EMT Basic assessment and vital signs

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assessment sign skin color observation:RED possible problem?: heat-related emergency, high BP, heart attack, diabetic emergency
assessment sign skin color observation:PALLOR/PALE possible problem?: shock, heart attack, bleeding, fright, reduced circulation, diabetic emergency
assessment sign skin color observation:CYANOSIS possible problem?: airway problems, heart failure, lack of O2, lung disease, poisonings
assessment sign skin color Observation:JAUNDICE possible problem?: liver disease
assessment sign skin color observation:BLACK AND BLUE possible problem?: seepage of blood under the skin surface
assessment sign pulse observation:RAPID, FULL possible problem?: internal bleeding(early stages), fear, heat emergency, high BP, fever
assessment sign pulse observation:RAPID,THREADY(weak and rapid) possible problem?: shock, blood loss, heat emergency, diabetic emergency, failing circulatory system
assessment sign pulse observation:SLOW, FULL possible problem?: stroke, skull fracture, brain injury
assessment sign pulse observation:NO PULSE possible problem?: cardiac arrest
assessment sign breathing sound definition observation:STRIDOR,CROWING possible problem?: upper airway obstruction, more evident when pt. inhales

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