1. Ask your medic, what he did and why. Learn.
2. Not every trauma needs a full assessment as in EMS school's standard situations. It's totally situation dependent (see #1).
3. Even getting to the scene and talking to the patient already is part of the assessment.
4. Your medic could be...
Hello,
my name is Bernhard, I'm from Munich (Bavaria/Germany, Europe), hence the screen name. I found this site when looking for an alternative for another great US based forum, which unfortunately is experiencing an acute traffic loss. Maybe the one or another knows me from there.
I'm in EMS...