Scene Size up
This is what BSI stands for
What is Body Substance Isolation?
This is what AVPU stand for
What is Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive?
SAMPLE helps an EMT gather
What is patient History?
This is what BP stands for
What is blood pressure?
This is what MOI and NOI stand for
What is Mechanism of Injury and Nature of Illness?
This is the first general step in the primary assessment after checking for signs of life
What is form a general impression, considering the environment, chief complaint, and appearance?
This is what the letter A stands for in SAMPLE
What is allergies?
This is the acronym to determine if the patients pupils are normal
What is PERLA?
Name three things to determine during scene size-up besides scene safety and BSI
What are MOI/NOI, number of patients, and additional resources needed?
This is what you should do if a patient appears lifeless
What is begin CPR, following training and protocol?
This is what OPQRST helps EMTs understand about a patient's complaint
What is the characteristics and timing of the complaint?
Name three vital signs an EMT should record
BP, respiratory, skin, pupils, or pulse
You arrive and find more patients than your crew can manage. You should consider
What is requesting additional resources?
Name the four main components of the primary assessment after the general impression and mental status.
What is airway, breathing, circulation, and determining patient priority?
This letter of OPQRST relates to a patient explaining that their pain started an hour ago
What is O or onset?
This is how often a reassessment of vital signs and interventions should occur
What is every 5 minutes?
This decision should be made about scene and transport after circulation
What is determine patient priority: immediate transport versus further assessment on scene?
This is why the primary assessment help determine whether a patient needs immediate transport
What is it helps identify life threats and establish patient priority?
This letter of OPQRST relates to a patient explaining that their pain spreads from their chest to their arm
What is R or radiation?
Name two things and EMT should be doing during an ongoing assessment
What is reassess and record vital signs, repeat the primary assessment, repeat the secondary assessment/check interventions?