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1 Difficulty breathing 22-year-old male, severe difficulty breathing, chest sinks in on inspiration, respirations over 30/min, radial pulse present, responds to instructions. Altered level of consciousness 15-year-old male, unable to move, no verbal response, respirations under 30/min, radial pulse present, awake and staring, won't follow commands. Amputated arm 23-year-old female with partial amputated arm, bleeding heavily. Respiration rate 32, capillary refill more than 2 seconds, unconscious.

2 Amputated leg 68-year-old male lying on ground, left leg amputated below the knee. Respiration rate 32, capillary refill more than 2 seconds, crying. Back Pain 44-year-old male complaining of back pain. Respiration rate 21, capillary refill less than 2 seconds, alert and oriented. Head injury 74-year-old male, bruise on forehead, blood in ears and nose, respirations under 30/min, radial pulse present, unconscious.

3 Impaled object in hand 67-year-old male with an impaled object through hand. Respiration rate 22, capillary refill less than 2 seconds, alert and oriented. No visible injuries 58-year old male walking around dazed. No injuries seen, respiration rate 20, capillary refill less than 2 seconds, disoriented. Open fracture on arm 30-year old male with open arm fracture, bleeding moderately. Respiration rate 24, capillary refill less than 2 seconds, conscious and oriented

4 Head wound 45-year-old female, large head wound with brain matter showing. Respiration rate 0, radial pulse absent, unconscious. Unresponsive 44-year-old unresponsive male, no obvious injuries. Respirations are absent, capillary refill is greater than 2 seconds. Wounds on head 13-year-old male, approaches you and asks for help. Bleeding on forehead has been controlled. Respiration rate is less than 30, he has a radial pulse.

5 Head Wounds 18-year-old female lying on ground with abrasions to face and a bloody nose. Respiration rate 23, capillary refill less than 2 seconds, conscious but disoriented. Impaled chest 23-year-old male with impaled metal pole through chest. Respiration rate 22, capillary refill less than 2 seconds, alert and oriented Chemical burn 49-year-old male approaches you and informs you he has bleach in his eye. Respirations are less than 30/minute, capillary refill is under 2 seconds.

6 Chest Pain 45-year-old male, complaining of chest pain. Respirations are under 30/min, capillary refill is greater than 2 seconds, follows commands. Drowning A 25-year-old female was pulled from the Foster City Lagoon; she is unconscious and not breathing. She does not have a pulse. Leg wound 58-year-old female with deep lacerations to left thigh. Respiration rate is 22; capillary refill is less than 2 seconds. She is alert and oriented.

7 Dog bite A 13-year-old female has lost a lot of blood from a dog bite. Respirations are greater than 30 and capillary refill is greater than 2 seconds. She is able to follow commands. Disoriented 64-year-old female walking around crying with no visible injuries. Respiration rate 20, capillary refill less than 2 seconds, disoriented. Burn Victim 50-year-old male with 2nd and 3rd degree burns over 20% of his body. Respiration rate 8, capillary refill more than 2 seconds, awake.

8 Fracture 30-year-old male with compound fracture of left femur, mild bleeding. Respiration rate 24, capillary refill less than 2 seconds, alert and oriented. Facial trauma 57-year-old male with massive facial trauma. Respiration rate 0, capillary refill less than 2 seconds, unconscious. Head Wounds 21-year-old male with massive head injury, unconscious, respiration rate is under 30/min, radial pulse absent.

9 Unresponsive 4-year-old female with blood flowing from nose and ears. Respirations are absent, radial pulse is absent. You cannot wake her up. Wounds on Head 48-year-old male lying on the ground with blood coming out of one ear and nose. Respiration rate is near 0 capillary refill greater than 2 seconds, unconscious and barely breathing. Protruding eye 19-year-old male with head wounds and eye out of socket. Respiration rate 6, capillary refill rate more than 2 seconds, unconscious

10 Open fracture on leg 41-year-old female with leg open fracture, respiration rate 24, capillary refill less than 2 seconds, conscious and oriented. Dislocated shoulder 42-year-old male, approaches you and is moaning in pain. His shoulder is dislocated. Respiration rate is 26, capillary refill is less than 2 seconds. Deep cuts 86-year-old male with deep cuts to both forearms. Respiration rate 20, capillary refill greater than 2 seconds, alert and oriented.

11 Abrasions 32-year-old female, minor abrasions, respirations under 30/min, radial pulse present, follows instructions and walks. Sprained ankle 25-year-old female limps to the ICP asking for help. Respiration rate is less than 30, she has a radial pulse. Open arm fracture 21-year-old male with an open fracture on his right arm. Respirations are under 30/min, radial pulse is present in right arm. He is able to follow commands.

12 Impaled foot 44-year-old male, impaled left foot with a piece of metal rebar, respiration rate is under 30/min, radial pulse present on left, and follows instructions. Burn Victim 12-year-old female with 3rd degree burns over 50% of her body. Respiration rate 24, capillary refill more than 2 seconds, disoriented. Carbon monoxide poisoning 43-year-old female is unresponsive and was found trapped in her vehicle which was running in her closed garage at the time of the disaster. Respirations are absent, radial pulse is not present.

13 Broken wrist 55-year-old female with fracture to wrist. Respiration rate 22, capillary refill less than 2 seconds, alert and oriented. Broken ankle 31-year-old male, can't walk on ankle, respirations are under 30/min, capillary refill is less than 2 seconds, can follow commands. Neck Pain 39-year-old female with neck pain, says she can't feel her legs. Respiration rate 24, capillary refill less than 2 seconds, alert and oriented.

14 Abdominal pain 45-year-old female, bruising over abdomen, complaining of abdominal pain, respiration rate is over 30/min, capillary refill is under 2 seconds, awake and follows instructions. Allergic reaction 34-year-old female has been stung by a bee, respirations are greater than 30, radial pulse is present. She is having trouble following commands. Abdominal evisceration 37-year-old female with large abdominal evisceration. Respiration rate near 0, capillary refill less than 2 seconds, unconscious.

15 Partial amputation 11-year-old female partially amputated left arm, bleeding heavily. Respiration rate 24, capillary refill greater than 2 seconds, unconscious. Panic attack 43-year-old male informs you that he is having a panic attack. Respirations are less than 30, he has a radial pulse. Unconscious victim head wound 54-year-old male slumped over seat. Respiration rate near 0, capillary refill greater than 2 seconds, unconscious, bleeding from head.

16 Open fracture left ankle 16-year-old female has an open fracture left ankle. Respiration rate 24, capillary refill less than 2 seconds, alert and oriented. Wounds on Head 15-year-old female with abrasions to forehead and a bloody nose. Respiration rate 23, capillary refill less than 2 seconds, alert and oriented. Abdominal Pain 41-year-old male lying on the ground with abdominal pain. Respiration rate 8, capillary refill greater than 2 seconds, awake but disoriented.

17 Unconscious Victim 78-year-old female making gurgling sounds. Respiration rate 8, capillary refill greater than 2 seconds, unconscious, unresponsive. Heat exhaustion 65-year-old male is hot and sweaty, respirations are greater than 30, radial pulse is present, he is not able to follow commands.

55-year-old male with 2nd and 3rd degree burns to face, chest, and arms on 25% of the body Respirations: 34 Pulse: 120 Mental Status: moans to painful stimulus Mucous membranes charred Stridor 10 cm scalp

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