PATIENT ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST
(To be completed by the attending school nurse or designee)
NAME OF VICITM: ____________________________________________
DATE: ______________________ TIME: ________________
SIGNATURE & TITLE OF RESPONDER: ____________________________
Primary Survey Yes No
Airway / Cervical Spine Stabilization ✔
Open airway (jaw thrust / chin lift) ✔
Remove debris ✔
Airway adjuncts ✔
Stabilize cervical spine (manual alignment) ✔
Breathing ✔
Look, listen, feel ✔
Rate, symmetry ✔
Auscultate breath sounds ✔
Circulation ✔
Palpate carotid ✔
Palpate radial (second responder) ✔
Jugular vein distention ✔
Skin temperature and color ✔
Disability / Limited Neuro Exam ✔
Level of consciousness ✔
AVPU ✔
Alert ✔
Verbal response ✔
Pain response ✔
Unresponsive ✔
Expose / Examine ✔
Expose / undress patient as needed ✔
Fahrenheit / Keep Patient Warm ✔
Vital Signs ✔
FRONT
Secondary Assessment (Head to Toe) YES NO
Head and Face ✔
Soft tissue injury ✔
Bone deformity / loose teeth ✔
Exposed bone or tissue ✔
Eye movement / pupillary response / PERRLAEOM ✔
Ear drainage / avulsion / bruise ✔
Nasal drainage ✔
Tenderness / pain ✔
Neck ✔
Soft tissue injury ✔
Impaled objects ✔
Tenderness / pain ✔
Tracheal deviation ✔
Jugular vein distention ✔
Chest / Thorax ✔
Soft tissue injury ✔
Rise and fall during respirations/ symmetry ✔
Auscultate breath sounds ✔
Auscultate apical heart rate ✔
Tenderness / pain ✔
Impaled objects ✔
Abdomen / Flank ✔
Soft tissue injury ✔
Impaled objects ✔
Tenderness / pain ✔
Pelvis / Genitalia ✔
Soft tissue injury ✔
Impaled objects ✔
Bony deformities ✔
Urge to void ✔
Tenderness / pain ✔
Extremities ✔
Soft tissue injury ✔
Deformity ✔
Color ✔
Sensation ✔
Range of motion ✔
Tenderness / pain ✔
Pulse ✔
Posterior ✔
Log roll with manual cervical spine alignment ✔
Deformities ✔
Soft tissue injury ✔
Tenderness / pain ✔
Vital Signs ✔
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