Chapter 43
Emergency Care Trauma Principles of emergency care Wound or injury caused by an outside force Principles of emergency care Good Samaritan Laws stop or not ethics duty Assess safety Identify problems Medic Alert Tag, E-Health KEY, Critical Access Standards
Triage Is the process or sorting and classifying to determine priority of needs Emergency room use a scale of 1-5 1 being seen immediately, 2 – 15 minutes, 3 – 30 min 4 -4-6 hours – 5 with in 24 hours or could be referred to md The faster you get help the better the outcome call 911, code blue , rapid response
Assessing a Person in an Emergency The primary assessment The secondary assessment A = Airway and cervical spine B = Breathing C = Circulation and bleeding D = Disability E = Expose and examine
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