AEMT TESTS COMPILATION BUNDLE
2026 TEST BANK COMPLETE
QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Initial Assessment: G-CAAT.
Answer: - General Impression;
- Chief Complaints, Life Threats (hemorrhage);
- AVPU;
- ABC's (airway, breathing, circulation);
- Transport Decision (Load and Go or Stay and Play)
◉ Components of General Impression.
Answer: ASSS-FLOP-VD:
- Apparent state of health;
- Skin color, obvious lesions;
- Signs of distress;
- Sexual development;
- Facial expressions;
- Level of consciousness;
- Odors;
- Posture, Motor, Gait;
- Vital statistics;
- Dress, Grooming, Hygiene
,◉ Components of AVPU.
Answer: - Alert;
- responds to Verbal stimuli;
- responds to Painful stimuli;
- Unresponsive
◉ Secondary Assessment: OPQRST-I.
Answer: especially for Respiratory and Cardiac patients:
- Onset;
- Provocation/Palliation;
- Quality;
- Radiation;
- Scale/Severity;
- Time;
- Interventions
◉ What is OPQRST?.
Answer: a mnemonic for remembering the questions to ask when
assessing the patient's chief complaint or major symptoms
◉ Onset.
Answer: - When and how did the symptom begin?
- Ask the patient if the onset was sudden or gradual.
,- Also determine if the onset was associated with a particular activity.
◉ Provocation/palliation:.
Answer: - What makes the symptom worse?
- What makes the symptom better?
◉ Quality.
Answer: How would you describe the pain?
◉ Radiation.
Answer: - Where do you feel the pain?;
- Where does the pain go?
◉ Scale/Severity.
Answer: - On a scale from 0 to 10, with 10 being the worst.
- How bad is the symptom?
◉ Time.
Answer: - Determine if the symptom has been present for minutes,
hours, days, weeks, months, or years;
- The length of time the symptoms are present is important to document
◉ Secondary Assessment: SAMPLE.
, Answer: - Signs and Symptoms (history of present issues);
- Allergies;
- Medications;
- Past Medical History, Pertinent Negatives;
- Last Oral Intake;
- Events (leading to present: trauma or medical)
◉ Secondary Assessment: V-FITD.
Answer: - Vital Signs, baseline (VS);
- Focused Physical Exam (performed);
- Interventions (RX's per medical direction, etc.);
- Transport (re-evaluate decision);
- Detailed Physical Exam (verbalized);
◉ Order of Initial Assessment.
Answer: - B-SMNAC;
- G-CAAT;
◉ Order of Secondary Assessment.
Answer: - OPQRST-I;
- SAMPLE;
- V-FITD
2026 TEST BANK COMPLETE
QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Initial Assessment: G-CAAT.
Answer: - General Impression;
- Chief Complaints, Life Threats (hemorrhage);
- AVPU;
- ABC's (airway, breathing, circulation);
- Transport Decision (Load and Go or Stay and Play)
◉ Components of General Impression.
Answer: ASSS-FLOP-VD:
- Apparent state of health;
- Skin color, obvious lesions;
- Signs of distress;
- Sexual development;
- Facial expressions;
- Level of consciousness;
- Odors;
- Posture, Motor, Gait;
- Vital statistics;
- Dress, Grooming, Hygiene
,◉ Components of AVPU.
Answer: - Alert;
- responds to Verbal stimuli;
- responds to Painful stimuli;
- Unresponsive
◉ Secondary Assessment: OPQRST-I.
Answer: especially for Respiratory and Cardiac patients:
- Onset;
- Provocation/Palliation;
- Quality;
- Radiation;
- Scale/Severity;
- Time;
- Interventions
◉ What is OPQRST?.
Answer: a mnemonic for remembering the questions to ask when
assessing the patient's chief complaint or major symptoms
◉ Onset.
Answer: - When and how did the symptom begin?
- Ask the patient if the onset was sudden or gradual.
,- Also determine if the onset was associated with a particular activity.
◉ Provocation/palliation:.
Answer: - What makes the symptom worse?
- What makes the symptom better?
◉ Quality.
Answer: How would you describe the pain?
◉ Radiation.
Answer: - Where do you feel the pain?;
- Where does the pain go?
◉ Scale/Severity.
Answer: - On a scale from 0 to 10, with 10 being the worst.
- How bad is the symptom?
◉ Time.
Answer: - Determine if the symptom has been present for minutes,
hours, days, weeks, months, or years;
- The length of time the symptoms are present is important to document
◉ Secondary Assessment: SAMPLE.
, Answer: - Signs and Symptoms (history of present issues);
- Allergies;
- Medications;
- Past Medical History, Pertinent Negatives;
- Last Oral Intake;
- Events (leading to present: trauma or medical)
◉ Secondary Assessment: V-FITD.
Answer: - Vital Signs, baseline (VS);
- Focused Physical Exam (performed);
- Interventions (RX's per medical direction, etc.);
- Transport (re-evaluate decision);
- Detailed Physical Exam (verbalized);
◉ Order of Initial Assessment.
Answer: - B-SMNAC;
- G-CAAT;
◉ Order of Secondary Assessment.
Answer: - OPQRST-I;
- SAMPLE;
- V-FITD
