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WorksheetsVital Signs and Patient Assessment
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 14mins
Vita or Vitalis, as the root for VITAL means
Life
Health
Evaluation
Death
Bradycardia (slow) and Tachycardia (fast) are terms related to this vital sign
HR
RR
BP
SPO2
Considered the upper limit of BP before it begins to get more indicative of health issues
120/80
80/120
100/80
100/60
Which abbreviation references the expected range when healthy?
WNL
CCMR
AVPU
BLS
Which type of emergency is related to diseases and pre-existing conditions moreso than outside forces acting on the body?
Medical
Trauma
Which acronym helps assess LOC and responsiveness?
AVPU
ABCDE
OPQRST
LOC-R
If the patient is not alert or responsive to verbal stimuli, the next step of assessment is
Physical stimuli
Chest compressions
Glucometer reading
Check BP
AAOx4 includes all of the following except
Person
Place
Time
Event
Phone #
Which machine is studying the electrical output and function of the heart?
ECG/EKG
Glucometer
NRB
BVM
Which is used in a trauma emergency?
NOI (Nature of illness)
MOI (Mechanism of Injury)
Which is used in a medical emergency?
NOI (Nature of illness)
MOI (Mechanism of Injury)
The letters used for ECG peaks and valleys
ABCDE
XABC
PQRST
OPQR
An MVA is a
Car wreck
Heart attack
Diabetic emergency
Mask used to aid in breathing
Blood pressure is assessed using this device
Sphygmomonometer
Thermometer
Glucometer
Electrocardiogram
Which pulse location is being used when taking manual BP?
Brachial
Dorsal Pedal
Radial
Carotid
Which pulse location means SLEEP or STUPOR
Carotid (neck)
Radial (wrist)
Dorsal Pedal (foot)
Popliteal (knee)
Which side of the wrist is used to assess radial pulse?
Thumb side
Pinky side
An evaluation of the objective would include
Assessments free of patient opinions. Quantifiable.
Patient opinions
Headaches, dizziness, and anxiety are examples of
Objective assessments
Subjective assessments
Although not yet on the list seen in many sources, which of these is also a quantifiable, objective assessment taken of the patient's health status?
Blood glucose
Psychological evaluation
NOI
MOI
Resting HR and BP are generally _______ in teenagers versus older adults.
Lower
Higher
The same as
What might happen is BP drops too low?
Loss of consciousness
AVPU improves
Temperature increases
MOI improves
SPO2 stands for
Saturation of Peripheral Oxygen
Standard Peripheral Oxygen
Saturation of Pulse Oximetry
Standard Pulse Oximetry
Peripheral means
Around, outskirts, extremities
Subjective
Central
Objective
Provocation means to
Irritate, make worse
Cure, improve
Palliation means to
Irritate, make worse
Improve, makes better
Which term means a slow or decreased rate of breathing?
Bradypnea
Tachypnea
Bradycardia
Tachycardia
A pulse oximeter is used to measure
SPO2
ECG
BP
Glucose
A low blood glucose reading, performed by a glucometer, would be helpful in assessing a patient with this condition
Diabetes
Cancer
High BP
High HR
If a patient was lying prone, they would be on their
Belly
Back
If a patient was lying on their spine, they would be
Supine
Prone
Sticky pads placed on chest to study heart function with an ECG
Electrodes
EKGs
AEDs
AAOs
Which is reliant upon patient input, versus being objective?
Signs
Symptoms
Severe allergic response
Anaphylaxis
MVA
MOI
AVPU
Upper chambers of the heart
Atrium
Ventricles
Lower chambers of the heart
Atrium
Ventricles
HR is assessed using
Veins, since they do not have a pulse
Arteries, since they have a pulse
Blood vessels carrying blood into the heart
Veins
Arteries
The first step an emergency responder should take when evaluating a scene (before care is ever administered)
Determining if the scene is safe to enter
How much blood the patient has lost
Patient consciousness
Patient's chief complaint
Term meaning low blood sugar
Hypoglycemia
Hypermyopia
Hyperglycemia
Hyperthyroidism
Type of seizure where the patient may shake violently
Grand Mal
Absence
Cardiomyopathy
Neuralgic Response
Type of seizure where a patient may lose consciousness, but not display other outward actions
Absence
Grand Mal
