You are in a very crowded fast-food restaurant and all of the sudden you hear an argument has been started between and older man and a younger man. The younger man spits into the older man’s face and runs away. The man is furious and starts to chase his attacker. You notice there is a wet floor caution sign in the middle of the restaurant. The older man loses his balance as he chased after the young man. There are chairs and tables all around. The younger man starts to throw the chairs at the older man. Witnesses try to restrain both the young man and older man. The younger man escape outside to the patio of the restaurant and the older man follows. The older man trips on a chair, when he gets up there is a lot of blood coming from his head. …show more content…
However, blood is still oozing out of his head injury. You tell the patient who you are, that you are going to help him, and what you will do. You also tell the patient that he has a head injury and you are going to apply pressure to the wound to control the bleeding. You apply the wad of napkins to the injury and apply direct pressure then you have the victim to hold the pressure. You have the patient sit down with his head and shoulders slightly elevated. You tell the patient you are going to do a primary survey to check his well-being. You do not see any other injuries during the primary survey. The patient is very responsive and breathing well. There is no more danger in the area surrounding the victim. You ask for the victim’s name, if he knows where he is, and if he remembers what happened. The victim answers the question without any difficulties. You explain to the patient that during your primary survey the victim is well and the major concern is his head injury. He tells you that he feels a little pain in his right ankle. You ask the patient about his history. He says he does not have any allergies or other illness. He also tells you that he is not on any …show more content…
You tell a witness to call 9-1-1 and let you talk to the dispatcher. You tell the dispatcher the location of the emergency and that you and the victim are outside of the restaurant on the patio. You tell the dispatcher the telephone number you are calling from. Then tell the dispatcher what had happened and that only one person was injured and needs help. Also, tell the dispatcher that the victim has a head injury and you’ve applied pressure on the wound to control the bleeding. The patient’s ankle is swollen, so you left the shoe on, elevated the ankle, and put ice on it. The dispatcher hangs up the phone. You wait and comfort the patient until EMS arrives. The patient was in a stable position, so you did not need to call the dispatcher to update