EMT Patient Assessment

When using the memory aid OPQRST, which of the following questions would help you find out about P?

Select one:

A.

Do you have any past medical history?

B.

Are you having any pain?

C.

Does anything make the pain better or worse?

CORRECT. The P in the memory aid OPQRST stands for provocation; asking if anything makes the pain better or worse or what caused the pain to start are common questions to determine provocation.

D.

What is your primary complaint?

• Do you have any past medical history?

• Are you having any pain?

• Does anything make the pain better or worse?

• What is your primary complaint?

Normal Respiratory Rate in Adult Patient:

• 5-10
• 12-20
• 15-30
• 20-30

A patient does not respond to your questioning, but flinches and cries out when you pinch her trapezius muscle. This patient is said to be:

• Alert and Oriented x 4
• Unresponsive
• Responsive to painful stimuli
• Responsive to verbal stimuli

A pulse with a consistent pattern is considered to be:

• weak 
• regular
• irregular
• strong

Which question can be used to determine the patient's chief complaint?

• "What seems to be the matter?"
• "When did your chest pain begin?"
• "Are you having trouble breathing?"
• "Do you have diabetes?"

The assessment of a patient's level of responsiveness includes using the ________ scale.

• AVPU

• ABC

• SAMPLE

• BP-DOC

When assessing circulation for a responsive adult patient, you should assess the ___________ pulse.

• carotid

• pedal

• radial

• distal

The steps of a primary assessment include forming a general impression, assessing mental status, assessing ABCs, and:

• controlling bleeding.

• determining priority for transport.

• performing a secondary assessment.

• obtaining vital signs.

The first set of vital signs obtained on any patient is referred to as the _______ set.

• historical

• ongoing

• baseline

• serial

The term diaphoretic refers to:

• pupil reaction.

• skin temperature.

• heart rhythm.

• skin moisture.