http://ambulancejunkie.com/?p=1330 The life of a EMS Addict Sat, 23 Feb 2013 15:02:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://ambulancejunkie.com/?p=1330#comment-1911 Bullets Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:12:52 +0000 http://ambulancejunkie.com/?p=1330#comment-1911 Ive never had a patient I could not visually inspect both sides of the patient when lying supine. Sometimes you just have to get down in their level Ive never had a patient I could not visually inspect both sides of the patient when lying supine. Sometimes you just have to get down in their level

]]> http://ambulancejunkie.com/?p=1330#comment-1847 Ambulance Junkie Sun, 18 Mar 2012 21:25:22 +0000 http://ambulancejunkie.com/?p=1330#comment-1847 I may be misunderstanding you, but where you forgot to check is the side to which you rolled the patient onto. Yes, you SHOULD be capable of visually assessing the side if patient is supine but based on certain body type this is not alway's the norm. By rolling the patient on to the right side you are capable of inspecting the left mid axillary region, but how do you properly inspect the right side that the patient was rolled onto? I may be misunderstanding you, but where you forgot to check is the side to which you rolled the patient onto. Yes, you SHOULD be capable of visually assessing the side if patient is supine but based on certain body type this is not alway’s the norm. By rolling the patient on to the right side you are capable of inspecting the left mid axillary region, but how do you properly inspect the right side that the patient was rolled onto?

]]> http://ambulancejunkie.com/?p=1330#comment-1844 Bullets Sun, 18 Mar 2012 20:07:29 +0000 http://ambulancejunkie.com/?p=1330#comment-1844 If a patient is lying supine you should be able to visually check the patient from sternum to hepatic region. When log rolling the patient, you should be able to visualize from midline axillary to hepatic region, leaving no area unchecked. Perhaps you are not rolling the patient far enough onto their side? If a patient is lying supine you should be able to visually check the patient from sternum to hepatic region. When log rolling the patient, you should be able to visualize from midline axillary to hepatic region, leaving no area unchecked. Perhaps you are not rolling the patient far enough onto their side?

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