Chapter 9 - patient assessment
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A patient with spontaneous respirations is breathing:
two thirds the length from the armpit to the crease at the elbow.
A properly sized blood pressure cuff should cover:
Peripheral circulation is decreased
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 the infant's:
applying direct pressure.
External bleeding from an extremity can usually be controlled initially by:
60, 100
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.
the reason why the patient called EMS.
Reassessment is performed to determine all of the following, EXCEPT:
most serious thing the patient is concerned about.
The chief complaint is MOST accurately defined as the:
minimum amount of pressure that is always present in the arteries.
The diastolic blood pressure represents the:
locate injuries not found in the primary assessment.
The goal of the systematic head to toe exam that is performed during the secondary assessment is to
systolic pressure.
The pressure exerted against the walls of the artery when the left ventricle contracts is called the:
patients with a significant MOI and unresponsive medical patients.
The systematic head-to-toe assessment should be performed on:
all the patients have been triaged.
Treatment and transport priorities at the scene of a mass-casualty incident should be determined after:
jaw-thrust maneuver
What maneuver should be used to open the airway of an unresponsive patient with suspected trauma?
History taking
What part of the patient assessment process focuses on obtaining additional information about the patient's chief complaint and any medical problems he or she may have?
tidal volume is markedly reduced.
When a patient's respirations are shallow:
ensure that the patient can see you approaching him.
When approaching a 32-year-old male who is complaining of traumatic neck pain, you should:
wiggle his or her toes on command.
When assessing motor function in a conscious patient's lower extremities, you should expect the patient to:
Only one section of the chest rises on inspiration, while another area falls
Which of the following MOST accurately describes paradoxical movement of the chest wall?
Rapidly assessing a patient's respiratory status
Which of the following actions would NOT be performed during the scene size-up?
Forceful coughing
Which of the following findings indicates that your patient has a patent airway?
A patient with an acute allergic reaction and dizziness
Which of the following patients does NOT have signs of an altered mental status?
"What seems to be the matter?"
Which of the following questions is used to determine a patient's chief complaint?
The MOI may allow you to predict the severity of a patient's injuries.
Which of the following statements regarding the mechanism of injury (MOI) is correct?
You may not have time to perform a secondary assessment if you must continually manage life threats that were identified during the primary assessment.
Which of the following statements regarding the secondary assessment is correct?
perform a detailed head-to-toe exam and prepare for immediate transport.
You respond to the scene of a motor vehicle collision. Upon arrival, you find the driver, a young female, sitting on the curb. She is confused; is in obvious respiratory distress; and has pale, moist skin. As your partner manually stabilizes her head, you perform a primary assessment. After performing any immediate life-saving treatment, you should:
