You are performing a primary survey on an unresponsive trauma patient involved in an RTA. When evaluating her chest you note unilateral chest rise, you should

Normal capillary refill results in the blood returning within _______ seconds

Which piece of equipment from the list below is required when taking a patient's blood pressure by auscultation technique

A reading of less than 85% when using a pulse oximeter means that the patient is suffering from which of the following

A sphygmomanometer is used in the measurement of

Normal resting heart rate expected for a newborn infant is

When inflating a blood pressure cuff to measure blood pressure by palpation, it should be inflated ______ mmHg above where the last pulse was felt

The normal breathing rate for an adult at rest is

The Normal pulse rate in an adult at rest is approximately between _____________ per minute

The difference between your systolic and diastolic blood pressure should be approximately 40 mmHg. This is called your ________

When assessing circulation in an unresponsive patient, the pulse should be palpated in the ______

The first set of vital signs that you obtain is known as the

The primary survey should be completed in less than ___ seconds

Pulse oximeters are used to measure

Your transport decision should be made after which component of patient assessment

The maximum on scene time for life threatening trauma should be

When conducting a primary survey on a patient with obvious significant external bleeding which of the following is the priority?

When managing a trauma patient with mechanism of injury suggestive of spinal injury you should

The systematic head to toe examination looking for non life threatening injuries in a patient is part of a

You are assessing a patient who has an altered level of consciousness. On approach you find the patient who has their eyes closed responds to your voice by opening their eyes but doesn't speak. What is the patient's level on the AVPU score

While assessing a patient's level of consciousness, the patient only responds to a pinch of the earlobe. They are considered to be ___ on the AVPU scale

The skin pigment of a jaundiced patient may appear

A patient who does not respond to any stimulus is considered to be _______________ on the AVPU scale

For a patient to be considered alert on the AVPU scale they should be

Capillary refill is the most reliable indicator of cardiovascular status in which patient group

The elements of AVPU are

The contraction of the abdominal muscles to palpation is a sign of

The normal range of blood glucose in an adult patient is

The "Q" in the OPQRST mnemonic best relates to which of the questions below

The sections of the spinal cord that are most susceptible to injury are the cervical and

The three major parts of the brain are the:

The blood vessels that return blood from the head are the

The kneecap (patella) is an example of a

The lower chambers of the heart, which are responsible for the main pumping action of the myocardium, are referred to as ________

Which of the following structures is part of the respiratory system?

The human skeleton is made up of

Distal CSM's means

Bones are classified according to their shape: long, short, flat and irregular. An example of an irregular shaped bone is

The shoulder girdle consists of?

An example of the hinged joint can be found at the

Bands of tough, flexible connective tissue which join the articular surfaces of bones are called

The heart is located in

An example of a solid abdominal organ is

The bone distal to the scapula and proximal to the radius and ulna is the

Which layer forms the outer part of the heart?

Electrical impulses that are produced in the spinal cord are transmitted along the ___ nerve to the muscle and cause it to contract

g conditions inside and outside of the body is the

From the outside layer to the inner, what is the correct sequence of layers of the meninges?

The right side of the heart

The cardio vascular system consists of

The largest artery in the body is the

The organs commonly found in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen are

The heart is composed of four chambers. They include two atria and two ventricles. The chamber that pumps oxygenated blood into the aorta is the ______ which ejects approximately ___ ml's of blood per contraction

The spine consists of 33 bones, which breaks down into 5 groups. Identify the groups

Identify the three types of muscular tissue

The amount of air that passes into and out of the lungs in one breath is called

The central nervous system (CNS) is comprised of

Where is the Dorsalis Pedis pulse point found?

There are a number of factors that provide us with a stimulus to breath, one of them being _______ which are situated in the walls of the Aorta and the Carotid

Skeletal muscle has four characteristics, excitability, contractility, extensibility and _______

How many spinal vertebrae are there?

The amount of blood ejected from the left ventricle into the aorta for each contraction is called

Which of the following groups of organs all lie within the abdominal cavity

External respiration is the process of carbon dioxide being exchanged for oxygen in your lungs. This takes place in the _________ of the lungs

Pathology is the study of

When you arrive on scene, you find an adult patient in cardiac arrest. You should mobilise how many additional responders?

What is the fifth link in the chain of survival?

Prolonged use of _______ in COPD patients may lead to the reduction in ventilation stimulus

The term "anoxia" refers to

When you open an infant's airway you should

A cerebrovascular accident often referred to as a stroke, can be caused in two ways. One by a ruptured blood vessel within the brain that accounts for 25% of CVA's and the other is a/an ___________ within the brain that accounts for the remaining 75%

A noticeable blue/grey colouring to the tongue, lips, and nail beds is a sign that the tissues are not being sufficiently oxygenated. This is called

You are attempting to resuscitate a patient in cardiac arrest using a bag-valve-mask and reservoir to provide positive pressure ventilations. With a reservoir bag fitted the BVM will deliverer what oxygen percentage?

When inserting a supraglottic airway the EMT has only ____ attempts of placing the airway

A patient has collapsed suddenly and has an altered LOC. His airway should be opened by using

What percentage of oxygen is contained in expired air?

A simple face mask at the proper setting on the flow regulator (6 - 10 litres per minute) can deliver a maximum oxygen concentration of

The indications for the use of aspirin are

Scenario: A 50 year old female patient has chronic bronchitis. The initial assessment finds her breathing at 6 times per minute with an altered mental status; her skin is cool and clammy to touch. Your next action should be to

An obstructive airway disease, characterised by a loss of elasticity to the alveoli and the terminal bronchiole is called

What is the most common cause of cardiac arrest in children

The oxygen adjunct of choice for a patient who has been involved in a trauma event and is breathing normally is

On arrival at the scene of an accident you find a patient with gurgling sounds coming from her throat and inadequate breathing (6 per min). How do you proceed to protect the airway and support breathing?

What does ROSC stand for?

In a condition known as hypoxic drive the patients breathing mechanism is triggered by the low amount of

Exchange of gases takes place in the lungs due to the process of