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| 3904703873 | What is primary assessment? | the first element in a patient assessment in which you focus exclusively on life threats. | 0 | |
| 3904707763 | What are the 6 parts of the primary assessment? | 1. form a general impression 2. assess the patient's mental status 3. assess the patient's airway 4. assess the patient's breathing 5. assess the patient's circulation 6. determine the patient's priority | 1 | |
| 3904717444 | What is the purpose of the primary assessment? | to focus on potential life threats to your patient | 2 | |
| 3904725709 | What is an intervention? | actions taken to correct or manage a patient's problems | 3 | |
| 3904728345 | What is the general impression? | an impression of the patient's condition that is formed on the first approaching the patient based on the patient's environment, chief complaint, and appearance. | 4 | |
| 3904731709 | On what three things do EMT's gain their general impression of a patient? | 1. patient's environment 2. chief complaint 3. patient's appearance | 5 | |
| 3904734502 | Define chief complaint | the reason EMS was called | 6 | |
| 3904743920 | Define mental status | the patient's level of responsiveness | 7 | |
| 3904745437 | What is the memory aid for classifying a patient's mental status? | AVPU | 8 | |
| 3904745961 | What are the 4 levels of AVPU? | 1. alert 2. verbal response 3. painful response 4. unresponsive | 9 | |
| 3904747351 | Describe the "A" in AVPU. | alert -- patient is awake and will talk and answer questions | 10 | |
| 3904753403 | Describe the "V" in AVPU. | verbal response -- patient will respond to talking or shouting | 11 | |
| 3904755129 | Descrive the "P" in AVPU. | painful response -- patient will respond to a painful stimuli such as pinching a toe or squeezing the shoulder | 12 | |
| 3904756747 | Describve the "U" in AVPU. | unresponsive -- patient will not respond with shouting or a painful stimulus | 13 | |
| 3904761967 | ABC's stands for what? | airway, breathing, and circulation | 14 | |
| 3904766219 | What two ways to open a patient's airway? | jaw-thrust / head-tilt, chin-lift | 15 | |
| 3904777780 | If suspected c-spine injury or an unresponsive patient, what technique should NEVER be used open a patient's airway? | head-tilt, chin-lift | 16 | |
| 3904784739 | Define clinical judgement | judgement based on experience in observing and treating patients | 17 | |
| 3904788825 | How should a patient be treated if their level of responsiveness is lower than alert? | high-concentration oxygen by nonrebreather mask and consided the patient a high priority | 18 | |
| 3904797214 | Define interventions | actions taken to correct or manage a patient's problems | 19 | |
| 3904830884 | What three things do EMT's do to form a general impression? | look, listen, and smell | 20 | |
| 3904840320 | What is suggested if the patient has pale and clammy skin? | shock | 21 | |
| 3904851241 | What is one way to quickly assess a patients circulation? | capillary refill | 22 | |
| 3904854809 | About how long should a nail bed return to normal (pinkish) once released from pressure? | no more than 2 seconds | 23 | |
| 3904856460 | What are some ways in which checking capillary refill is unreliable? | --age of the patient -- elderly take longer --cold weather (especially if the fingers are cold) | 24 | |
| 3904862062 | How do you check the responsiveness in a child? | flicking the feet | 25 | |
| 3904883815 | What does the tripod position usually indicate in a patient? | significant difficulty in breathing | 26 | |
| 3904886179 | What does the Levine's sign usually indicate in a patient? | significant chest pain or discomfort | 27 | |
| 3904888643 | What is the Levine's sign? | a fist clinched over the chest | 28 | |
| 3904889416 | What is the tripod position? | a patient sitting upright, leaning forward, and supporting themselves with arms locked in front of them | 29 | |
| 3904892521 | What type of distress does the tripod position show? | respiratory | 30 | |
| 3904893664 | What type of distress does the Levine sign show? | cardiac | 31 | |
