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3	Initial Assessment Includes: Form a general impression Identify life-threatening injuries; provide immediate interventions as necessary Assess mental status Assess the airway Assess breathing Assess circulation Make an initial transport decision
4	General Impression of the Patient
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11	Assessing the Patient’s Mental Status
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14	Assessing the Patient’s Airway Status
15	Airway - Responsive Patients Talking/crying Assess breathing Responsive to pain Assess airway
16	Airway - Unresponsive Patients Trauma Jaw thrust Chin lift Medical Head-tilt/chin-lift
17	Airway Management Assess airway Foreign body Teeth Blood Vomitus Clear airway
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20	Assessing the Patient’s Breathing
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22	Assessing the Patient’s Circulation
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29	Identifying Priority Patients
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31	Transport Rapidly Poor general impression Unresponsive with no gag reflex or cough Responsive but unable to follow commands Difficulty breathing Signs and symptoms of hypoperfusion
32	Transport Rapidly continued Complicated childbirth Chest pain with a BP less than 100 systolic Uncontrolled bleeding Severe pain
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