ON-GOING ASSESSMENT
Reassessment Must Be Constant.
The EMT Must Be Aware & Alert. Then Just When You Thought the Job Was Finished, Break Out the Paperwork!
Document Everything!!!
Steps of the Ongoing Assessment
- Repeat initial assessment.
- Reassess and record vital signs.
- Repeat focused assessment.
- Check on treatment in progress.
ON-GOING ASSESSMENT
- Repeat Initial Assessment
- Stable 15 Minutes
- Unstable 5 Minutes
- Mental Status
- Airway
- Skin - Color, Temperature, Condition
ON-GOING ASSESSMENT
- Reassess & Document Vital Signs
- Blood Pressure
- Respirations
- Rate & Quality
- Pulse
- Rate & Quality
- Breath Sounds
ON-GOING ASSESSMENT
- Repeat Focused Assessment
- Did the Chief Complaint Change?
- Are Trends Changing
- Do You Need to Adjust or Establish New Treatments?
ON-GOING ASSESSMENT
- Check Interventions
- Ventilations Adequate?
- O2 - Is the Bottle Empty?
- Pulse Oximetry?
- Bleeding - Has Blood Soaked Through?
- Splints Tight, PMS Intact?
- Yadda Yadda Yadda