what do you identify about a patient while trying to form a general impression
1. General Impression of the Patient 1. Definition 1. The general impression is formed to determine priority of care and is based on the EMT-Basic's immediate assessment of the environment and the patient's chief complaint. 2. Determine if ill (medical) or injured (trauma). If injured, identify mechanism of injury 3. Age 4. Sex 2. Assess patient and determine if the patient has a life threatening