emt chap 9

The normal respiratory rate for an adult should range from:

12 to 20

-A patient in unstable condition should be reassessed at least every:

5 minutes.

The goal of oxygenation for most patients is an oxygen saturation of:

94% to 99%

-Which of the following pupillary changes would indicate depressed brain function? Both pupils ________ with introduction of a bright light.

Both pupils dilate with introduction of a bright light.

The MOST effective way to determine whether your patient's problem is medical or traumatic in origin is to perform a careful and thorough ____________

assessment

While en route to the scene of a shooting, the dispatcher advises you that the caller states that the perpetrator has fled the scene. You should _________ this information with law enforcement personnel at the scene.

confirm

You respond to a call for a female pedestrian who has been struck by a car. As your partner maintains manual stabilization of her head, you perform a primary assessment. She is unconscious, has ineffective breathing, and has bloody secretions in her mouth. You should: immediately suction her __________________

oropharynx.

In infants and small children, skin color should be assessed on the:

palms and soles

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: _____________ circulation is decreased.

peripheral

When performing a reassessment of your patient, you should first repeat the ___________ assessment.

primary

identify and rapidly treat all life-threatening conditions.

primary assesment

an assessment tool used to evaluate the effectiveness of oxygenation.

pulse oximeter

During the primary assessment, circulation is evaluated by assessing: 3 things

pulse quality, external bleeding, and skin condition

You may not have time to perform a ___________ _______________ if you must continually manage life threats that were identified during the primary assessment.

secondary assessment

When evaluating a patient with multiple complaints, the EMT's responsibility is to: determine which complaint poses the greatest __________ to the patient's life.

threat

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 determine if the patient has a medical alert bracelet or ___________ ______________

wallet card.