Patient Overview Dispatched to a 22-year-old male who sustai…
Patient Overview Dispatched to a 22-year-old male who sustained a deep laceration to his thigh after a workplace accident with a piece of sheet metal. There is heavy external bleeding. Phase 1: On Scene Phase You arrive and see a patient sitting on the ground with blood pooling beneath him. He is pale, anxious, and bleeding heavily from his right thigh. What is your first priority in managing this patient?
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Clinical Judgment Scenario: Thermal BurnsDispatch InformationYou are dispatched to a residential fire where a 28-year-old male has sustained burn injuries while attempting to rescue belongings.Enroute Phase Your unit is dispatched for a “burn victim, possible smoke inhalation.”Which early sign would most concern you for impending airway compromise in a burn patient?
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