Mnemonic used to remember physical findings identified during the head-to-toe survey
What is: DCAP BTLS
100
How skin should present in a normal, healthy patient
What is: pink, warm and dry
100
What does SAMPLE stand for?
What is: Signs and Symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Pertinent Past Medical History, Last Oral Intake, Events leading up to Injury or Illness
100
DCAP BTLS Stands for?
What is: deformities, contusions, abrasions, punctures/penetrations, burns, tenderness, lacerations, swelling
200
A patient sitting and leaning forward with hands on their knees would be said to be sitting in what position?
What is: Tripod Position
200
Mnemonic used to assess patients level of consciousness
What is: AVPU
200
What does OPQRST stand for?
What is: Onset, Provocation, Quality, Region/Radiation, Severity, Timing
200
Normal pulse rate for an adult
What is: 60-100 beats per minute
200
Required gear worn by an EMT
What is: PPE
300
In assessment of the patient's chief complaint, the spread of pain from one area of the body to another is termed?
What is: Radiation
300
Mnemonic used to assess the pupils
What is: PEARRL- Pupils, Equal, Round, Regular, Reactive to Light
300
"On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your pain?" would be a question you would ask in what phase of OPQRST?
What is: Severity
300
This can be found in the groove between the trachea and neck muscle
What is: carotid pulse
300
You arrive at the scene of a HAZMAT incident. You should observe from a distance, (BLANK) and (BLANK)
What is: Uphill and upwind
400
The GCS is referred to as?
What is: Glascow Coma Scale
400
This is often heard without a stethoscope and may indicate that the patient has an airway obstruction in the neck or upper part of the chest
What is: Stridor
400
The (BLANK) is the patients initial response to the question "What's wrong"
What is: Chief Complaint
400
The name for the distal pulse site on the foot:
What is: Posterior tibial pulse
400
The greatest and most common hazard encountered by urban EMT's
What is: Traffic surrounding MVC's
500
The front surface of the body; the side facing you in the standard anatomical position
What is: Anterior
500
What is the normal pulse rate (range) for an infant. An infant is described as age 1 month to 1 year
What is: 100 - 160 bpm
500
The Cincinnati Stroke Scale consists of the following three tests:
What is: Facial droop (have the patient smile), Arm Drift (have the patient close their eyes and raise both arms), Speech (Ask patient to repeat a sentence for you)
500
When one section of the chest rises on inspiration while another area of the chest falls
What is: Paradoxical motion
500
You arrive on the scene of a HAZMAT incident, what is the name of the book that will help you on this call?