DEALING WITH ACUTE SITUATIONS

TRAUMA UNITS TRAUMA I TRAUMA II TRAUMA III The “Golden Hour” EMT’S

ONCE IN THE ER… IN THIS ORDER EVALUATION OF RESPIRATORY EVALUATION OF CARDIAC SPINAL INJURY

RADIOGRAPHIC TRAUMA PROTOCOL IN THE ER PORTABLE CHEST PELVIS CROSS TABLE LATERAL C-SPINE

ER PATIENT BROUGHT OVER THE IMAGING DEPARTMENT ARE STABILIZED BUT… WHAT COULD HAPPEN? SYMPTOMS PATIENT MAY BEGIN TO EXHIBIT EVEN IF THERE IS NO SHOCK

MULTIPLE EMERGENCIES/DISASTER RESPONSE STAT TRIAGE

EMERGENCY CALL SYSTEMS CRASH CARTS CALLING A CODE WHAT SHOULD A STUDENT KNOW? CRASH CART/EMERGENCY CARTS PG262 AND 263, BOX 8-1 AND TABLE 8-1

CRASH CART Location Contents Working Order O2

PATIENT EVALUATION INVASIVE PROCEDURES AND PATIENT CONDITIONS.

Calling a Code Know the number Know where the code button is Know the code “color” Know exact location of where the emergency is and the problem

NON TRAUMA RELATED EMERGENCIES Shock Anaphylaxis Pulmonary embolus Diabetes mellitus reactions CVA Cardiac/respiratory failure Syncope seizures

PRIORITIES IN AN EMERGENCY A OPEN AIRWAY B CONTROL BLEEDING S CONTROL OR PREVENT SHOCK W ATTEND TO WOUNDS OR FRACTURES E PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT R RE-EVALUATE

Refer to Oxygen power point

ADDITIONAL TERMS Cyanosis Syncope hypoglycemia hyperglycemia orthostatic hypotension