The Primary Assessment
Vital signs 1
vital signs 2
The Secondary Assessment
Misc.
100
A memory aid for classifying a patient's level of responsiveness, or mental status
What is A,V,P,U.
100
Two factors you are concerned about when taking a persons PULSE
What is rate and quality.
100
Three things you should assess with the SKIN
What is color, temperature and condition.
100
The three basic components of the secondary assessment
What is physical exam patient history and vital signs?
100
a slow heart rate <60 bpm
What is bradycardia?
200
What are the 3 of the 6 parts of the primary assessment.
What is forming a general impression, mental status, assessing the patient's airway, assessing the patient's breathing, assessing the patient's circulation, determining the patient's priority.
200
The normal PULSE rate for an adult
What is 60-100 beats per minute
200
Name 2 of the three ways to obtain a blood pressure
What is auscultation palpation and a blood pressure monitor
200
SAMPLE
What is signs and symptoms Allergies Medications Pertinent past medical history last oral intake Events leading up to illness or injury
200
Main components of the cardiovascular system.
What is Heart blood and blood vessels
300
Out of these four things what would you "not" check during the primary assessment when checking circulation. Pulse Skin Blood Pressure Severity of bleeding
What is blood pressure
300
Normal RESPIRATORY rate for an Adult
What is 12-20 breaths per minute
300
These two pressures indicate the amount of pressure against the walls of the arteries and together they are know as the blood pressure.
What is systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure.
300
OPQRSTI
What is Onset Provocation Quality Region, Relief Severity Time Interventions
300
I'm so blue without 02 (term)
What is cyanosis?
400
Actions taken to correct or manage a patient's problem
What is interventions
400
Two possible causes of unequal PUPILS
What is stroke head injury eye injury artificial injury prescription eye drops
400
The really big name for the cuff and gauge used to measure a BLOOD PRESURE.
What is a sphygmomanometer?
400
This exam is most appropriate for the trauma patient who is unresponsive or has a significant injury or unknown MOI.
What is Detailed Physical Exam?
400
The reason a patient calls for help.
What is chief complaint
500
A number of things can indicate a high priority for transport....Name 3 of them
What is Poor general impression unresponsiveness Responsive, but not following commands shock complicated childbirth Chest pain consistent with cardiac problems Uncontrolled bleeding Severe pain anywhere
500
Name 2 respiratory sounds to be concerned with.
What is snoring wheezing gurgling crowing
500
Name of the six vital signs
What is pulse blood pressure respiratory skin pupils pulse oximetry
500
A procedure for detecting changes in a patient,s condition involving four steps: repeating the primary assessment, repeating and recording vitals, repeating physical exam and checking interventions
What is Reassessment?
500
Stridor is a sign of what type of airway problem
What is Upper?
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