Patient Assessment and Initial Management

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Sustainment for general patient assessment and initial management (EMT-I level).

  1. The first phase of patient assessment is:

    2. Your answer:
    surveying the scene
    calling for assistance
    determining the mechanism of injury
    evaluating dispatch information

  2. A potential hazard frequently present at emergency scenes is:

    3. Your answer:
    electricity
    traffic
    infectious pathogens
    a toxic atmosphere

  3. The cause of a trauma patient's problem is called the:

    4. Your answer:
    mechanism of injury
    pathology
    nature of illness
    diagnosis

  4. The normal respiratory rate, or breaths per minute, for an adult at rest is:

    5. Your answer:
    5-10
    18-28
    12-20
    25-30

  5. Chest movement opposite to the expected movement is called:

    6. Your answer:
    contradictory
    antagonistic
    inconsistent
    paradoxical

  6. Gravity moving the tongue into the posterior pharynx of an unresponsive patient may cause:

    7. Your answer:
    snoring
    stridor
    groaning
    crowing

  7. A patient with a palable radial pulse has a blood pressure of at least:

    8. Your answer:
    50 mm Hg
    80 mm Hg
    60 mm Hg
    70 mm Hg

  8. The "U" in AVPU stands for:

    9. Your answer:
    Unresponsive
    Unconscious
    Unobtainable
    Uncoherent

  9. A scoring system for monitoring the neurological status of trauma patients is the :

    10. Your answer:
    Glasgow Coma Scale
    Trauma Score
    STAT Scale
    Neurological Score

  10. A buildup of air pressure within the thoracic cavity is known as a(n):

    11. Your answer:
    tension pneumothorax
    simple pneumothorax
    open pneumothorax
    hemothorax

  11. The major goal of the primary assessment is to:

    12. Your answer:
    diagnose the patient's illness
    locate all patients
    secure the scene of the emergency
    detect and correct life-threathening conditions

  12. The normal number of heartbeats per minute in an adult is:

    13. Your answer:
    100-120
    40-60
    80-100
    60-100

  13. A condition sometimes caused by sympathetic nervous system stimulation due to pain or shock is:

    14. Your answer:
    bradycardia
    hemothorax
    stridor
    tachycardia

  14. The first step that an EMT-Intermediate should take as he or she begins the primary assessment is:

    15. Your answer:
    assess the pulse rate
    stabilize the head and spine
    inspect chest rise
    record AVPU

  15. The E in the ABCDE of primary assessment stands for:

    16. Your answer:
    examine
    evaluate
    expose
    explain

  16. A yellowish coloration of the skin is called:

    17. Your answer:
    pallor
    jaundice
    ecchymosis
    erythema

  17. The black-and-blue discoloration of the skin associated with racoon's eyes is called:

    18. Your answer:
    pallor
    jaundice
    erythema
    ecchymosis

  18. A sluggish pupil reaction may reflect central nervous system depression due to:

    19. Your answer:
    hypoxia
    cerebral anoxia
    drug intoxication
    all of the above

  19. The condition in which a patient's eyes seem to look in different directions is called:

    20. Your answer:
    doll's eyes
    anisocoria
    dysconjugate gaze
    raccoon eyes

  20. The condition in which a patient's eyes move with the head as it is turned is known as:

    21. Your answer:
    anisocoria
    dysconjugate gaze
    raccoon eyes
    doll's eyes

  21. The crackling sensation due to air under the skin is called:

    22. Your answer:
    subcutaneous emphysema
    subdermal infiltration
    supremuscular perforation
    none of the above

  22. Short, gasping, irregular breaths due to head injury is known as:

    23. Your answer:
    Cullen's sign
    Kussmaul respirations
    the Cheyne-Stokes pattern
    Biot's respirations

  23. A characteristic abdominal bruising over the umlilicus is called:

    24. Your answer:
    Grant's sign
    Nostrum's sign
    Cullen's sign
    Grey Turner's sign

  24. The accumulation of fluid within the abdominal cavity often associated with right heart failure or cirrhosis of the liver is called:

    25. Your answer:
    ascites
    edema
    distention
    swelling

  25. The difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings is referred to as the:

    26. Your answer:
    hematocrit
    pulse pressure
    pleural effusion
    Biot's response

  26. When a patient reacts to a pinch by pushing the EMT-Intermediate's hand away, the response is considered:

    27. Your answer:
    decorticate
    decerebrate
    purposeful
    posturing

  27. Patients in compensatory shock generally have skin that can be characterized as:

    28. Your answer:
    hot and sweaty
    hot and dry
    cool and clammy
    cool and dry

  28. The "R" in the PSRST mnemonic stands for region, recurrence, and:

    29. Your answer:
    responses
    radiation
    respiratory
    rationality

  29. The "L" in the AMPLE mnemonic stands for:

    30. Your answer:
    last eaten
    latent problem
    leading symptom
    length of duration of the problems

  30. The "P" in the SOAP mnemonic stands for:

    31. Your answer:
    provocation
    palliative
    plan
    past history

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