Chapter 12: Primary Assessment

Question 1

Name the 6 steps to primary assessment

Answer 1

1. Forming general impression.
2. Assessing mental status.
3. Assessing airway
4. Assessing breathing
5. Assessing circulation
6. Determining the priority of patient treatment and transport.

Question 2

List 3 signs of lifelessness

Answer 2

1. Unresponsive
2. Not breathing
3. Agonal/ gasping breathes

Question 3

List 2 signs of life

Answer 3

1. Responsiveness
2. Breathing

Question 4

What are interventions?

Answer 4

Actions taken to correct or manage a patients problem(s).

Question 5

3 Steps to assessing airway

Answer 5

1. Open the airway
2. Suction if necessary
3. Place an oral or nasal airway if indicated

Question 6

3 questions when assessing breathing

Answer 6

1. Is the patient breathing?
2. Is the patient breathing adequately?
3. Is the patient hypoxic?

Question 7

3 key decisions when assessing circulation

Answer 7

1. Does the patient have a pulse?
2. Does the patient have signs of shock?
3. Does the patient have life-threatening bleeding?