patient assessment

Finding a radial pulse in an infant is difficult, so a ________ pulse is more commonly taken.

• pedal

• carotid

• brachial

• femoral

The acronym ABC’s stand for:

• Airway, Bleeding, Circulation

• Airway, Breathing, Circulation

• Alertness, Breathing, Capillary Refill

• Alertness, Bleeding, Consciousness

A finding that is relayed from the patient but that cannot be observed or measured is a(n):

• sign.

• suspicion of cause

• symptom.

• objective discovery

____________ is designed to help EMR’s detect and correct all immediate threats to life

• Scene size-up

• Primary Assessment

• Secondary Assessment

• Reassessment

The “P” in the “OPQRST” mnemonic stands for:

• Pain.

• Palpate.

• Provocation.

• Primary Assessment.

For most patients, an Emergency Medical Responder’s assessment begins with performing a scene size-up followed by:

• Primary Assessment

• Scene size-up

• Secondary Assessment

• Reassessment

Manual ________ is the technique used to keep the head and neck aligned when the patient has a suspected neck injury.

• repositioning

• blocking

• traction

• stabilization

The assessment of a patient’s mental status includes using what tool?

• BP-DOC

• OPQRST

• SAMPLE

• AVPU

As an EMR you would perform a Rapid Secondary Assessment for:

• Trauma Patient with Significant MOI

• Trauma Patient without Significant MOI

• Responsive Medical Patient

• Unresponsive Medical Patient

• Unresponsive medical and Trauma w/ significant MOI

When assessing circulation of an unresponsive adult patient, you should assess the ______ pulse.

• Brachial

• Carotid

• Dorsal Pedal

• Radial