PPT Slide
TO FIND AND FIX - LIFE THREATS
S - SCENE SIZE UP
SCENE SIZE-UP
SIZE UP THE SCENE
MECHANISM OF INJURY
FOUR QUESTIONS TO ASK
INITIAL ASSESSMENT
ěOnce more,
LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS
A = ALERT
v = VERBAL
P = PAINFUL
U = UNCONSCIOUS
Level of consciousness can also be checked by the GLASGOW COMA SCALE
So, thatís Level of Consciousness:
OPEN THE AIRWAY
TWO METHODS:
BREATHING
SNORING INDICATES PARTIAL AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
GURGLING INDICATES FLUID IN THE AIRWAY
PERSON BREATHING?
CIRCULATION
ASSESSING CIRCULATION
ARTERIAL OR SERIOUS BLEEDING
BARE THE CHEST
CERVICAL COLLAR
THATíS IT! THATíS THE TRIP THROUGH THE
BEGINNING WITH S AND S
THEN ON TO:
The next step in the
BUT BEFORE WE LEAVE THE INITIAL ASSESSMENT
INITIAL ASSESSMENT REVIEW QUIZ
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