The completed preparation template

Now all the parts of the preparation template have been completed. Spend some time looking through the completed document below (or click on the images to open a pdf document) before moving on to the next part when we will use the information from the preparation...

Step 5: Information and equipment

There are two general aspects you need to think about and record while you are working through the steps of the preparation process: Information you have used and equipment and help you need. Recording this will give you the opportunity to look up more information...

Step 4: Secondary assessment DOTS and SAMPLE

Before you start your secondary assessment you can take a moment to breathe and slow down. You’ve prepared yourself for managing potentially life-threatening conditions. Now it’s time to think about warmth, comfort and dignity of your patient. Write up the...

Step 3: Treatment priorities and monitoring

  Priorities In this step you take a different perspective to ensure that you prioritise your actions appropriately. Remember how we asked you to say out loud “breathing, bleeding, burns and breaks”? This ‘chant’ is invaluable in a first...

Step 2: DRSABCD

This step prepares you for the management of potentially life-threatening conditions. For each step of the DRSABCD we give you some prompts of what to think about when completing the preparation template and then show you how it can be done on our practice example. As...