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So I'm retesting today. I have to redo Trauma, Medical and longbone splint. I know what I did wrong on the splint (I got stupid and forgot to splint above and below the joint >.<) but there a few quick things I wanted to get straight about the Trauma and Medical Assessments.
My trauma assessment last time was a woman who had been attacked by a dog. She had an avulsion wound on her arm. I know for a fact that I treated the wound correctly, so I don't think that's what made me fail. I started getting tripped up when she kept on complaining and just going on about how she wanted to get to the hospital. I'm not sure how I'm supposed to handle a patient like that. I also felt that doing OPQRST on her was awkward. Should I only do OPQRST on a medical patient or how should I know when to use it and when not to?
My medical assessment was a man who was awake, but unresponsive. Obviously I can't get SAMPLE or OPQRST then, right? So I checked vitals (and I think I did some really bad math when I was nervous) and did oxygen (yes, I did that before vitals). I did a focused assessment and then was just kind of stumped. How should I deal with an unresponsive medical patient? Should I just repeat vitals and assessments and declare him a load and go? I'm confused.
My trauma assessment last time was a woman who had been attacked by a dog. She had an avulsion wound on her arm. I know for a fact that I treated the wound correctly, so I don't think that's what made me fail. I started getting tripped up when she kept on complaining and just going on about how she wanted to get to the hospital. I'm not sure how I'm supposed to handle a patient like that. I also felt that doing OPQRST on her was awkward. Should I only do OPQRST on a medical patient or how should I know when to use it and when not to?
My medical assessment was a man who was awake, but unresponsive. Obviously I can't get SAMPLE or OPQRST then, right? So I checked vitals (and I think I did some really bad math when I was nervous) and did oxygen (yes, I did that before vitals). I did a focused assessment and then was just kind of stumped. How should I deal with an unresponsive medical patient? Should I just repeat vitals and assessments and declare him a load and go? I'm confused.