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Assessment Skills. Basic ADLS Principles for Completing the Red Survey. As Emergency Medical Providers, we conduct our actions in the way that we have been trained. Scene Survey Patient Assessment Essential Skills. It’s called “Business as Usual”. Business as Usual. Red Survey.
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Assessment Skills Basic ADLS Principles for Completing the Red Survey
As Emergency Medical Providers, we conduct our actions in the way that we have been trained • Scene Survey • Patient Assessment • Essential Skills
It’s called “Business as Usual”
Business as Usual Red Survey Exceeds # of Rescuers Yes No Number of Victims Incident Command? Scene Safe? No Yes Primary Survey Park and Wait Park and Wait More Rescuers than Patients
When you have one victim, or enough rescuers to take care of your victims, then use usual patient assessment skills
Primary Survey Secondary Survey Third Survey
Primary Survey The first look for threats to life
Primary Survey LOC / Airway / Cspine Respiratory Rate and Labor Circulation: Pulses (RQ/NW) Skin CMT/CRT Neck: Appearance / JVD /Trachea Chest: CLAPPD / BS / HT Quick Survey of Abd, Pelvis LE, UE, and Back
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Secondary Survey A Meticulous Head to Toe Assessment when Time Permits and when Further Diagnosis is required
Third Survey LOC Airway Breathing Circulation …and any other pertinent positive or negative from the initial assessment
Third Survey Perform Every Five Minutes on a sick patient
But WHAT do we do When we have a Possibly dangerous scene And a BUNCH of sick or Injured people???
Red Survey “Rapid Evaluation of Disaster” Incident Survey Casualty Survey Life-saving Skills and Interventions
Red Survey “Rapid Evaluation of Disaster” Incident Survey ABCDE Casualty Survey ABCDE Life-saving Skills and Interventions ABCDE
Summary Through the application of standard principles of scene assessment, patient surveys, and lifesaving skills, the ADLS Provider can maintain organization and efficiency in times of distress