Scenario Sunday: Step 3 You and your partner are on an ALS unit at the scene of a head-on 2 car MVC (SUV vs sedan) with injuries. Your assessment of the scene reveals that the scene is safe. No entrapment. The SUV has dual airbags deployed, moderate front end damage, no intrusion, windshield intact, no steering wheel deformity. The Sedan has no airbag deployment, major front end damage, no intrusion into the cab, windshield intact, steering wheel is deformed. Both vehicles were traveling at about 20-25mph. You have a second unit en route, 5 minute ETA. Air medical is on standby. You perform rapid triage on all 3 patients and gather the following information: Patient 1: (SUV Driver) 34yoM states he only has minor abrasions to his chest and forearms. He says the driver of the sedan just drove right into his lane. RR 16. radial pulses intact. A&Ox4;. He doesnt want to be treated and is just worried about his wife and the driver of the other car. Patient 2: (SUV Passenger) 31yoF complaining of neck pain. 6/10 in cervical region. Minor abrasions to the chest. RR 14. Radial pulses intact. A&Ox4;. Patient 3: (Sedan Driver) 24 respirations. Radial pulses intact. Unresponsive and slumped forward over the steering wheel. Would you divide your resources, have the cop begin secondary assessment on the driver, EMT on the passenger, and paramedic on the unresponsive sedan driver, or should you and your partner both attack the unresponsive patient? Rapid extrication or collar/board/assess in vehicle? Is the unresponsive patient stable or unstable? What assessments or interventions are most critical to find out first? Make sure to like these posts in order to keep seeing them in your news feed! If you dont like them, Facebook assumes you dont want to see them.
Posted on: Sun, 21 Sep 2014 18:05:50 +0000
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