Airway & Breathing
Circulation & Vitals Signs
Trauma Assessment
Patient Assessment
Special Considerations
100
This airway maneuver should be used on an unresponsive trauma patient.
What is the jaw-thrust maneuver?
100
The term used to describe profuse sweating.
What is diaphoretic?
100
Bruising behind the ear associated with head trauma.
What is Battle sign?
100
The purpose of the primary assessment.
What is identifying and treating life threats?
100
Standard precautions should begin at this time.
What is before patient contact?
200
This breath sound is a high-pitched crowing noise caused by upper airway obstruction.
What is stridor?
200
Normal capillary refill in an infant should be less than this many seconds.
What is 2 seconds?
200
A trauma patient with altered mental status after blunt force trauma requires this precaution.
What is spinal immobilization
200
The "M" in SAMPLE history.
What are Medications?
200
The most useful assessment for determining a cause of altered mental status.
What is a blood glucose level?
300
Capnography measures this gas during exhalation.
What is carbon dioxide (CO₂)?
300
Adult bradycardia occurs below this pulse rate.
What is 60 beats per minute?
300
This helps predict the severity of injuries.
What is the mechanism of injury (MOI)?
300
The "E" in SAMPLE history.
What are Events leading up to the illness or injury?
300
The desired oxygen saturation for most patients.
What is 94%-99%
400
The normal adult respiratory rate range.
What is 12-20 breaths per minute?
400
Adult tachycardia occurs above this pulse rate.
What is 100 beats per minute?
400
A rapid trauma exam should take no longer than this.
What is 90 seconds?
400
A patient opens eyes to voice, is confused, and follows commands. Their GCS score.
What is 13?
400
The Golden Hour ends when this occurs.
What is receiving definitive care?
500
A patient with spontaneous respirations is breathing this way.
What is without assistance?
500
Cyanosis is caused by this condition.
What is decreased blood oxygen?
500
External extremity bleeding is initially controlled by this method.
What is direct pressure?
500
Unstable patients should be reassessed this often.
What is every 5 minutes?
500
This medication class commonly slows the pulse rate.
What are beta blockers?
600
This finding indicates a patent airway.
What is the ability to speak?
600
Normal adult pulse range.
What is 60-100 beats per minute?
600
Air trapped under the skin causing a crackling sensation.
What is subcutaneous emphysema?
600
The most accurate way to determine if a problem is medical or traumatic.
What is a careful and thorough assessment?
600
This condition is least likely to cause altered mental status.
What is acute anxiety?
700
Shallow respirations result in a significant reduction of this.
What is tidal volume?
700
A blood pressure cuff that is too small gives this type of reading.
What is a falsely high blood pressure reading?
700
This chest-wall injury causes one section of the chest to rise while another falls.
What is paradoxical chest movement (flail chest)?
700
The chief complaint is best defined as this.
What is the most serious thing the patient is concerned about?
700
In darkly pigmented skin, color changes are best assessed here.
What are the lips or oral mucosa?
800
This is the most effective method of assessing air movement in the lungs.
What is auscultating breath sounds with a stethoscope?
800
The lower number in a blood pressure reading represents this pressure.
What is diastolic pressure?
800
You should avoid palpating this area when the patient complains of pain there.
What is the pelvis
800
A focused assessment follows this stage of the assessment process.
What is history taking?
800
During an MCI, treatment priorities are determined after this process.
What is triage of all patients?
900
After opening an airway with a head tilt-chin lift, this should generally be done next if the patient has a pulse.
What is suction as needed and insert an airway adjunct?
900
Poor peripheral circulation causes the skin to appear this color.
What is ashen?
900
During a rapid exam on a supine patient, this area is assessed last.
What is the posterior body?
900
Patients with significant MOI and unresponsive medical patients should receive this assessment.
What is a systematic head-to-toe assessment?
900
When multiple patients are identified at a scene, this resource should be considered.
What are additional ambulances/resources?
1000
This pediatric sign of respiratory distress is usually only seen in children.
What is seesaw breathing?
1000
Pulse pressure waves are created by this.
What is cardiac contraction causing pressure waves in the arteries?
1000
A trauma patient with snoring respirations and suspected spinal injury needs this airway maneuver.
What is the jaw-thrust maneuver?
1000
During reassessment, this should be repeated first.
What is the primary assessment?
1000
A handgun is visible near a patient. The safest action is to do this.
What is position yourself between the patient and the weapon and request law enforcement assistance?