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.
In a deep dive into NEMSQA’s 2024 report, Dr. Jarvis discusses critical airway safety measures and how EMS providers can leverage data, protocols and collaboration to achieve safer, more effective care
Lessons and goals for advancing airway care from the NEMSQA Airway Measures Report
A panel of trauma experts calls for the urgent need to make EMS access to blood products available to all trauma patients
Learn 2 quick tips for performing a physical examination
Sixteen others were hospitalized after being exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide in a packing facility at a farm
The dog began licking his owners to wake them
Seizures in pediatric patients can be caused by many different underlying medical issues
Understanding the differences can lead to more precise prehospital treatment of patients with diabetes
A careful and thorough EMS stroke assessment can make a difference in ED management
One area receiving increasing scrutiny is the control of body temperature when a patient is severely injured
Consider many causes for ‘general weakness’ in a patient with a complex medical history, including the possibility of sepsis
Experts offer their opinions on the technology available to medics
The canine woke her up as she was sleeping and her condo was filling with CO
EMTs and paramedics can help septic patients simply but effectively by understanding the pathophysiology of sepsis
Two people were hospitalized because of the high CO levels
Try these new ways of training your students to conquer EMT class
500 students also had to be evacuated, with firefighters finding high and unsafe levels of CO in the school
Doctors say the family of six could have died had they made the emergency call later
When crews arrived, one of the family members had already fallen unconscious
Monitoring ETCO2 with waveform capnography gives EMS providers real-time feedback to make treatment decisions and improve care for a multitude of medical problems and traumatic injuries
EMS providers need to understand the basics of electrolytes to better assess and treat patients with metabolic emergencies
Taking patient history for elderly patients can reveal actual hunger or risk factors for going hungry
Man described the mix he used to create the carbon monoxide gas that would kill him in a suicide note
Do you train for scenarios where you can’t put hands on patient during assessment and treatment?
When you respond to to the home of a patient with hoarding behavior, these principles should serve you well
Student: ‘We thought the church was just stuffy at first, but then people started passing out’
West Mercia Police, along with Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, are investigating the tragedy
A rusted exhaust pipe that had separated from a heating system was likely the cause of the gas leak
Propane-powered floor scrubber caused the levels to be at life-threatening levels
Authorities suspect home lacked detector
Authorities said a water heater was found to be leaking carbon monoxide shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday
