EMR Chapter 9

Place the five steps of the patient assessment in the correct order

• -Scene size-up

  -History taking

  -Primary assessment

  -Secondary assessment

  -Reassessment

• -Secondary assessment

  -Primary assessment

  -History taking

  -Scene size-up

  -Reassessment

• -Scene size-up

  -Primary assessment

  -Secondary assessment

  -History taking

  -Reassessment

• -Scene size-up

  -Primary assessment

  -History taking

  -Secondary assessment

  -Reassessment

Performing a scene size-up includes all of the following, except:

• determining the need for additional resources

• forming a general impression of the patient

• assessing the mechanism of injury or illness

• determining the number of patients

The main objective of the primary assessment is to:

• identify immediate life threats

• determine treatment priorities

• correct life-threatening conditions

• All of the above

What is the first step of a primary assessment?

• Form a general impression of the patient

• Assess patient’s responsiveness and stabilize the spine if necessary

• Assess the patient’s airway and correct any life-threatening conditions

• Assess the patient’s breathing and correct any life-threatening conditions

The AVPU scale stands for: Alert, Verbal, Physical, Unresponsive

• True

• False

A patient who moans when you pinch her earlobe should be classified as which level on the AVPU scale?

• A

• V

• P

• U

The 'E' in SAMPLE means:

• Emesis

• Effort

• Event

• Eczema

What are the vital signs taken by EMRs during a secondary assessment?

• Respiration, pulse

• capillary refill, blood pressure

• pupil size and reactivity, and level of responsiveness

• All of the above

Where is the carotid pulse point located?

• On the patient’s wrist

• On the patient’s foot

• On the patient’s upper arm

• On the patient’s neck

What is the first step of reassessment

• Reassess vital signs

• Repeat the primary assessment

• Reassess the chief complaint

• Recheck the effectiveness of the treatment