DCAP-BTLS - The Prepared Community2024-03-29T00:04:56Zhttp://communitypreparedness.org/forum/topics/dcap-btls?groupUrl=medical&commentId=6454093%3AComment%3A7859&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWe use the Sample assessment,…tag:communitypreparedness.org,2012-08-27:6454093:Comment:78592012-08-27T01:11:15.901ZRobert H. Hopkinshttp://communitypreparedness.org/profile/RobertHHopkins
<p>We use the Sample assessment, for a situation where some information can be obtained on history, occurrences; that sort of thing; then we do the simplified check for DOTS (Deformities, Open Wounds, Tenderness, and Swelling) that's part of a full body check, conscious (and consenting) or unconscious. That's a full manual check from head to toe, then extremities. The specific types of injuries are so hammered into us in the training (and in my life experience) that I couldn't forget them if I…</p>
<p>We use the Sample assessment, for a situation where some information can be obtained on history, occurrences; that sort of thing; then we do the simplified check for DOTS (Deformities, Open Wounds, Tenderness, and Swelling) that's part of a full body check, conscious (and consenting) or unconscious. That's a full manual check from head to toe, then extremities. The specific types of injuries are so hammered into us in the training (and in my life experience) that I couldn't forget them if I tried :-) I like your DCAP-BTLS, though, as a memnomic.</p> David, Thanks so much for thi…tag:communitypreparedness.org,2012-08-26:6454093:Comment:79662012-08-26T00:06:10.239ZCarolyn Burlesonhttp://communitypreparedness.org/profile/CarolynBurleson
<p>David, Thanks so much for this! Anything that helps to remember the process is a good thing indeed.</p>
<p>David, Thanks so much for this! Anything that helps to remember the process is a good thing indeed.</p>