Why is it important to record casualty assessment information, as opposed to just making the assessment? See Student Workbook p46
- For evidence, in case you are sued
- To comply with Health and Safety regulations
- To provide information to the personnel at the medical facility receiving the casualty
- To submit to BSAC along with the Incident Report
- All of the above
What should be recorded on the Casualty Assessment form? Tick all that apply. See Student Workbook p46
How should you check if a casualty is suffering from numbness? See Student Workbook p49
- Just ask the casualty
- Run your hands over the casualty's body, and ask where they can and cannot feel it
- Prick the casualty's body with a sterile pin and note if they flinch
- Prick the casualty's body with a sterile pin, and ask where they can feel it
How should you check if a casualty is suffering from weakness? See Student Workbook p49
- Take hold of each limb in turn, and ask the casualty to pull then push
- Take hold of each limb in turn, and ask the casualty to push then pull
- Take hold of each limb in turn, and see if the casualty can break your grip
- Take hold of both hands and ask the casualty to pull then push. Repeat for the feet. Note any differences between right and left sides.
- Any of the above methods will do
How should you check a casualty's coordination? Tick all that apply. See Student Workbook pp49-50
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