A pain in the guts Paramedic prehospital ambulance abdominal pain Ask yourself, honestly, is attending to a callout for ‘adult patient complaining of abdominal pain’ anywhere near your top ten of ‘let’s go partner’? Maybe not quite in the basement […]
Continue ReadingHow does AVPU work? Conscious state is a fundamental part of the vital sign assessment. Unlike perfusion, there are no parameters that are directly measurable in an objective way. Rather, conscious state is assessed through interpretation of what is observed […]
Continue Reading10. Respiratory assessment for first responders – July 2015 The respiratory system is capable of very different presentations. The difference between resting breathing that caters only for basic body needs and the great increase needed for light and heavy exercise […]
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