Scene Size-up
You are on scene of a MVA with no hazards. The danger zone should be set to _______ feet in all directions.
50 feet in all directions
The patient's level of awareness of his surroundings refers to what EMS term?
Mental Status
The first set of vital sign measurements obtained are often referred to as:
Baseline vital signs
What does the P in SAMPLE stand for
Perdinant past medical Hx.
Tree guy is assessing a 76-year-old male patient who has been involved in a fall from a standing position. He has completed the scene size-up and primary assessment. What should he do next?
Secondary assessment
What is the first step in the reassessment process?
Primary assessment
Body language
An injury caused by an object that passes through the skin or other body tissue is known as which of the following?
Penetrating trauma
What is a normal capillary refill time in a pediatric patient?
Less than 2 seconds
What is the normal range for a pulse rate for an adult?
60-100 beats per minute
The process by which an EMT forms a field diagnosis is known as:
Critical thinking
What is the difference between and sign and a symptom?
Symptom is what the patient is feeling
Sign is what you can see
Which patients need to be reassessed?
ALL PATIENTS NEED TO BE REASSESSED
The portion of the patient care report in which the EMT writes their description of the patient's presentation, assessment findings, treatment, and transport information is called the:
Narrative
A fall is considered severe anytime an adult patient has fallen more than ________ feet.
20 Feet
Where should you check a pulse for on an adult? Where for a child under the age of 12 months?
Child = brachial
The method of taking blood pressure by using a stethoscope to listen to the characteristic sounds produced is called:
Auscultation
What question would you ask someone to find out the quality of their pain?
Can you describe the pain?
What term describes a permanent surgical opening in the neck through which a patient breathes?
Stoma
How often should you reassess vital signs for a stable patient? How often for an unstable patient?
Stable patient = 15 minutes
Unstable patient = 5 minutes
Which of the following should be documented as subjective patient information
Symptoms
What weapon would deliver a medium velocity impact?
What is the first thing the EMT does during the primary assessment?
The general impression
When the heart contracts and forces blood into the arteries, the pressure created is known as the:
Systolic blood pressure.
What does OPQRST stand for?
Onset, Provocation, Quality, Radiation, Severity, Time.
What does distention refer to when describing your patient's abdomen?
Larger than normal
During reassessment, you notice that your patient is making gurgling sounds. What should you do immediately?
Suction the airway
The two-way radio at a hospital or dispatch center is known as a:
Base station
Which law of physics explains why a patient's liver can be injured from the impact of his car with a tree?
Law of inertia
The mnemonic AVPU is used to evaluate which of the following?
Level of responsiveness
An increase in the work of breathing is reported as:
Labored breathing
A list of potential diagnoses compiled early in the patient's assessment is known as:
Differential diagnosis
Assessing the areas the patient tells you hurt plus those areas that you suspect may be injured based on the mechanism is called ____________ exam
Focused exam
While performing a detailed physical exam on a patient involved in a fall from 30 feet, the patient (who had previously been responding to your questions) stops responding. What should you do next?
Repeat the primary assessment.
Which agency assigns and licenses radio frequencies?
FCC