Scene Size Up
Scene Size Up begins when
what is when the Unit is dispatched Dispatched
Mental Status is evaluated by
What is AVPU
The first set of letters to begin your Initial Patient Assessment
What is ABC (Airway, Breathing, Circulation)
The rate of breathes per minute for adult at rest
What is 12 - 20 bpm
Cyanosis is a clear sign of what
Poor Circulation and Perfusion.
Scene should be assessed for
What is Safety
Alert is confirmed by
What is Person - Place - Time - Event
How is the Airway opened for an unconscious Medical Patient?
What is a Head Tilt / Chin Lift
To evaluate breathing the EMT should observe the chest by
What is Look, Listen & Feel
What are the two pulse locations for upper extremities
What is Radial and Brachial
Assessing for patients
What is establishing the correct Number of patients?
U in assessing mental status is
What is Unresponsive
How long you should suction in an adult
No more than 10 seconds
When a chest injury is suspected, the EMT should use the following steps to evaluate breathing in the Primary Assessment
What is Inspect, Auscultate and Palpate
The pulse locations for lower extremities used in EMS
What Popliteal and Dorsalis Pedis
M.O.I. is
What is Mechanism of Injury
Most common cause of unconsciousness and airway obstruction
What is the tongue
Steps to clear an Airway Obstruction
What are Positioning, Manual Suctioning, and/or Mechanical Suctioning
Expiration is approximately how many seconds
What is 1-2 second
The Heart Rate for adult at rest
What is 60 - 100 bpm
The EMT observes multiple pill bottles on the bed stand, this is establishing
What is the Nature of the Illness
How do we establish a "U" in a medical or trauma Patient
What is swiping up eyelashes, tap on the shoulder if not injured, pinching wb between thumb and hand to elicit a response
Appropriate maneuver for opening the Airway of a Trauma Patient
What Jaw Thrust
Breathing rates for neonates, pediatic, teens, adults and the elderly are all the same rate, rhythm amd depth. True or False
What is False
The purpose of the Initial Patient Assessment
What is To Detect and Treat all IMMEDIATE Life Threatening conditions