Premergency First Aid, CPR and AED Manual

2 PREmergency Scene Management

of every patient and determining which of four categories patients should fall into. (see chart below). Then visibly identifying the categories for rescuers who will treat the patients. Using the mnemonic START (Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment) outlines the categories below.

4. Ongoing Care / Transport – Monitor patient. Assess interventions. 5. Hand-off and Documentation – Next level of care and patient report. These steps represent a logical approach to patient care. A single part of the assessment process rarely provides a complete picture of the patient’s condition. By gathering as much information as you can, you will be able to provide safe, appropriate, and effective care. Multiple Patients and Triage In cases when there are multiple patients, TRIAGE is an acceptable process of sorting and allocating treatment to patients based on the urgency of their need for care. The concept of triage is simply a method of quickly identifying patients who have immediately life-threatening injuries AND who have the best chance of surviving. Making a rapid assessment of

STOP - TAG - MOVE ON

Move Walking Wounded

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No Breathing after head tilt I

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Breathing but Unconscious/Bleeding Respirations over 30 No radial pulse but bleeding control Mental status cannot obey commands D Other (ie: ABC’s present) REMEMBER • Respirations <30

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• Radial Pulse - present • Mental Status - Can do

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