CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY
EMS COMPETITION POINT SCORING
EXAMPLES
INITIAL/PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT& FOCUSED HISTORY POINTS
___ (1) Assess LOC ___ (1) Auscultates Lung Sounds
___ (1) Assess Airway Patency ___ (1) Inspects Abdomen
___ (1) Assess Resp Rate ___ (1) Palpates Abdomen
___ (1) Assess Resp Effort & Quality ___ (1) Palpates Pelvis
___ (1) Assess for Major Bleeding ___ (1) Assess Upper Extremities
___ (1) Assess Pulse Rate ___ (1) Assess Lower Extremities
___ (1) Assess for Pulse Quality ___ (1) Assess the Back
___ (1) Assess Skin Color & Condition ___ (1) Assess BP
___ (1) Assess Head ___ (1) Assess Cap Refill
___ (1) Assess Pupils ___ (1) Assess For Medic Alert Tags
___ (1) Assess Ears ___ (1) S
___ (1) Assess Mouth ___ (1) A
___ (1) Assess Trachea ___ (1) M
___ (1) Assess JVD ___ (1) P
___ (1) Inspects Chest ___ (1) L
___ (1) Palpates Chest ___ (1) E
**This assessment list is used on each patient and point scale remains the same (32 total points)
PROCEDURE POINTS
(1) Administers oxygen
(1) Calls appropriate Trauma Alert, Cardiac Alert or Stroke Alert
(1) Triage Tag (red, yellow, green, black)
(5) Immobilizes Patients spine properly
(2) Dresses wounds properly
(2) Immobilizes fractures properly
(1) Assesses for SPO2
(1) Assesses for Glucometer
(1) Assesses for ETCO2
(1) Establishes IV access
(1) Monitors ECG
(2) Administers IV fluid 250-500 ml
(5) Obtains 12 Lead ECG
(5) Interprets 12 Lead ECG (Inferior wall STEMI)
(2) Administers ASA
(2) Administers NTG SL
(2) Administers continuous CPR per AHA (30:2)
(2) Defibrillates/AED per AHA
(2) Intubates patient properly
(2) Administers Epinephrine or Vasopressin IV per AHA
(2) Administers Amiodarone IV per AHA
(5) Performs cricothyroidomy properly
(5) Performs Chest decompression appropriately
**Procedures Points in bold are for ALS teams only.
**The BLS / ALS procedure points will vary from patient to patient
GENERAL SCORING POINTS
(1) Team works well together / professional
(1) All members utilize PPE appropriately
(2) Team establishes a treatment area
(2) Captain Gives detailed Report
**General scoring points also vary from competition to competition, above are the usual established points
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