2019 EMT Refresher Instructor Manual

Pediatric Arrest

Situation: 5 years old – lying on ground in living room

A.4.A

Scene Size-up: Safety:

Safe

BSI:

Gloves

Patients: 1 Mechanism/Nature: Bystanders state he ran into the room and collapsed Resources: ALS

Primary Assessment: General Impression: Patient collapsed and prone in living room Mental Status: Unresponsive Airway: Patent Breathing: Not breathing Circulation: pulseless, pale/sweaty, no bleeding

Small round burn mark

Desired Response: Primary then resuscitation

Physical Exam: Head:

Unremarkable

Neck:

Unremarkable

Chest :

Unremarkable

Abdomen:

Unremarkable

Pelvis:

Unremarkable

Extremities:

Unremarkable 5 seconds

Posterior :

Unremarkable

SAMPLE: S:

Unconscious

Vitals: 1

2

OPQRST: O:

A:

Peanuts

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Pulse: 0

132

M:

None None

P: Q: R:

P: L: E:

BP:

0

76/50

None `

Was playing in kitchen, the lights flickered

Resp:

0

0

S: T:

and ran in and collapsed

SPO2: 0

88

OTHER: AED will be shockable ; patient will recover after one shock and get his pulse back