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Patient Response Field Guide

Overview

The Patient Response Field Guide puts essential assessment and management information into the hands of BLS providers. The guide includes an introductory section on basic assessment modalities, including DCAP-BTLS, SAMPLE, AVPU, and OPQRST, offering BLS providers a ready review as they approach the patient scene.

Key medical and trauma emergencies are then organized alphabetically so they are easily accessible when providers need them most. Each emergency follows a logical structure:

  • Pertinent Considerations and Findings - Signs and symptoms, patient history
  • Physical Examination – Vital signs, skin condition, assessment guidance 
  • Treatment – Standard management details for each condition

This indispensible guide includes "Key Question" boxes throughout to remind providers of the questions that may help them rule in or rule out certain conditions.

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“Key Question” boxes included throughout remind providers of the questions that may help them rule in or rule out certain conditions.

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The guide includes the most common emergencies that BLS providers face in the field, including:

  • Altered mental status, diabetic emergencies, and neurologic emergencies
  • Allergic reactions
  • Chest pain
  • Childbirth 
  • Behavioral emergencies
  • Respiratory distress 
  • Stroke 
  • Syncope 
  • Trauma

Glasgow Coma Scale, the Rules of Nines, BLS medications, and mass-casualty incident protocols are also covered.


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American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) provides education and practice management services for orthopaedic surgeons and allied health professionals. The Academy also serves as an advocate for improved patient care and informs the public about the science of orthopaedics. Founded at Northwestern University as a not-for-profit organization in 1933, the Academy has grown from a small organization serving less than 500 members to the world's largest medical association of musculoskeletal specialists. The Academy now serves about 24,000 members internationally.

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S. F. Antonino, REMT-P

S.F. Antonino, REMT-P, has been employed at Boston Emergency Medical Services since 1978. He served initially as an EMT for 5 years, followed by 14 years as a paramedic at Boston EMS. He has been a Shift Commander for the past 12 years, and during that time commanded the Boston EMS recruit academy for several classes.

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