Attend to a grandparent who passed out and fell

You are providing medical services at a baseball tournament in mid-July, and you are called into the stands to attend to a grandparent who passed out and fell. You arrive to find the patient alert, sitting upright, and pale.

The patient is a 68-year-old woman who was attending the tournament with her daughter to watch her grandson play. The family and spectators are gathered around the patient and look worried. Her daughter has propped her up in a fellow spectator’s lawn chair. The patient is conscious, breathing, and appears to be able to pay attention to her daughter speaking to her.

Answer the following:

Give specifics of what you would assess during your primary/initial survey of the patient.

Give specifics of what you would assess during your secondary survey.

What information would help you to determine if this patient requires further medical attention? Are there any specific findings that may influence this decision?

What questions would you ask the patient and/or her daughter in this situation?