During the primary assessment all of the following are assess EXCEPT:
Blood pressure
Which of the following is NOT a component of the primary assessment?
Evaluating extremity mobility
After forming a gene
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During the primary assessment all of the following are assess EXCEPT:
Blood pressure
Which of the following is NOT a component of the primary assessment?
Evaluating extremity mobility
After forming a general impression, the next step of the primary assessment is:
Assessing the mental status
The "V" in AVPU stands for:
Verbal
The "P" in AVPU stands for:
Painful
If a patients responsiveness is lower than "Alert," you should:
Administer high-concentrated oxygen
If the patient is talking or crying, assume that the patient:
Has an open airway
Pale clammy skin indicates:
Poor circulation
Which of the following is NOT an example of a high-priority condition?
Nausea and Vomiting
The primary assessment takes different forms, which depend on the age of the patient and whether the patient:
Has a medical problem or a trauma problem
When evaluation the circulation in an infant, the EMT should use the:
Capillary refill test
Which is NOT considered a high-priority condition?
A fever with a rash
The EMT documents the patient with chest pain denies shortness of breath. This is most appropriately termed:
A pertinent negative
When writing the narrative section of a pre-hospital care report (PCR), the EMT should do all of the following except:
State ones personal opinion of the patients condition
Which of the following best describes an important concept of documenting?
If it is not writing down, you did not do it
If the patient does not want to go to the hospital, the EMT should:
Document with a refusal-of-care report
An important part of the assessment or care was not preformed. This is called an error of:
Omission
If an EMT makes up a set of vitals signs for inclusion on the PCR this is called:
Falsification
The EMT writes "The patient is alert and oriented" on the PCR this is an example of:
Objective information
When you are documenting exactly what the patient told you on the PCR report, you should
Use quotes around the statement
After establishing the patients mental status the next step in the primary assessment is to:
Ensure an open airway
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