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For those of you who work in a rural area or for a service that doesn't get a lot of calls, the following assessment guide may be helpful (if you have to write out your physical assessment). I reduced the type, laminated it and I carry it with me. When writing reports, it can be modified however necessary.

NEUROLOGICAL AAO x 3 HEAD No visible trauma No deformity on palpation Facial bones intact No periorbital ecchymosis No "Battle's" Sign No discharge - nose, ears or mouth Pupils = and reactive NECK Trachea midline No abnormal JVD No deformity or discoloration Nontender on palpation CHEST/SHOULDERS Shoulder girdle intact/nontender No visible trauma/deformity No discoloration No tenderness/crepitus on palpation Chest movement symmetrical Lung sounds clear and = bilaterally

ABDOMEN Soft/nontender quad. x 4 No discoloration No guarding No masses noted PELVIS Pelvic girdle intact/nontender No discoloration EXTREMITIES No deformities x 4 No visible signs of trauma x 4 No discoloration x 4 Distal pulses present x 4 Skin warm and dry No sensory/motor deficits x 4 BACK No visible trauma/deformity No discoloration Nontender on palpation

	Asystole: "3 Hypo's &;3 Hyper's" Hypoxia Hypothermia Hypokalemia Hyperkalemia Hyper H+ (Acidosis) Hyper Rx (Drugs/OD)	Causes of PEA "Hey, Hey, Hey! THAT's EMD!" H-hypovolemia H-hypoxia H-hypothermia T-tamponade (cardiac) H-hyperkalemia A-acidosis T-tension pneumothorax s E-embolism (pulmonary) M-myocardial infarction D-drug overdose
	Compartment Syndrome: "6 p's" pulselessness pain pallor parasthesia poikiolothermia paralysis

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