general survey

Which component of the general survey is often indicative impaired blood circulation or tissue perfusion?

pale or white skin on light - skinned individual, gray or ashen skin on a dark skinned individual

weakness to right arm and difficulty finding words is signs of a

stroke

cant catch breath with bluish tint to lips is a sign of

respiratory failure

dressed in 2 winter coats on a warm summer day is signs of a

psych/social/economic issues

slow, shuffling gait and mask like flat facial expressions is signs of

Parkinsons disease

glasgow coma scale of 7 after falling from ladder is signs of

neurological injury

A patient is conversing with you, but confused, only opens her eyes when you pinch her finger, and squeezes your fingers when you ask her to. What is her GCS?

12

GCS of 8 =

intubate

Which of these patients is the highest priority to assess first?

 

A 30 year old female with severe abdominal pain/vomiting and a history of inflammatory bowel disease.

 

A 45-year-old male pacing in the waiting room yelling at staff that he's dying and in the worst pain of his life.

 

A 25-year-old male arriving via ambulance stooped over in the gurney, appears pale and doesn't answer the EMT's questions unless physically stimulated.

 

A 70-year-old female walks in with a family member to be seen for a feeding tube change. She appears confused and has a history of Alzheimer's disease.

A 25-year-old male arriving via ambulance stooped over in the gurney, appears pale and doesn't answer the EMT's questions unless physically stimulated.