Emergency/EMS Unit

Which of these vital signs would you report to the ER doctor

• Pulse of 100

• BP of 80/40

• Temp of 100.1

• Respiratory rate of 20

You are watching a patient's monitor and recognize that they are tachycardia. What is their heart rate?

• 60

• 50

• 99

• 120

The process of categorizing patients by illness/injury severity

• Assessment

• Triage

• Differentials

• Trauma assessment

You have a patient come into the emergency room experiencing dyspnea. They are having _____

• Difficulty swallowing

• Difficulty breathing

• Stomach pain

• No breathing

What would be an appropriate question to ask your patient before taking their temperature orally?

• Are you afraid of having things put into your mouth?

• Are you allergic to anything?

• When was your last menstrual period?

• When was the last time you had something to drink?

What is the highest level an EMT can obtain

• Paramedic

• Basic

• Intermediate

• First responder

Where would you most likely find an EMT

• A hospital

• on an ambulance

• in a helicopter

• in a school

As an EMT, before you approach a patient to help them, what must you do?

• Ask them their name

• Make sure the scene is safe

• Call for backup

• Check their pulse

You approach a patient at the scene of a car accident, that is bleeding severely from their arm, has a bruise on their head, and their left leg appears broken. What injury is your first priority

• Place a splint on the broken leg

• Place ice on the bruise on the head

• Control bleeding in the arm

• Take the patient's blood pressure

You respond to a call that a patient is lying in their front yard. After you make sure the scene is safe, what it the first thing you will do?

• Call 9-1-1

• Begin CPR immediately

• Give 2 breaths

• Ask, "Are you okay?" and check their pulse