Basic ADLS Principles for Completing the Red Survey Assessment Skills Basic ADLS Principles for Completing the Red Survey

Scene Survey Patient Assessment Essential Skills 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 Primary Survey Exceeds # of Rescuers Yes No Number of Victims Scene Safe? Incident Command? 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

…and any other pertinent from the initial assessment Third Survey LOC Airway Breathing Circulation …and any other pertinent positive or negative from the initial assessment

Perform Every Five Minutes Third Survey Perform Every Five Minutes on a sick patient

Possibly dangerous scene But WHAT do we do When we have a Possibly dangerous scene And a BUNCH of sick or Injured people???

“Rapid Evaluation of Disaster” Red Survey “Rapid Evaluation of Disaster” Incident Survey Casualty Survey Life-saving Skills and Interventions

“Rapid Evaluation of Disaster” Red Survey “Rapid Evaluation of Disaster” Incident Survey ABCDE Casualty Survey Life-saving Skills and Interventions

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