EMT Lesson Plans

4.18

Situation: 4-years-old, dispatched as poisoning

Behavioral / Toxicology II

Scene Size-up: Safety:

Scene is safe

BSI:

Gloves

Patients: 1 Mechanism/Nature: NOI – poisoning Resources: ALS

Primary Assessment: General Impression: Patient standing on scene Mental Status: Alert Airway: Patent Breathing: 20 per minute, unlabored Circulation:

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

Desired Response:

Primary then focused secondary

Physical Exam: Head:

Unremarkable

Neck:

Unremarkable

Chest :

Unremarkable Breath sounds clear

Vitals: 1

2

3

Abdomen:

Unremarkable

Pulse: 130

122

122

Pelvis:

Unremarkable

BP:

100/80

104/78

102/62

Extremities: Unremarkable Posterior : Unremarkable

Resp:

20

20

20

SPO2: 99

99

99

OPQRST: O:

SAMPLE: (Parent Provided) S: He looks OK A: None M: Vitamin P: None L:

This never happened before

P: Q: R: S: T:

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

Vienna Sausages, 2 hours ago

30 minutes ago

E:

He got under the sink and took a swig from the LYSOL bottle

- OTHER: EMTs should call Poison Control and try to get advice on what to do. They will advise to rinse mouth out with water and transport. Monitor for nausea and vomiting.