Primary Assessment Chapter 11

Question 0

What does AVPU stand for?

Answer 0

Alert, Verbal, Painful, and Unresponsive

Question 1

The ABCs are

Answer 1

Airway, breathing, and circulation

Question 2

The aid for classifying a patients level of responsiveness or mental status

Answer 2

AVPU

Question 3

The reason EMS was called, in the patients own words

Answer 3

Chief complaint

Question 4

Impression of the patient’s condition that is formed on first approaching the patient, based on the environment, chief complaint, and appearance.

Answer 4

General impression

Question 5

Actions taken to correct of manage a patients problems

Answer 5

Interventions

Question 6

Level of responsiveness

Answer 6

Mental status

Question 7

The first element in a patients assessment to discover and deal with life-threatening problems.

Answer 7

Primary assessment

Question 8

The decision regarding the need for immediate transport of the patient versus further assessment and care at the scene

Answer 8

Priority