Vitals Pulse rate The patient’s heart rate - beats per minute The patient’s breathing rate breaths per – Respiratory rate minute Oxygen saturation SP02 on oxygen or room air Glasgow coma scale An assessment of a patient’s conscious state against the neurological GCS criteria (GCS) Systolic pressure Systolic blood pressure Diastolic pressure Diastolic pressure Alert; Responds to Verbal stimulation; AVPU Responds to Painful stimulation; Unresponsive Pupils Size: Right/Left, Reactive: Right/Left Blood glucose level Blood glucose level (mmol/l) Pain Score 00 = No pain, 10 = pain imaginable PEFR Peak expiratory flow rate ETCO2 End carbon dioxide Interventions Cervical collar The patient was fitted with a cervical collar Manual pressure was applied to the patient’s Chest thrusts lower chest wall External cardiac External Cardiac Massage was performed massage Intermittent positive pressure ventilation The patient was given IPPV (IPPV) Decompression of Tension pneumothorax decompression was tension performed pneumothorax Arterial tourniquet An arterial tourniquet was applied
Vitals Pulse rate The patient’s heart rate - beats per minute Respiratory rate The patient’s breathing rate – breaths per minute Oxygen saturation SP02 on oxygen or room air Glasgow coma scale (GCS) An assessment of a patient’s conscious state against the neurological GCS criteria Systolic pressure Systolic blood pressure Diastolic pressure Diastolic pressure AVPU Alert; Responds to Verbal stimulation; Responds to Painful stimulation; Unresponsive Pupils Size: Right/Left, Reactive: Right/Left Blood glucose level Blood glucose level (mmol/l) Pain Score 00 = No pain, 10 = pain imaginable PEFR Peak expiratory flow rate ETCO2 End carbon dioxide Interventions Cervical collar The patient was fitted with a cervical collar Chest thrusts Manual pressure was applied to the patient’s lower chest wall External cardiac massage External Cardiac Massage was performed Intermittent positive pressure ventilation (IPPV) The patient was given IPPV Decompression of tension pneumothorax Tension pneumothorax decompression was performed Arterial tourniquet An arterial tourniquet was applied
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