Vital Sign Assessment

Question 1

When taking a set of vitals the first set is known as the

Answer 1

Baseline

Question 2

When taking a blood pressure the cuff should measure

Answer 2

2/3 of the humerus

Question 3

If a BP cuff is too wide the reading will be too

Answer 3

low

Question 4

If a BP cuff is too narrow the reading will be

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high

Question 5

An adult systolic BP range is 90 to

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140

Question 6

Capillary refill should return by the time you can say ___ or under ___ seconds

Answer 6

hamburger, 2

Question 7

Capillary refill is most accurate under the age of

Answer 7

6

Question 8

You can replace a BP with cap refill if under the age of ___

Answer 8

3

Question 9

When describing a persons skin it should be pink, warm and

Answer 9

dry

Question 10

To assess the neurological status the ___ is used

Answer 10

GCS (Glasgow Coma Scale)

Question 11

To assess the person’s LOC, ___ is used

Answer 11

AVPU (Awake Verbal Pain Unresponsive)

Question 12

Pupils when exposed to light should

Answer 12

constrict

Question 13

Uneven/unequal pupils may indicate a

Answer 13

stroke

Question 14

The ventilation rate for a five year old is between

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15 to 30

Question 15

A 6 month olds ventilations should be between

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25 to 50

Question 16

All numbers given as vital signs are ___ unless you are documenting temperature .

Answer 16

even

Question 17

The unofficial 5th vital sign

Answer 17

pain

Question 18

General Impression

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EMT develops a plan of action from the time the call is received until the first few
minutes of arrival

Question 19

Scene Size Up

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• Immediately upon arrival the EMT looks for MOI/IOS, Safety, Number of Patients, and if
  Help Needed

Question 20

Initial (Primary) Assessment

Answer 20

AVPU, CC, ABCDE. Used to find life threatening situations and treat them
immediately when found

Question 21

General (Secondary) Assessment

Answer 21

SAMPLE, Vitals, and Physical Assessment

Question 22

Ongoing Assessment

Answer 22

Start over at AVPU. Every 5 minutes for unstable, every 15 minutes for stable.

Question 23

Report

Answer 23

Give ID, Age, Sex, CC, …….., Care Given, ETA.

Question 24

Chief Complaint (CC)/ Nature of Illness (NOI)

Answer 24

Why the person called 911. In their words is the CC.

Question 25

LOC

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Level of consciousness not loss of consciousness

Question 26

BSI

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stands for Body Substance Isolation. All bodily fluids are contaminated

Question 27

Paradoxical motion

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when 3 or more consecutive ribs are broken in two or more places making the broken area move in an opposite direction as the rest.

Question 28

Crepitus

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e bone ends grinding as they rub against each other during CPR for example. Or air trapped under the skin and makes a popping sound

Question 29

Edema

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swelling

Question 30

What are the baseline vitals

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Pulse, BP, Respirations, Temperature

Question 31

Trending

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the comparison of other sets of vitals taken compared to the baseline.

Question 32

Ventilation

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is the act of the chest moving

Question 33

Respirations

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the act of getting air into the body and to tissue and out.

Question 34

Adult respiration rate

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12 to 20 in a minute

Question 35

Words to describe ventilations

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noisy, quiet, deep, shallow, normal, effortless.

Question 36

Snoring

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tongue has fallen back and is blocking the airway.

Question 37

Gurgling

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fluid in the upper airway.

Question 38

Wheezing

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reversible narrowing of the lower airway

Question 39

Stridor

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Partial upper airway obstruction. High pitched sound heard on inhalation

Question 40

Rales

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fine crackling bubbles in the alveoli.

Question 41

Rhonci

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fluid in the bronchioles.

Question 42

Wet lung

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Pulmonary edema.

Question 43

What is pulse?

Answer 43

the contraction of the left ventricular.

Question 44

When is carotid pulse checked?

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unresponsive adults and children.

Question 45

When is radial pulse checked

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responsive adults and children.

Question 46

What pulse is checked on infants?

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Brachial

Question 47

What does Auscultation mean for blood pressure

Answer 47

Listen

Question 48

What does Palpation mean for blood pressure

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Feel

Question 49

Normal range for temperature

Answer 49

96.4 to 99.6

Question 50

What does SAMPLE stand for

Answer 50

Sign and symptoms, Allergies, Medication, Pertinent past, Last intake, Events.

Question 51

What describes the S in Sample (Sign and symptoms)

Answer 51

Onset, Provocation, Quality, Radiation, Severity, Time.

Question 52

DCAPBTLS (physical assessment)

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Deformities, Contusions, Abrasions, Punctures, Burns, Tenderness, Lacerations, Swelling.

Question 53

When to do a detail assessment

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major injuries, young patients, unresponsive, intoxicated, under the influence patients.

Question 54

Sign

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something you see, feel or touch and can validate.

Question 55

Symptom

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something the patient describes

Question 56

What does PEARL mean

Answer 56

Pupils Equal and Reactive to Light.