AAOS Ch 8 Patient Assessment
Cognitive
1. Summarize the reasons for forming a general impression of the patient.
2. Discuss methods of assessing altered mental status.
3. State reasons for management of the cervical spine once the patient has been determined to be a trauma
patient.
4. Differentiate between a patient with adequate and inadequate breathing
5. Describe the methods used to obtain a pulse.
6. Discuss the need and method for assessing the patient for external bleeding.
7. Describe normal and abnormal findings when assessing skin color.
8. Describe normal and abnormal findings when assessing skin temperature.
9. Describe normal and abnormal findings when assessing skin condition.
10. Describe normal and abnormal findings when assessing skin capillary refill in the infant and child
patient.
11. Explain the reason for prioritizing a patient for care and transport.
Homework
 Write out and answer the Cognitive Objectives for Chapter 8
 Using at least 10 of the key terms write a story
 Complete the questions at the end of Chapter 8
 Write out and define the key terms for chapter 8
 Complete and hand in on time
Key Terms
Accessory Muscles
Blood Pressure
Capillary refill
Cyanosis
Diastolic Pressure
Focused Assessment
General impression
History taking
Initial assessment
Jaundice
OPQRST
Perfusion
Primary (Initial) Assessment
Reassessment
Scene Size-up
Sign
Systolic Pressure
Triage
Auscultate
AVPU
Bradycardia
Breath Sounds
Carbon Dioxide
Chief Complaint
DCAP-BTLS
Diaphor(esis) (etic)
Detailed Physical Exam
Full body scan
Platinum 10
Golden hour (Period) Guarding
Hypertensi;on
Hypotension
NOI (Nature of Illness)
MOI (Mechanism of Injury)
Orientation
Palpate
PPE
Pertinent Negatives
Pulse
Pulse Oximetry
Responsiveness
SAMPLE
Secondary Assessment
Symptom
Tachycardia
Vital signs