Hello everyone,
I took my practical exam yesterday. Just got a few questions about the trauma assessment. I was under the impression that everything was to be voice treated. They even told me in my class that everything will be voice treated and that we would not have to back board. Anyway I walk into the station and find a lot of equipment including the backboard. I ask the examiner if I could voice back boarding and he told me to do it as in the field. The 2 other emts I had had no idea what they were doing, I instructed them to backboard, so we did it but one of the emts did not get a good grip and totally let go during the boarding and the manikin's spine was compromised. So I continue with my assessment and at the end my 2nd vitals were resp 44, a very low BP, and a HR of like 120. So at that point I knew I failed because of the compromised spine. After the station I went to the main coordinator and told her how one of the emts let go and she made a note of that, so hopefully I did not fail. I am just wondering, did anyone have to physically do all treatment during the trauma assessment? I was under the impression that it would all be voiced.
Thanks
I took my practical exam yesterday. Just got a few questions about the trauma assessment. I was under the impression that everything was to be voice treated. They even told me in my class that everything will be voice treated and that we would not have to back board. Anyway I walk into the station and find a lot of equipment including the backboard. I ask the examiner if I could voice back boarding and he told me to do it as in the field. The 2 other emts I had had no idea what they were doing, I instructed them to backboard, so we did it but one of the emts did not get a good grip and totally let go during the boarding and the manikin's spine was compromised. So I continue with my assessment and at the end my 2nd vitals were resp 44, a very low BP, and a HR of like 120. So at that point I knew I failed because of the compromised spine. After the station I went to the main coordinator and told her how one of the emts let go and she made a note of that, so hopefully I did not fail. I am just wondering, did anyone have to physically do all treatment during the trauma assessment? I was under the impression that it would all be voiced.
Thanks