Basic EMT Fall Session Chapter 8

A 50-year-old male is found unconscious in his car. There were no witnesses to the event. When gathering medical history information for this patient, the EMT should:

C. determine if the patient has a medical alert bracelet or wallet card.

A patient with profuse sweating is referred to as being:

C. diaphoretic

The chief complaint is MOST accurately defined as the:

C. most serious thing the patient is concerned about.

During your assessment of a 6-month-old male with vomiting and diarrhea, you note that his capillary refill time is approximately 4 seconds. From this information, you should conclude that his:

C. peripheral circulation is decreased.

If a patient develops difficulty breathing after your primary assessment, you should immediately:

C. reevaluate his or her airway status.

In which of the following situations is a pertinent negative identified?

D. A 59-year-old man complains of crushing chest pain but denies shortness of breath.

Cyanosis of the skin is caused by:

D. decreased blood oxygen.

A 71-year-old female slipped on a rug and fell. She is conscious and alert and complains of severe pelvic pain. Her respirations are 22 breaths/min with adequate depth and her heart rate is 120 beats/min. Which of the following would NOT be appropriate for this patient?

D. gentle palpation of the pelvis

The goal of the primary assessment is to:

D. identify and rapidly treat all life-threatening conditions.

In patients with deeply pigmented skin, changes in color may be apparent only in certain areas, such as the:

D. lips.

A full-body scan should be performed on:

D. patients with a significant MOI and unresponsive medical patients.

A patient with spontaneous respirations is breathing:

D. without assistance.

An unstable patient should be reassessed at least every:

A. 5 minutes.

In the adult, bradycardia is defined as a pulse rate less than _______ beats/min, and tachycardia is defined as a heart rate greater than _______ beats/min.

A. 60, 100

A patient with high blood pressure would be expected to have skin that is:

A. flushed and red.

In responsive patients that are older than 1 year of age, you should palpate the pulse at the ________ artery.

A. radial

Clinical signs of labored breathing include all of the following, EXCEPT:

A. shallow chest movement.

Palliating factors regarding a patient's pain involve those that:

B. alleviate the pain.

A 39-year-old male sustained a stab wound to the groin during an altercation at a bar. As you approach the patient, you note that he is conscious, is screaming in pain, and is attempting to control the bleeding, which is bright red and spurting from his groin area. You should:

B. apply direct pressure to the wound.

A patient's short-term memory is MOST likely intact if he or she correctly answers questions regarding:

B. date and event.

If you cannot palpate a pulse in an unresponsive patient, you should:

B. immediately begin cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

During the primary assessment, circulation is evaluated by assessing:

B. pulse quality, external bleeding, and skin condition.

Observations made when forming a general impression of a patient would include all of the following, EXCEPT:

B. pulse strength.

A 29-year-old male with a head injury opens his eyes when you speak to him, is confused as to the time and date, and is able to move all of his extremities on command. His Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score is:

C. 13.

For an adult, the normal resting pulse should be between:

C. 60 and 100 beats/min.