Emergency Situations/Vital Signs Quiz

If you come across a person who seems to be unresponsive, what is your first course of action?

• Check for scene safety, call 911 and wait

• Aggressively shake them to wake them up, and then call 911

• Check for scene safety, tap them and call their name, check if they're breathing, and call 911

• Do nothing

When evaluating the pupils, what does PEARL stand for?

If a patient is profusely bleeding, what should be your course of action?

• Put on gloves, apply direct pressure, elevate the body part if possible, call 911

• Put on gloves, elevate the body part if possible

• Call 911 and wait

• Apply direct pressure, call 911

How do we treat shock?

• Keep them warm

• Lay them down and elevate their feet

• Monitor their vital signs

• All of the above

Please list 3 vital signs that can be assessed in an emergency situation.

Which of the following would be considered a normal blood pressure and pulse rate for an adult?

• 100/60 and 100 bpm

• 120/80 and 100 bpm

• 120/80 and 60 bpm

• 140/100 and 60 bpm

"A toxin in the system causes breathing to stop. This changes the oxygen supply within the body and causes organs to shut down." This sentence refers to what type of shock?

• Anaphylactic

• Septic

• Psychogenic

• Metabolic

What does dyspnea mean?

• Difficulty breathing

• Difficulty swallowing

• Difficulty seeing

• Difficulty staying awake

You come across an unconscious person who is face down in a puddle of water. You notice that there is a downed power line nearby the scene. What is your first course of action?

• Gently tap them and call their name, check if they're breathing, and call 911

• Apply pressure to their wounds

• Try to move them to a safe location

• Nothing, the scene is not safe. Call 911 and get to a safe location

"Loss of control over the nervous system causing blood vessels to dilate." This sentence refers to what type of shock?

• Septic

• Metabolic

• Neurogenic

• Cardiogenic