assessment

Question 1

signs and symptoms

Answer 1

sign- something you see, feel or touch and can validate

symptom- something the patient describes

Question 2

gurgling

Answer 2

fluid in the upper airway

Question 3

snoring

Answer 3

tongue has fallen back and is blocking the airway

Question 4

first vitals taken

Answer 4

baseline vitals- pulse, BP, temperature

Question 5

SAMPLE

Answer 5

SAMPLE is used to ask questions and interview the patient

sign and symptoms, allergies, medication, pertinent past, last intake, events

Question 6

OPQRST

Answer 6

the “s” in sample

onset, provocation, quality, radiation, severity, time

Question 7

AVPU

Answer 7

AVPU is used in level of consciousness

alert, verbal, pain, unresponsive

Question 8

DCAPBTLS

Answer 8

used to remember what were looking for when touching a person during an assessment
deformities, contusions, abrasions, punctures, burns, tenderness, lacerations, swelling

Question 9

scene size up

Answer 9

immediately upon arrival the EMT looks for MOI(mechanism of injury) IOS(index of suspicion), number of patients, help needed

Question 10

general impression

Answer 10

EMT develops a plan of action from the time the call is received until the first few minutes of arrival

Question 11

initial(primary) assesment

Answer 11

used in life threatening situations and treat them immediately when found
AVPU, CC(chief complaint), ABCDE

Question 12

general(secondary) assesment

Answer 12

SAMPLE, vitals, and physical assessment

Question 13

detailed assesment

Answer 13

performed in general assessment. head to toe 90 seconds

Question 14

ongoing assesment

Answer 14

start over at AVPU. every 5 minutes for unstable. 15 minutes for stable