Vital Signs
Which of the following is the best indicator of perfusion in the adult?
When using radio communications, you should:
D. avoid codes
An 89-year-old male cut his abdomen on a knife while preparing dinner. You observe several loops of bowel protruding from the wound and minimal bleeding. What type of dressing should you apply to his wound?
A 24-year-old male complains of difficulty breathing. He is sitting in a chair leaning forward. He tells you that he was exercising when it started. His lung sounds are clear but diminished in the bases bilaterally. His vital signs are P 92, R 22, BP 132/90, and SpO2 is 93% on room air. You should suspect:
A 76-year-old male complains of a severe headache that feels like a band around his head. He tells you he has been cooking with his grill in the garage because it is raining. His vital signs are P 88, R 14, BP 142/68, and SpO2 is 99% on room air. You should administer:
Why should you check baseline vital signs in the unresponsive medical patient?
A 52-year-old female was shot in the chest. She complains of pain and difficulty breathing. Her skin is pale and diaphoretic. When treating her, you should:
A 56-year-old female has a full thickness burn to her left anterior forearm from an industrial alkali. Why does she only have pain in the skin surrounding the burn?
Shock is the circulatory system's failure to provide sufficient blood and oxygen to all the body's tissues. Which of the following is not a major type of shock?
An 18-year-old male complains of abdominal pain and diarrhea. He tells you he has a history of cystic fibrosis. You auscultate rhonchi in his lower lungs. His vital signs are P 88, R 22, BP 126/78, and SpO2 is 93% on room air. You should?
A toddler typically has a respiratory rate of about:
You have transferred care of a 51-year-old female who has a laceration with arterial bleeding to hospital staff. While cleaning the ambulance, you notice drops of dried blood on the ceiling. To properly sanitize the patient compartment, you should:
A 78-year-old female fell off her bicycle and struck her head. She tells you she does not remember the crash. Bystanders tell you that she was unresponsive before your arrival. While you are assessing her, she becomes unresponsive. You should suspect a(n):
An unresponsive 54-year-old female is apneic and pulseless. Your partner begins chest compressions while you attach the AED and analyze the rhythm. The AED announces, "Shock advised." You should suspect:
B. pulseless ventricular tachycardia
What is the reason for giving an epinephrine auto-injector in a life-threatening allergic reaction?
Which of the following is part of the body's compensatory response to blood loss?
A 65-year-old male complains of generalized weakness. He tells you that he almost passed out earlier today. His lungs are clear to auscultation. His vital signs are P 44, R 16, BP 96/68, and SpO Subscript 2 is 94% on room air. You should suspect:
A 43-year-old female who stepped into a campfire complains of pain in her lower leg. The skin on her lower leg is reddened and blistered. The skin on her foot has areas of blackened skin and other areas that are dry, white, and leathery. She denies pain to this area when you cover it with a dressing. What type of burn should you suspect she has to her foot?
The patient was a driver in a lateral impact motor vehicle collision. During the assessment of his chest, the EMT notes a segment of the chest wall moving in the opposite direction from the rest of the chest. Which of the following best describes this finding?
Coworkers call 9-1-1 for a 22-year-old male who was having an asthma attack. The patient tells you that he took his albuterol inhaler prior to your arrival and feels better. You auscultate clear lung sounds. His vital signs are P 92, R 18, BP 130/82, and SpO2 is 93% on room air. You should administer:
D. oxygen by nasal cannula
A normal systolic blood pressure for an infant who is 12 months old is:
Why would a 21-year-old female who has a regular pulse of greater than 160 have signs of cardiogenic shock?
A 23-year-old female has a five-inch laceration to her left thigh. You were unable to control her hemorrhage, so you applied a tourniquet and stopped the bleeding. During transport, her vital signs are P 104, R 18, BP 88/62, and SpO Subscript 2 is 97% on oxygen by non-rebreather mask at 12 L/minute. Of the following, which will help to improve her outcome the most?
A 24-year-old female complains of chest pain and difficulty breathing. She tells you a horse kicked her in the chest. Her skin is pale and diaphoretic. You observe a contusion to the left side of her anterior chest wall. Breath sounds are absent over her left lower lung. Her vital signs are P 116, R 22, BP 92/80, and SpO Subscript 2 is 95% on room air. You should suspect:
Which of the following would be the most appropriate site for the administration of an epinephrine auto-injector?