Ch. 13: Principles Of Patient Assessment Flashcards
Which of the following is an example of a penetrating wound?
a. Being hit with a baseball bat
b. Falling off a ladder and landing on a driveway
C. Being repeatedly stabbed with a knife
D. Hitting the handlebars of a motorcycle
C. Being repeatedly stabbed with a knife
If you are unable to locate a ____ pulse, attempt to palpate a carotid pulse.
A. radial
b. torso
c. distal
d. respiratory
A. radial
The protection of an area of injury or pain by the patient is called:
a. deviation.
B. guarding.
c. disjointedness.
d. aplasticity.
B. guarding
Which of the following is the Emergency Medical Responder expected to do after completing the secondary assessment?
a. Find someone who can start providing care
b. Notify his supervisor of medical findings
c. Retrieve the necessary equipment to start treatment
D. Provide a report of findings to an EMT or Paramedic
D. Provide a report of findings to an EMT or Paramedic
The presence of _________ in the older adult patient can make it very difficult to accurately assess mental status.
a. diuretics
b. an AVPU scale
C. dementia
D. respirations
C. dementia
The general assessment technique that involves feeling patients with one’s hands is called:
a. auscultating.
b. observation.
C. palpating.
D. scanning
C. palpating.
The “P” in the “AVPU scale” mnemonic stands for:
A. Pain.
b. Person.
c. Proximal.
d. Persistent.
A. Pain
Manual is the technique used to keep the head and neck aligned when the patient has a suspected neck injury.
a. traction
B. stabilization
c. repositioning
d. blocking
B. stabilization
The first part of the head-to-toe examination is:
A. palpate.
B. auscultate.
C. evaluate.
D. inspect.
D. inspect.
Accessory muscle use in the neck is an indication of:
a. high blood pressure.
b. blood backing up from the heart.
c. neck injury.
D. difficulty breathing.
D. difficulty breathing.