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WorksheetsEmergency Situations/Vital Signs Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 14mins
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
