EMT Chapter 12 - 14 Quiz (Emergency Care 13th Edition)
Which of the following would aooear in the secondary of a medical pt. w/ no signs of trauma or signifcant mechanism of
Asses histort of present illness
An EMT should be most concerned with a pulse rate maintained above:
120 beats per minute 60 beats per min: bradycadica 100 beats per min: tachycardica
Using the AVPU scales, patient who will respond only to brisk rubbing of the sternum would receive a rating
Painful
The skin color that indicates poor circulation is:
Pale- anemia or stress/ blood loss/ shock/ hytertension Mottled- pt in shock Flushed- Exposure to heat Jaundiced- abnormalities to liver
For the unresponsive medical patient, the EMTs would begin by:
Preforming a rapid phyical examination
The portion of the assessment that is designed to identify and treat immediately life - threatening conditions is called the:
Primary assessment
Paradoxical motion is most commly associated with:
chest injury
In distinguishing signs from systems, am example of a system would be:
chest pain
When an EMT-B feels that a patient just "doesn't look right" this is called:
interventoin
All of the following are signs of labored breathing Expect:
palpation
In case of shock or latee stages of blood loss, EMT would expect the pluse top be:
rapid and thready
When deflating the BP cuff, the systolic BP is the:
First sound Distolic- last sound
Action taken to correct a patient's problem are know as:
Interventions
In any pt. with with suspected spinal injury, am EMT should apply manual stabilization:
On first contact with the pt.
Action taken to correct a pt. problems are know as
Clinical judgement
The vital sign that is least useful in adults is:
Capillary refill- more reliable in children
All of the following are examples of intervention Except:
Checking a carotid pulse
After the rapid trauma assessment, the more thorough assessment that an EMT performs is the
Detailed physical exam
You should obtain the first vital signs:
During the focused hisory and physical exam
The patient's statement "I feel like just cant get enough air when i breath" best relates to what letter of the SAMPLE mnemonic?
S-signs L- last oral intake M- meds P- past med history E- events that took place when this happened
Crepitation refers to the
Sounds or feels of broken rubbing
If a patient is not alert and is breathing less than 8 breaths per minute, the EMT-B should:
Ventilate with positive presure device (100% 02)
The respiratory sound that point towards medical problems as asthma is:
Wheezing
