Ch. 13 - Patient Assessment Review

A ______ includes a visual overview of the entire scene to identify any obvious or potential hazards prior to entering.

• scene size-up
• primary assessment

• reassessment

• secondary assessment

The term ______ refers to actions taken to correct or stabilize a patient's illness or injury.

• interventions
• mechanism of injury

• primary assessment

• Secondary assessment

You and your partner are dispatched to a crime scene where there is a stabbing victim. Your first priority is to:

• perform a rapid secondary assessment

• perform a scene size-up.

• perform a primary assessment.

• obtain vital signs.

One component of the scene size-up is ______, which includes wearing disposable gloves.

• considering the need for spinal precautions

• determine the need for additional resources

• taking BSI precautions

• determining if the scene is safe for you and others

You respond to the scene of a patient having trouble breathing. As you approach the house, the patient's husband begins yelling at you to get off the property and threatens violence if you come closer. You should:

• attempt to gain access to the house through a back door, so you can evaluate the patient's condition.

• work with your crew to restrain the man so you can treat the patient.

• attempt to calm the husband by explaining why you are there.

• retreat to a safe distance and wait for law enforcement.

The specific personal protective equipment used to minimize contact with blood and body fluids from a patient is called:

• antifluid protective garments (APG).

• body substance isolation (BSI).

• patient isolation unit (PIU).

• decontamination equipment (DE).

The Emergency Medical Responder plays an important role in ensuring the safety of all people at the scene of an emergency. This is why the scene size-up includes:

• providing oxygen.

• taking vital signs.

• the head-to-toe exam.

• determining the number of patients.

You are called to help a middle-aged woman who fainted on a very hot day, and when she fell, cracked her head on the sidewalk. Her head is bleeding. What is the mechanism of injury?

• Possible dehydration

• Impact with the sidewalk

• Heat exhaustion

• Syncope

Your patient presents with chest pain and nausea. For this patient, "chest pain" represents:

• the mechanism of injury.

• the nature of illness.

• the diagnosis.

• the cause of sickness.

Your patient is a 79-year-old man who fell down and cut his leg. Blood is running freely from the cut, but the patient says he fine and starts to try to stand up. Because of _______, you should suspect that his injuries may be worse than usual for this type of event.

• the mechanism of injury

• his gender

• his age

• the nature of the illness