EMS/Triage

Question 1

T/F EMS is all emergent out-of-hospital care

Answer 1

True

Question 2

What are the three themes in EMS development?

Answer 2

Increase speed of pt movement thru levels of care
Bring tech, skills, meds closer to point of contact
Most innovation moves military to EMS to EM

Question 3

What are CFR? Can they transport pts?

Answer 3

First aid firefighters

No

Question 4

An EMT Basic can provide _______ care, and (can/cannot) transport pts

Answer 4

Non-invasive; can

Question 5

Paramedics can provide _______ care

Answer 5

Invasive

Question 6

Under ordinary circumstances, the goal is to _______

Answer 6

Provide maximum appropriate care to ALL patients

Question 7

Under disaster (extraordinary) circumstances, the goal is to ________

Answer 7

Ration care to provide the MOST good for the MOST people

Question 8

A disaster is an event that effects or undermines _____

Answer 8

Infrastructure

Question 9

What is a mass casualty?

Answer 9

An event in which any number of patients is affected that overwhelms local resources (proportionally)

Question 10

T/F A triage system should be reproducible and objective

Answer 10

True

Question 11

In simple triage and rapid treatment (START) triage, the first assessment you make of a patient is:

Answer 11

If they can walk

Question 12

A patient walks over to you and has an obvious broken arm. His respirations are 22, radial pulse of 124. He is awake, alert, and crying. What color tag is he?

Answer 12

Green (minor)

Question 13

After walking, what is the next assessment that should be made of a patient?

Answer 13

Respirations

Question 14

If an unresponsive patient gurgles but cannot maintain an open airway and is not breathing w/ a weak carotid pulse, what color tag is she?

Answer 14

Black (Deceased)

Question 15

An unconscious patient has an open head wound w/ controlled bleeding, 16 respirations/min and a radial pulse of 88, what color tag is she?

Answer 15

Red (Immediate)

Question 16

A patient cannot move or feel his legs. He has 26 respirations/min, a radial pulse of 110, and is awake and oriented. What tag color is he?

Answer 16

Yellow (Delayed)

Question 17

What are some examples of different triage systems? (probably not too important, but good FYI info)

Answer 17

Emergency Severity Index 
Australian Triage Scale
Canadian Emergency Department Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS)
Manchester Triage Scale
Soterion Rapid Triage Scale

Question 18

What does triage ALWAYS begin with?

Answer 18

The primary survey