CURR Test

A&O(4 questions)

(Alert and oriented) What is your name, Do you know where you are, Do you know the date, Who is the president

CSMs

(used when splinting) Circulation, Sensation, Motor Functioning

Normal Blood Pressure

100-120/60-80

Respirations

12-20

Normal Pulse

60-100

EtOH

Alcohol

AVPU

Alert, Verbal, Painful, Unresponsive

CC

Chief Complaint

DCAPBTLS

Deformities, contusions, abrasions, punctures, burns, tenderness, lacerations, swelling

Bandaging

Done to stop bleeding, clean wound, place gauze pad over wound, wrap with rolled gauze.

Hypertension

High Blood pressure

HPI

History of Present Illness

LOI

Last oral intake

Hypotension

Low blood pressure

OPQRST

Onset, Provocation/Palliation, Quality, Radiation, Severity, Time

Pt

Patient

Systolic Blood pressure

Pressure put on walls of arteries when ventricles are contracted

Diastolic Blood Pressure

Pressure put on walls of arteries when ventricles are relaxed

Why do we take 2 sets of vitals

Vitals are most useful when they show trends in patient care, the only way to have to trends is to take multiple sets

Emesis

Vomiting

AA

affected area

Ice Pack

applied to alleviate pain or swelling. Never apply ice directly to skin can result in injury. Wrap in cravat first.

Sphygmomanometer

blood pressure cuff

Splinting

done to stabilize injured patients, do CSMs before and after splinting, splint must be secured above and below injury, putting bandage directly to injury can cause patient more harm.

Epistaxis

nosebleed

PTA

prior to arrival

SAMPLE

signs/symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Past pertinent history, last oral intake, event leading up to call

Stage

to wait in an area near the call, (if scene is unsafe, unsecured, or patient is combative)

WNL

within normal limits