Chapter 12 PreTest
A 66-year-old female has been found apneic and pulseless. You should immediately:
Begin chest compressions.
As you interview a patient with a medical complaint, the reason why EMS was called is often referred to as the:
Chief Complaint.
You are called to a scene of a fall and find the patient unconscious with a twisted leg. A general impression of this patient would be:
Deciding that the patient's fall was severe and injured the patient's leg.
During the primary assessment, an example of a life threat to circulation that must be managed right away would be:
External Arterial Bleeding.
Which of the following would be the best method to open the airway on an unresponsive trauma patient?
Jaw-Thrust Maneuver.
During the primary assessment, you would focus exclusively on:
Life threats.
Which of the following statements is TRUE about the primary assessment?
Life-threatening conditions that are identified during the primary assessment must be treated immediately as found.
A 45-year-old female is found unconscious. She is not breathing but has a pulse. You should next:
Perform Rescue breathing.
If a patient is alert and breathing adequately but exhibits cyanotic skin, then which intervention is most appropriate?
Provide oxygen based on the patient's need as determined by your examination, the patient's complaint and level of distress, and the pulse oximetry readings.
How would you assess the mental status of an infant who appeared unresponsive?
Speak as a verbal stimulus and flick the feed as a painful stimulus.
During your primary assessment, you note blood in the patient's mouth and hear gurgling. You should next:
Suction the airway and clear any secretions.
A 56-year-old male has fallen off a 12-foot ladder. After ensuring scene safety and completing the scene size-up, you should next:
Take manual cervical spine precautions.
A 13-year-old male has crashed an ATV. He was not wearing a helmet, and was found unconscious. His airway is patent and he is breathing adequately, but you hear rales in his chest and diminished lung sounds in his right chest. You assess this patient's priority for transport as high. What is one reason?
The patient is unconscious.
During your assessment of a patient who is suspected of having had a stroke, you have to pinch his nail beds for him to respond. Which of the following would best categorize this patient's mental status?
The patient responds with painful stimuli.
A 25-year-old male was shot in the leg. He has visibly lost a lot of blood, and when assessing this patient's circulation, you determine that this patient has life-threatening bleeding. You should control the bleeding and:
Treat for shock.
Which of the following acronyms may be used in assessing the patient's level of responsiveness?
AVPU
