’ll never forget? Add your stories to the comments
A relative found the family members dead Wednesday evening after going to check on them
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