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I hope to have MANY helpful ideas, tips and useful information on this page. If you have something you would like to share, please  e-mail  it to me or send it ICQ (go  back to Medic 710's Place to do this).

For those of you who work in a rural area or for a service that doesn't get a lot of calls, the following assessment guide may be helpful (if you have to write out your physical assessment). I reduced the type, laminated it and I carry it with me. When writing reports, it can be modified however necessary.

NEUROLOGICAL
AAO x 3
HEAD
No visible trauma
No deformity on palpation
Facial bones intact
No periorbital ecchymosis
No "Battle's" Sign
No discharge - nose, ears or mouth
Pupils = and reactive
NECK
Trachea midline
No abnormal JVD
No deformity or discoloration
Nontender on palpation
CHEST/SHOULDERS
Shoulder girdle intact/nontender
No visible trauma/deformity
No discoloration
No tenderness/crepitus on palpation
Chest movement symmetrical
Lung sounds clear and = bilaterally
ABDOMEN
Soft/nontender quad. x 4
No discoloration
No guarding
No masses noted
PELVIS
Pelvic girdle intact/nontender
No discoloration
EXTREMITIES
No deformities x 4
No visible signs of trauma x 4
No discoloration x 4
Distal pulses present x 4
Skin warm and dry
No sensory/motor deficits x 4
BACK
No visible trauma/deformity
No discoloration
Nontender on palpation

Asystole: "3 Hypo's &;3 Hyper's"
Hypoxia
Hypothermia
Hypokalemia
Hyperkalemia
Hyper H+ (Acidosis)
Hyper Rx (Drugs/OD)
Causes of PEA "Hey, Hey, Hey! THAT's EMD!"
H-hypovolemia H-hypoxia H-hypothermia
T-tamponade (cardiac)
H-hyperkalemia
A-acidosis
T-tension pneumothorax s
E-embolism (pulmonary)
M-myocardial infarction
D-drug overdose
Compartment Syndrome: "6 p's"
pulselessness
pain
pallor
parasthesia
poikiolothermia
paralysis
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