First Aid/History

 First Aid 

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Introduction — Issues in Providing Care — Primary Assessment & Basic Life Support — Secondary Assessment — Circulatory Emergencies

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History

Taking a victim history is a crucial step. If an ambulance needs to be called and the victim is conscious, taking a history before the victim's condition worsens will assist the responding paramedics and the emergency department to better help the victim and be aware of medical conditions the victim is suffering from.

Some common things to ask for in a history are can be remembered using the acronym CHAMPION:

Best Practice
If possible, write these down for quick reference later!

Chief complaint

What is the problem?

History of chief complaint

How did this happen?

Has it ever happened before?

Allergies

Are you allergic to anything?

Medical history and medications

Do you have any medical conditions (angina, high BP, diabetes…)?

Do you take any medications?

Do your medications help when this happens?

What is the name of your normal doctor?

Pain assessment

Pain location

Quality of pain (sharp/dull, squeezing…)

Radiating pain?

Severity of pain (on a scale from 1 to 10)

Timing (Constant? For how long?)

Also try to find out what makes it feel better/worse

Important Information

Name, date of birth, age, sex, address…

Onset

When did the symptoms start?

What were you doing?

Next of Kin

Is there anyone you would like contacted?

There are also two more acronyms: SAMPLE S-Signs and Symptoms A-Alergies M-Medications P-Past relevant medical history L-Last Meal E-Events leading to incident

OPQRST (For Pain) O-Onset P-Provocation Q-Quality R-Relief/Radiate S-Severity T-Time

 

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Secondary Assessment 

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Head-to-toe — History — Vitals