| 3904899581 | EMT's perform the ABC's in that order for patients unless they are suffering from what issue? | cardiac arrest | 32 | |
| 3904903564 | Instead of ABC's, which order should be performed on a patient suffering from cardiac arrest? | CAB | 33 | |
| 3904906096 | When should an EMT perform manual C-spine stabilization? | As soon a c-spine injury is suspected or if the patient is unconcious | 34 | |
| 3904908844 | What is considered an EMT's "sixth sense?" | clinical judgement | 35 | |
| 3904916938 | What type of approach is the primary assessment? | systematic | 36 | |
| 3904929467 | heart rate -- infant? | 140-160 | 37 | |
| 3904930173 | respiratory rate -- infant? | 40-60 / 30-40 | 38 | |
| 3904931038 | systolic -- infant? | 70-90 | 39 | |
| 3904932448 | heart rate -- toddler? | 80-130 | 40 | |
| 3904933129 | respiratory rate -- toddler? | 20-30 | 41 | |
| 3904934380 | systolic -- toddler? | 70-100 | 42 | |
| 3904935693 | heart rate -- preschool | 80-120 | 43 | |
| 3904936304 | respiratory rate -- preschool | 20-30 | 44 | |
| 3904936305 | systolic -- preschool | 80-110 | 45 | |
| 3904942151 | heart rate -- school age | 70-110 | 46 | |
| 3904943574 | respiratory rate -- school age | 20-30 | 47 | |
| 3904943575 | systolic -- school age | 80-120 | 48 | |
| 3904944403 | heart rate -- adolescence | 55-105 | 49 | |
| 3904945192 | respiratory rate -- adolescence | 12-20 | 50 | |
| 3904945810 | systolic -- adolescence | 80-120 | 51 | |
| 3904946713 | heart rate -- early adult | 70 | 52 | |
| 3904947651 | respiratory rate -- early adult | 12-20 | 53 | |
| 3904948015 | systolic -- early adult | 120 | 54 | |
| 3904705500 | What do you do for a child having difficulty breathing? | place a towel under his shoulder blades | 55 | |
| 3906189020 | What do you assume for an unresponsive patient with unknown MOI/NOI? | spinal injury | 56 | |
| 3906215785 | What is a rapid pulse? | tachycardia -- above 100 beats/minute | 57 | |
| 3906218813 | What is the normal pulse for an adult at rest? | 60-10 | 58 | |
| 3906218814 | What is a slow pulse? | bradycardia -- below 60 beats/minute | 59 | |
| 3906224993 | What does a thready pulse mean? | weak | 60 | |
| 3906231180 | Which is more of a concern in a child/infant -- high pulse or low pulse? | low pulse -- may indicate imminent cardiac arrest | 61 | |
| 3906237604 | Define arterial spray | bright red spurting blood | 62 | |
| 3906240700 | What must be done if you hear gurgling sounds? | suction the airway | 63 | |
| 3906245696 | Rapid, regular, full pulse | exertion, fright, fever, high blood pressure | 64 | |
| 3906248863 | rapid, regular, thready pulse | shock, later stages of blood loss | 65 | |
| 3906249985 | slow pulse | head injury, drugs, poison, heart problems | 66 | |
| 3906252244 | no pulse | cardiac arrest | 67 | |
| 3906262455 | What is the first thing to do in patient assessment? | verbalize BSI / scene safe | 68 | |
| 3906266531 | What is the order of the patient assessment? | 1. BSI 2. Scene size-up 3. primary assessment 4. history taking 5. secondary assessment 6. vital signs 7. reassessment | 69 | |
| 3906272240 | What are the components of scene size-up? | 1. determine if scene is safe 2. MOI / NOI 3. number of patients 4. additional EMS assistance if necessary 5. stabilize c-spine | 70 | |
| 3906284264 | What are the components of the primary assessment? | 1. general impression 2. responsiveness (AVPU) 3. chief complaint 4. Airway 5. breathing 6. circulation 7. patient priority | 71 | |
| 3906294071 | What are the components of the Secondary Assessment? | 1. head 2. neck 3. chest 4. abdomen 5. abdomen/pelvis 6. lower extremities 7. upper extremities 8. posterior (back) | 72 | |
| 3906302940 | What are the components of the vital signs? | 1. take baseline vitals 2. manage secondary wounds | 73 | |
| 3906308733 | What is the component of reassessment? | demonstrate how and when to reassess the patient | 74 | |
| 3906360599 | How often should you open the airway on a patient? | ALWAYS | 75 | |
| 3906398833 | What are the 4 components of circulation in patient assessment? | 1. checks pulse 2. assess skin (condition, color, temp) 3. assess for and control major bleeding 4. initiate shock management | 76 |
