u/Inside-Economy2993

edit: bronze med TEST tmr...

Firstly, this is what I learned for primary and secondary assessments: 

Primary:

• Area check
• LOC 
• Mechanism injury (how did they get this)
• WARTS

 

Secondary: 

• Vitals (Pupils, LOC, temperature of skin, color of skin, the thing where u press on a finger nail and it turns from white to red to white, breathing, pulse… etc) 
• Head-to-toe check 
• SAMPLE

I’m confused on the order of primary and secondary assessments. Is it like

1. Primary -> treat person for what they have -> secondary 
2. Primary -> secondary -> treat person for what they have

 

I’m also confused on who to use primary and secondary assessments on, is it: 

• everyone
• Conscious victims
• Victims that have specific issues 
• Unconscious victims???

 

And lastly, how do I do this?

Do I say it out loud?