EMT Curriculum

3.11.D.1

Situation: 34-year-old, dispatched as unconscious

Unconscious Breathing I

Scene Size-up:

Safety:

Scene is safe

BSI:

Gloves

Patients: 1 Mechanism/Nature: NOI - collapse Resources: ALS

Track marks

Primary Assessment:

General Impression: Person on ground supine in an alley Mental Status: Responsive to pain Airway: Snoring (rejects OPA, accepts NPA) Breathing: 3 breaths per minute - shallow Circulation:

Slow palpable pulse in wrist, pale and dry, no bleeding

Desired Response: Primary then focused secondary

Physical Exam:

Head:

Unremarkable Pupils pinpoint Unremarkable

Neck:

Chest :

Unremarkable Breath sounds clear

Vitals: 1

2

3

Pulse: 66

64

62

Abdomen:

Unremarkable

BP:

102/78

108/72

102/72

Pelvis:

Unremarkable

Resp:

3

3

2

Extremities:

Track marks on arms

SPO2: 84

84

82

Posterior :

Unremarkable

OPQRST: O:

SAMPLE: (bystander) S: Not available A: Not available M: Not available P: Not available L: Not available E:

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

P: Q: R:

S: T:

20 minutes

Cop found him collapsed in an alley

OTHER: