Baseline Vital Signs
Scene Size-Up
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The amount of pressure that is exerted on the arteries when the left ventricle contracts is called​ the:
What is systolic blood pressure
100
What concept is applied when the EMT attempts to determine how the patient may have been​ injured?
What is mechanism of injury
100
What do you do in order to establish manual in-line stabilization.
What is bringing the patients head into a neutral in-line position and holding it there.
100
The MOST common use of a drug in treating a specific condition is called​ the:
What is indication
100
If a patient who was attached to an ECG monitor suddenly went into cardiac​ arrest, the monitor would most likely show which ECG rhythm that is considered​ shockable?
What is ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia
200
The amount of pressure on the arterial walls when the left ventricle is at rest is called​ the:
What is diastolic blood pressure.
200
As an​ EMT, your initial evaluation of the scene is called​ the:
What is scene size-up
200
What is typically done during the scene​ size-up?
What is taking appropriate body substance isolation precautions.
200
You assist your​ patient, who is exhibiting signs and symptoms of a severe allergic​ reaction, with the use of his​ auto-injector. It would be helpful if you​ remember
What is to bring his second epi pen if he has one.
200
What is one of the most immediate effects of the sympathetic nervous system during early shock that relates to perfusion​ pressures?
What is increased cardiac output
300
You take your trauma​ patient's blood pressure every five minutes. This is​ called:
What is trending
300
You are the first unit to arrive at the scene of a multiple car collision. As a new EMT you have very little experience handling more than one patient at a time. What would be the BEST approach to​ take?
What is Begin to size up the​ scene, call for a​ supervisor, and when the supervisor​ arrives, transfer scene management.
300
You are called to a scene for an unresponsive patient. As you approach the​ patient, it appears he is in cardiac arrest. Given this​ assumption, what assessment parameter should you determine​ FIRST?
What is if a pulse is present
300
One form of medication administered by the EMT is a suspension. A suspension​ is:
What is drug particles mixed with a suitable liquid
300
The failure of what cellular metabolic activity in a shock state is essentially the start of the downward spiral that results in patient​ death?
What is failure to produce adequate ATP
400
During your patient​ assessment, you ask your EMT partner to obtain a set of vitals after applying oxygen. If this is the first set of​ vitals, what are they​ called?
What is baseline vital signs
400
It is imperative​ that, as an EMT at an emergency​ scene, you constantly pay attention to the environment around you. This is​ called:
What is situation awarness
400
During reassessment of your responsive medical​ patient, AVPU would refer to assessment of what patient​ parameter?
What is mental status
400
In the prehospital​ setting, who is responsible for the safe and appropriate delivery of medications within your scope of​ practice?
What is the EMT
400
What is the trigger that causes the body to initiate the compensatory mechanism that is seen in a shock​ state?
What is decreased vessel tension detected by the baroreceptors.
500
In checking a​ patient's blood pressure for the FIRST time utilizing a noninvasive blood pressure​ monitor, it is BEST​ to:
What is auscultate a manual blood pressure first
500
When responding to a motor vehicle​ crash, significant external signs of vehicle impact to look for​ include:
What is vehicle rollover
500
 Question Help ​If, during the secondary​ assessment, you are examining the skin​ color, temperature, and​ condition; jugular venous distension​ (JVD); and ankle​ edema, you are likely assessing a patient with​ a(n):
What is cardiovascular complaint
500
Although they do NOT occur​ often, what are the side effects of taking aspirin for cardiac chest​ pain?
What is heartburn and nausea
500
Where are cardiac pacemakers usually positioned during​ implantation?
What is beneath one of the clavicles
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