#ems notes

Mechanism of Injury -- "tell the story" -- who, what, when, where and how? -- type of pain -- symptoms

Previous Medical History -- previous injury -- medical conditions -- surgeries -- medications -- allergies

Inspection -- deformity -- carrying angle -- muscle atropy -- symmetry -- body movement -- scars -- other marks

Range of Motion -- occurs at the joint -- passive = clinician moves -- active = patient moves

Manual Muscle Test -- scale of 0 to 5 -- break test = at end of range of motion -- make test = throughout range of motion

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Abrasion -- damage to the superficial layer of skin -- caused by a body part rubbing or scraping across a rough or hard surface

Laceration -- a deep cut in the skin -- has jagged edges

Incision -- a cut in the skin -- has smooth edges

Avulsion -- soft tissue is torn loose or hanging as a flap

Penetrating Wound -- injury resulting from a sharp, piercing object

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