Chapter10: Patient Assessment Flashcards
Which of the following is an example of a symptom?
Headache
Treatment and transport priorities at the scene of a mass-casualty incident should be determined after:
all the patients have been triaged
Which of the following findings indicate that your patient has a patent airway?
ability to speak
The goal of oxygenation for most patients is an oxygen saturation of:
94% to 99%
In responsive patients who are older than 1 year of age, you should palpate the pulse at the __ artery
radial
In the adult, bradycardia is defined as a pulse rate less than _______ beats/min, and tachycardia is defined as a heart rate greater than _______ beats/min.
60, 100
Cyanosis of the skin is caused by:
decreased blood oxygen
After performing a primary assessment, a rapid exam of the body should be performed to:
identify less-obvious injuries that require immediate treatment.
As you assess the head of a patient with a suspected spinal injury, your partner should:
maintain stabilization of the head
Which of the following medical history questions would be of LEAST pertinence in an acute situation?
“Does you mother have diabetes?”
Capnography is used to
determine how much carbon dioxide is being exhaled
Which of the following would the EMT likely NOT perform on a responsive patient with a headache and no apparent life-threatening conditions?
Systematic head-to-toe examination
The goal of the systematic head-to-toe exam that is performed during the secondary assessment is to:
locate injuries not found in the primary assessment.
The systematic head-to-toe assessment should be performed on:
patients with significant MOI and unresponsive medical patients
Which of the following statements regarding stridor is correct?
It is a high-pitched, crowing upper airway sound