KNR 180 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Capillary Refill, Presenting Problem, Sample History
1 Feb 2017
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Assessment: sequence of actions to determine what is wrong. A primary check will determine: illness or injury, responsiveness or unresponsiveness, existence of life-threatening condition. Assessment steps: perform a primary check, perform a physical exam, obtain the person"s sample history. Be aware of the potential for violence. If scene appears hazardous, do not go in. Determine whether problem is injury or illness. Identify life-threatening conditions so that you can immediately take action to treat the conditions: responsiveness. Tuesday, january 24, 2017: circulation, breathing, severe bleeding. Position the person (in the recovery position- on left side: most shouldn"t be moved, exceptions: Determine whether the cause of injury was significant: assume a person with a head injury also has a spinal injury. For a responsive person: ask if he or she can feel or wiggle the fingers and toes. For an unresponsive person: if you suspect a spinal injury, do not move the person"s head or neck.
