EMT Curriculum

3.12.A.2

Situation: 21-year-old, dispatched as Abd Pain

Abdominal Pain II

Scene Size-up:

Safety:

Scene is safe

BSI:

Gloves

Patients: 1 Mechanism/Nature: NOI – abdominal pain Resources: BLS

Abd Pain

Primary Assessment:

General Impression: Person sitting in chair – appears in distress Mental Status: Alert Airway: Patent Breathing: 16 per minute, unlabored Circulation:

Palpable pulse at wrist, warm and dry, no severe bleeding

Desired Response: Primary then focused secondary

Physical Exam:

Head:

Unremarkable

Neck:

Unremarkable

Chest :

Unremarkable Breath sounds clear Soft, non-tender, flat

Vitals: 1

2

3

Abdomen:

Pulse: 86

88

86

Pelvis:

Unremarkable

BP:

102/70

104/78

108/74

Extremities:

Unremarkable

Resp:

16

16

16

SPO2: 96

96

97

Posterior :

Unremarkable

OPQRST: O:

SAMPLE: S:

I’ve never had this before

My stomach hurts, have diarrhea

P: Q: R:

Nothing changes it Sharp, rumbling

A:

None None None

M:

Just my belly

P: L: E:

S: T:

10/10

Had about 15 beers last night

4 hours

Was out partying last night – woke up sick

OTHER: