What are the 4 distinct evaluations?
- Pre-participation
- On the field assessment
- Off the field assessment
- Progress evaluation
Urgent injuries involve…
life-threatening injuries that require EMS activation
What questions make up the Scene Survey?
- safe to enter?
- how many athletes involved?
- do you see any blood or angulated fractures?
- Skin colour?
- Eyes open and tracking?
- What was the MOI?
- Is there the possibility of a spinal injury?
- PPE?
What steps make up the Primary Survey?
- AVPU
- A
- B
- C
- D
- CNS
- EMS??
AVPU
- Alert
- Verbal Stimuli
- Painful Stimuli
- Unresponsive: assume life threatening, hold c-spine, activate EMS
What do you ask if conscious?
Whats you name?
what happened?
Where are we?
Where do you hurt?
ABCD
- Airway
- Breathing
- Circulation
- Deadly bleeds
CNS
- Did you hit your head?
- numbness, tingling?
- sever pain, lack of pulse, loss of sensation?
Urgent Secondary Survey?
- Vitals
- Head to toe
- Vitals
How do you check vitals?
- pulse
- Respiration Rate
- Blood Pressure
- Temperature
- Skin Colour & Condition
- Pupils
What is a normal Pulse?
60-80 for adults, and 80-100 for children
What is normal Respiration rate?
12-20 for adults, and 20-25 for children
Whats normal Blood Pressure?
115-120 over 75-80
What is normal temperature?
37.2 degrees Celsius
What do you check in the head to toe scan?
- Head
- Neck
- Chest
- Abdomen
- Pelvis
- Lower Extremities
- Upper Extremities
Head
Palpate: skull, face, jaw
Look: Pupils
Neck
Palpate: spinous processes, trachea
Look: Trachea midline
Chest
Palpate: rib cage, sternum, clavicles
Look: rising/falling
Abdomen
Palpate: 4 quadrants
Look: open injuries, swelling
Pelvis
Palpate: squeeze
Look: incontinence or bleeding
Lower extremities
Palpate: long bones
PMS:
Upper extremities
Palpate: long bones
PMS:
