Chapter 13
Reassess vital signs during transport every ______________________________ minutes for critical patients and every ______________________________ minutes for noncritical patients.
5, 15
To determine a patient's level of responsiveness, use the _______ _____
AVPU scale
The respiratory rate, the systolic blood pressure, and the GCS are the major components of the
B. patient narrative.
The patient's age, sex, and chief complaint are part of the
B. patient profile.
Establishing the number of patients is an important part of the
B. scene size-up.
Which of the following is not normally considered a significant mechanism of injury in adult patients?
B. seat belt injury
All of the following are forms of blunt trauma except A. motor vehicle crashes. C. falls. B. shootings. D. fights.
B. shootings
Which of the following is a form of peripheral painful stimulus?
B. sternal rub
For noncritical patients vital signs should be reassessed every
C. 15 minutes.
On the AVPU scale, a patient who responds or attempts to respond only when spoken to is rated
C. V.
In the rapid trauma assessment, the "B" of DCAP-BTLS stands for
C. burns.
Rales are described as
C. coarse sounds heard on inspiration and exhalation.
The main purpose of the primary assessment is to
C. discover and treat any life-threatening conditions.
An assessment finding jugular vein distension may indicate
C. heart failure.
A detailed secondary exam should be performed
C. only after all life-threatening injuries and conditions have been managed.
The patient's answer to the question "Why did you call EMS?" is called the _______________
Chief complaint
The rapid trauma assessment should take about _____ minute(s).
D. 5-7
During the rapid trauma assessment, check all extremities for
D. JVD.
If assessment reveals pale, cool, clammy skin in conjunction with a significant mechanism of injury, an altered mental status, or severe bleeding, assume the patient is
D. in shock.
When assessing the patient's skin, you note the color of the skin to be yellow. This is known as
D. jaundiced.
A trauma patient with a significant mechanism of injury should receive a
D. rapid trauma assessment.
The sound that indicates the tongue and epiglottis are partially blocking the airway is
D. snoring.
When assessing a responsive medical patient's chief complaint, the "T" of OPQRST stands for
D. time.
When assessing the responsive medical patient's condition, use the ______________________________ and ______________________________questions.
SAMPLE, OPQRST
__________is the first component of patient assessment.
Scene size-up
Once the patient's level of consciousness has been determined during the primary assessment, move on to assess the ________
airway
If assessment reveals tracheal tugging, you should suspect _____ _______
airway obstruction
EMTs should constantly reassess ______________________________ patients.
all
Assessment of circulation includes checking capillary refill, pulse, skin color, temperature, and condition, as well as checking for possible major ___________________
bleeding
The purposes of the secondary assessment are to determine any ______________________________ in the patient's condition and to ______________________________ the ______________________________ of emergency care.
changes, assess, effectiveness
Any findings during your secondary exam should be ______________________________ and reported to the staff of the receiving facility.
documented
The last step in the initial assessment is ___________
establishing patient priorities
A patient's age, sex, appearance, and chief complaint are all elements of the ______________________________
general impression
The secondary exam for the trauma patient should be conducted systematically, starting at the ______________
head
When conducting a secondary exam, ______________________________ the injuries as found.
manage
To conduct a secondary exam, use the techniques of __________ ___________ _________
nspection, palpation, auscultation
The detailed secondary exam is ______________________________ and ______________________________ specific.
patient, injury
To assess a patient's level of orientation, ask specific questions about ______ _________ ________
time, place, person
During the primary assessment, any life-threatening condition that is identified must be ______________________________
treated immediately
For both the EMT and the hospital staff, it is not only the patient's condition, but also the ______________________________ in the patient's condition that are important.
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