Ch 12 Primary Assessment

Question 1

Steps taken for the purpose of discovering and dealing with any life-threatening problems; forming a general impression, assessing mental status, assessing airway, assessing breathing, assessing circulation, and determining the priority of the patient for treatment and transport to the hospital

Answer 1

Primary assessment

Question 2

Actions taken to correct or manage a patient’s problems

Answer 2

Interventions

Question 3

Impression of the patient’s condition that is formed on first approaching the patient, based on the patient’s environment, chief complaint, and appearance

Answer 3

General impression

Question 4

A procedure for limiting movement of the head, neck, and spine when spinal injury is possible or likely

Answer 4

Spinal motion restriction

Question 5

Using one’s hands to prevent movement of a patient’s head and neck until a cervical collar can be applied

Answer 5

Manual stabilization

Question 6

In emergency medicine, the reason EMS was called, usually in the patient’s own words

Answer 6

Chief complaint

Question 7

Level of responsiveness

Answer 7

Mental status

Question 8

A memory aid for classifying a patient’s level of responsiveness or mental status

Answer 8

AVPU: alert, verbal stim response, painful stim response, unresponsive

Question 9

Airway, breathing, and circulation

Answer 9

A-B-Cs

Question 10

The decision regarding the need for immediate transport of the patient vs further assessment and care at the scene

Answer 10

Priority