Chapter 11

Upon assessing a patient, you notice that they open their eyes spontaneously and follow commands. When speaking with the patient, you note that they are disoriented. What GCS should you assign

14

When treating a patient with life threatening external bleeding, it is critical that the tourniquet be applied in how many seconds or less

30 seconds

Drug interactions are most likely to occur in patients who have taken how many drugs o rmore

5

An adult patient breathing at 12 breaths/min and 500mL/breath would have a minute volume of

6,000 mL

In general, for adults, a resting pulse of less than what would be considered bradycardia

60 BPM

Which patient would be considered a priority patient requiring immediate transport

A 36 year old patient with difficulty breathing and hypoxia

to the patient, your entire assessment should

Appear to be a seamless process

When a patient is high priority and there is no time for a complete secondary assessment on scene, which should you perform before you transport

Rapid full body scan

Sonorous respirations are likely caused by

an anatomic airway obstruction

the paramedic should address a patient

as the patient wishes to be addressed.

Objective patient information

based on fact or observation

Which condition would likely cause mottled skin

decreased perfusion

During a 20 minute transport of a critical patient, you should make a concerted effort to reassess the patient how many times

four

The apparent absence of a palpable pulse in a responsible patient most likely indicates

low cardiac output

Which hazards are you likely to encounter at the scene of a MVC

moving traffic

On most runs, the two most important pieces of patient history that you need to obtain initially are

name and chief complaint

When examining the anterior abdomen of a patient who complains of abdominal pain

routinely palpate the least painful area first

A patient with dysarthria has

slurred speech

More often than not, the paramedic will form a general impression of a patient based on

the initial presentation and chief complaint

Which phrase is an example of using the communication technique of facilitation

Is there anything else you can think of