TEST BANK
Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, 6th edition
Volume 2: Patient Assessment
(Bledsoe) Chapter 1 to 7
, Test Bank Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, 5th edition Volume 2: Patient Assessment
(Bledsoe)
,Table Of Contents:
CHAPTER 1: Scene Size-Up
CHAPTER 2: Primary Assessment
CHAPTER 3: Therapeutic Communications
CHAPTER 4: History Taking
CHAPTER 5: Secondary Assessment
CHAPTER 6: Patient Monitoring Technology
CHAPTER 7: Patient Assessment in the Field
, Chapter 1: Scene Size-Up
1) You arrive at a location and begin to read the scene by:
A) approaching the patient.
B) observing the immediate surroundings.
C) conducting a focused exam.
D) addressing life threats.
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3
Standard: Assessment (Scene Size-Up)
Objective: 2
2) Which of the following is a potentially life-threatening patient complaint?
A) Fractures of the tibia and radius
B) Asthma
C) Headache
D) Chest pain
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 15-16
Standard: Assessment (Scene Size-Up)
Objective: 7
3) At the scene of a multiple-vehicle collision, which of the following actions should you take
first?
A) Wait for additional resources to arrive.
B) Treat the most seriously injured patient.
C) Quickly scan the scene to count patients.
D) Go directly to the first patient you see.
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 14-15
Standard: Assessment (Scene Size-Up)
Objective: 6
4) A scene size-up is performed for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
A) to assess the mechanism of injury.
B) to assess a baseline mental status.
C) to provide information that will guide your medical care.
D) to assess the need for additional resources.
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3
Standard: Assessment (Scene Size-Up)
Objective: 2
Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, 6th edition
Volume 2: Patient Assessment
(Bledsoe) Chapter 1 to 7
, Test Bank Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, 5th edition Volume 2: Patient Assessment
(Bledsoe)
,Table Of Contents:
CHAPTER 1: Scene Size-Up
CHAPTER 2: Primary Assessment
CHAPTER 3: Therapeutic Communications
CHAPTER 4: History Taking
CHAPTER 5: Secondary Assessment
CHAPTER 6: Patient Monitoring Technology
CHAPTER 7: Patient Assessment in the Field
, Chapter 1: Scene Size-Up
1) You arrive at a location and begin to read the scene by:
A) approaching the patient.
B) observing the immediate surroundings.
C) conducting a focused exam.
D) addressing life threats.
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3
Standard: Assessment (Scene Size-Up)
Objective: 2
2) Which of the following is a potentially life-threatening patient complaint?
A) Fractures of the tibia and radius
B) Asthma
C) Headache
D) Chest pain
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 15-16
Standard: Assessment (Scene Size-Up)
Objective: 7
3) At the scene of a multiple-vehicle collision, which of the following actions should you take
first?
A) Wait for additional resources to arrive.
B) Treat the most seriously injured patient.
C) Quickly scan the scene to count patients.
D) Go directly to the first patient you see.
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 14-15
Standard: Assessment (Scene Size-Up)
Objective: 6
4) A scene size-up is performed for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
A) to assess the mechanism of injury.
B) to assess a baseline mental status.
C) to provide information that will guide your medical care.
D) to assess the need for additional resources.
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3
Standard: Assessment (Scene Size-Up)
Objective: 2
