Scene Size-Up and Safety
This is always the first step before approaching any patient
What is ensure scene safety?
These are the first three priorities in patient assessment, in order.
What are airway, breathing, and circulation?
This mnemonic is used to gather a patient’s medical history.
(What is SAMPLE?)
This position helps patients who have difficulty breathing.
(What is the Fowler’s or sitting upright position?)
This acronym represents the four colors used in START triage.
(What is green, yellow, red, and black?)
When arriving at a motor vehicle crash on a busy road, you should position your ambulance in this way to protect the scene.
What is park at an angle with emergency lights on, blocking the lane?
If a patient has agonal respirations, you should begin this immediately.
What is CPR?
This mnemonic is used to assess a patient’s pain.
(What is OPQRST?)
This oxygen delivery device provides the highest concentration of oxygen without intubation.
(What is a non-rebreather mask?)
This type of ambulance carry technique is used when the patient must be moved quickly from danger.
(What is an emergency move?)
The smell of ammonia at a scene suggests this type of hazard.
What is a hazardous materials situation?
This term describes a patient who responds only to painful stimuli.
What is responsive to pain or P in AVPU?
Checking both pupils for equal size and reaction is part of this exam component.
(What is a neurological exam?)
You should assist a patient with this medication if they have chest pain and a prescription, and medical control approves.
(What is nitroglycerin?)
This radio communication system allows multiple agencies to work together on the same channels.
(What is an interoperable communications system?)
This is the term for using barriers like gloves, masks, and gowns to prevent infection transmission.
What is body substance isolation / PPE?
If a patient’s airway is compromised and you suspect a spinal injury, you should use this technique to open the airway.
What is the jaw-thrust maneuver?
This is the term for comparing blood pressure between both arms to detect possible aortic injury.
(What is bilateral blood pressure comparison?)
A patient with a suspected tension pneumothorax requires this intervention at the ALS level.
(What is needle decompression?)
This is the federal organization that coordinates disaster response in large-scale emergencies in the U.S.
(What is FEMA?)
This type of zone is established immediately around a hazardous materials incident to keep people safe.
What is the hot zone?
You find an unresponsive trauma patient who is breathing 8 times per minute with a weak radial pulse. This is the first intervention you should perform.
What is assist ventilations with a BVM?
In trauma, this type of assessment is performed on patients with significant mechanism of injury to identify hidden injuries quickly.
(What is a rapid head-to-toe assessment?)
This is the preferred destination for a patient with stroke symptoms discovered within the past 2 hours.
(What is a comprehensive stroke center?)
This is the correct START triage category for a patient who is breathing 28 times per minute, cap refill <2 seconds, but cannot follow commands.
(What is Immediate / Red?)