Chapters 3-4 Quiz Flashcards
After the first 60 minutes of experiencing a significant injury what may or will occur to the body
the bodies ability to compensate for shock decrease
does a a 61-year-old female who is unconscious with facial cyanosis involve any symptoms
no
A patient with high blood pressure would be expected to have skin that is
flushed and red
When assessing the patient would How much Tylenol do you take each day be considered questioning under M in SAMPLE?
yes
What part of the patient assessment process focuses on obtaining additional information about the patient’s chief complaint and any medical problems he or she may have?
History Taking
The “Golden Period” begins when an injury occurs and ends when:
the patient receives definitive care
External bleeding from an extremity can usually be controlled by a combination of:
direct pressure and elevation
Which of the following would the EMT most likely not perform on a responsive patient with a headache and no apparent life-threatening conditions?
systemic head to toe evaluation
Which of the following findings indicates that your patient has a patent airway?
forceful coughing
Palpating the carotid pulse is not recommended in infants because:
you may inadvertently compress the trachea
A crackling sound produced by air bubbles under the skin is called:
subcutaneous emphysema
If you cannot palpate a pulse in an unresponsive patient, you should:
immediately begin cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
A pulse with a consistent pattern is considered to be
regular
Which of the following pupillary changes would indicate depressed brain function?
both pupils dilate with introduction of a bright light
When performing a reassessment of your patient, you should first
repeat the primary assessment
An elderly patient has fallen and hit her head. You assess her level of consciousness as unresponsive using the AVPU scale. Your initial care should focus on:
airway breathing circulation disibility and E ABC’s
After performing a primary assessment, a rapid scan of the body should be performed in order to:
identify less obvious injury’s that require immediate transport
While evaluating a patient with chest pain, your partner tells you that the patient’s blood pressure is 140/94 mm Hg. The lower number represents the pressure from the:
ventricles relaxing
You respond to a call for a female pedestrian who has been struck by a car. As your partner maintains manual stabilization of her head, you perform a primary assessment. She is unconscious, has ineffective breathing, and has bloody secretions in her mouth. You should:
immediately suction he oropharynx
Upon arriving at a potentially unsafe scene, you should:
ensure that the scene is safe
When approaching a 32-year-old male who is complaining of traumatic neck pain, you should:
ensure that the patient can see you
Normal respiratory rates should not exceed _______ breaths per minute in children and _______ breaths per minute in infants.
30/50
Palliating factors regarding a patient’s pain involve those that:
alleviate the pain
would rapidly assessing the patients respiratory functions involve Scene size up
no
What should does an EMT focus on regarding the secondary assessment
The secondary assessment should focus on a certain area or region of the body as determined by the chief complaint
You are dispatched to the county jail for an inmate who is “sick.” When you arrive, you find the patient, a 33-year-old male, unresponsive. His airway is patent and his respiration are rapid and shallow. Your initial action should be to:
Provided assisted ventilation
You respond to the residence of a 62-year-old male who is unresponsive. Your primary assessment reveals that he is pulseless and apneic. You should:
start CPR and attach the AED as soon as possible
Supplemental oxygen via nonrebreathing mask should be administered to patients
with difficulty breathing and adequate tidal volume
The diastolic pressure represents the
minimum amount of pressure that is always present in the artieries
Upon arriving at the scene of a patient with difficulty breathing, you determine that the scene is safe. You enter the residence and find the patient sitting in a chair in obvious distress. Your first action should be to:
introduce yourself to the patient
When you inspect a patient’s pupils with a penlight, the pupils should normally react to the light by:
constricting
does a patient with an acute allergic reaction have an altered mental satus
NO
Poor peripheral circulation will cause the skin to appear:
ashen
You receive a call to a local daycare center for an unresponsive 8-month-old infant. Upon arrival, you perform an assessment and determine that the infant is not breathing. After delivering two rescue breaths, you should:
assess for the presence of a brachial pulse
Which of the following factors would MOST likely cause a patient’s pulse rate to be slower than normal?
beta-blocker medication
An injured patient is assigned a total score of 9 on the GCS. He is assigned a score of 2 for eye opening, a score of 3 for verbal response, and a score of 4 for motor response. Which of the following clinical findings is consistent with his GCS score?
opens eyes in response to pain, uses inappropriate words, withdraws from pain
In responsive patients that are older than 1 year of age, you should palpate the pulse at the ________ artery.
radial
A 50-year-old male is found unconscious in his car. There were no witnesses to the event. When gathering medical history information for this patient, the EMT should:
determine if the patient has a medical alert bracelet or wallet card
When auscultating the blood pressure in a patient’s upper extremity, you should place the diaphragm (head) of the stethoscope over the _________ artery.
brachial
A patient’s short-term memory is MOST likely intact if he or she correctly answers questions regarding:
date and event
Which of the following statements regarding the mechanism of injury (MOI) is correct?
The MOI may allow you to predict the severity of a patients injuries
Which of the following statements regarding the mechanism of injury (MOI) is correct?
the patient does not complain of pelvic pain
Clinical signs of labored breathing include all of the following, EXCEPT:
shallow chest movement
When assessing the patient does i was mowing the lawn when the pain started conquer with the E in SAMPLE
YES
A 71-year-old female slipped on a rug and fell. She is conscious and alert and complains of severe pelvic pain. Her respirations are 22 breaths/min with adequate depth and her heart rate is 120 beats/min. Which of the following would NOT be appropriate for this patient?
gentle palpation of the pelvis