Under Construction  Training See emergency for Lightning, Bear, Hypothermia, ... links Emergency Scene and Injury Assessment Checklist from FosterCalm Initial Survey:
(ABCDE)
Airway
Breathing
Circulation (severe bleeding)
Disability- level of Consciousness (LOC):
Awake, Verbal response, Pain response, unresponsive (AVPU)
Exposure - Expose areas of potential injury, and protect from the environment (keep warm)
If there was a Significant Mechanism of Injury (MOI)
[Fall from height, high speed collision, altered mental status, ...,] then
Stabilize the spine.
Check for and for pupils equal, round react to light (PERRL).
Check for Circulation, Sensation and Motion (CSM) in the extremities
(Also called PMS - Pulse, Motion, Sensation)
Rapid Trauma Assessment - DCAP-BTLS
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Deformities Contusions Abrasions Punctures/Penetrations |
Burns Tenderness Lacerations Swelling |
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Traction Splint:
Recording Vital Information (SOAPnote)
Books: Outward Bound Wilderness First-Aid Handbook, 2013, Jeffrey Isaac NOLS Wilderness Medicine: 4th Edition by Tod Schimelpfenig Links: Survive Outdoors Backpacker Magazine - Medicine Man - Buck Tilton - Ask the Expert Back Country Medicine by Sally Schindele, MD for Idaho Backcountry Horsemen Primary Trauma Care at the Primary Trauma Care Foundation, Oxford Trauma Assessment at HopperInstitute.com Return to Emergency
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