Technical Skills

If you see someone who suddenly can't breathe what should you do?

• You wait and hope they get better

• If you know CPR do it and call 911; If you don't know CPR just call 911

• Nothing

• None of the Above

Blood pressure is recorded as

• Hydrostatic /diastolic

• Diastolic/ hydrostatic

• Systolic/diastolic

• Diastolic/systolic

For a blood pressure reading, the number on top measures...

• Diastolic Pressure
• Systolic Pressure
• Diastemic Pressure
• Systemic Pressure

A blood pressure cuff is also called a 

• Mercury meter
• Stethoscope 
• Pythogometer
• Sphygnomanometer

lowest pressure against the blood vessels of the body. Measures between contractions

• diastolic pressure

• systolic pressure

• hypotension

• hypertension

Highest pressure against blood vessels. Represented by first heat sound

• diastolic pressure

• systolic pressure

• hypotension

• hyperstension

For a blood pressure reading, the number on bottom measures...

• Diastolic Pressure

• Systolic Pressure

• Hypertension

• Hypotension

the area of the body where you take a carotid pulse is...

• the neck

• the chest

• the wrist

• the inside of your elbow

the area of the body where you take a radial pulse is

• the neck

• the wrist

• the chest

• the inside of the elbow

to take the vital signs you need :

• a thermometer

• a stethoscope

• a sphygmomanometer

• a second hand watch or timer