Scene Size- Up Flashcards

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Scene Size-Up

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steps taken when approaching the scene of an emergency call: checking scene safety, taking Standard Precautions, noting the mechanism of injury or nature of the patient’s illness, determining the number of patients, and deciding what, if any, additional resources to call for

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Mechanism of Injury

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a force or forces that may have caused injury

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Penetrating Trauma

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injury caused by an object that passes through the skin or other body tissues

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Blunt-Force Trauma

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injury caused by a blow that does not penetrate the skin or other body tissues

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Index of suspicion

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awareness that there may be injuries

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Nature of the illness

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what is medically worn with a patient

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