EMT Lesson Plans

4.15

Situa on: 22-years-old, dispatches as Shortness of Breath

SOB I

Scene Size-up: Safety:

Scene is safe

BSI:

Gloves

Pa ents: 1 Mechanism/Nature: NOI – Shortness of Breath Resources: ALS Primary Assessment: General Impression: Pa ent si ng in chair Mental Status: Alert Airway: Patent Breathing: 22. Slightly labored Circula on:

Palpable pulse at wrist, warm/dry, no severe bleeding

Desired Response:

Primary then focused secondary

Physical Exam: Head:

Unremarkable

Neck:

Unremarkable

Chest :

Unremarkable Wheezes Unremarkable

Vitals: 1

2

3

Abdomen:

Pulse: 92

96

96

Pelvis:

Unremarkable

BP:

116/82

114/76

112/62

Extremi es: Unremarkable Posterior : Unremarkable

Resp:

22

20

18

SPO2: 94

97

97

OPQRST: O:

SAMPLE: S:

I get this once in a while

Having trouble breathing

P: Q: R: S: T:

It does not change

A: M:

None

N/A NA 7 /10

Albuterol Asthma

P: L: E:

Hot pocket, 2 hours ago

1 hour

Sur ng the internet looking for memes

OTHER: This patient has not had his inhaler because he cannot find it. If they help him look, it will be found and the students can administer it.