what do you do first when a patient comes into the ER? - across the rm view - look for
uncontrolled external hemorrhaging
nexT? - PAT
next? - AVPU and airway
what are you looking for with airway? - secretions, vomit, blood, trash, tissue, teeth
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what do you do first when a patient comes into the ER? - ✔✔across the rm view - look for
uncontrolled external hemorrhaging
nexT? - ✔✔PAT
next? - ✔✔AVPU and airway
what are you looking for with airway? - ✔✔secretions, vomit, blood, trash, tissue, teeth
how do you open airway for conscious pt? - ✔✔head tilt and chin lift
how do you open airway for unconscious pt or someone with a cervical collar? - ✔✔jaw
thrust
what can you give patient or do for patient if airway is open? (to help maintain patency) -
✔✔put a towel under neck
whats next after airway? - ✔✔breathing
How do you assess breathing? - ✔✔are they breathing, WOB, depth, rate, pattern
what type of o2 method do you give to kids? - ✔✔nonrebreather
if pt is not getting better after nonrebreather what is the next o2 method? - ✔✔bagging
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