EMS 1020: SCENE SIZE UP, PRIMARY ASSESSMENT, PRINCIPALS
OF ASSESSMENT AND VITAL SIGNS / MONITORING DEVICES
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
blunt-force trauma
injury caused by a blow that does not penetrate the skin or other body tissues.
danger zone
the area around the wreckage of a vehicle collision or other incident within which special
safety precautions should be taken.
index of suspicion
awareness that there may be injuries
mechanism of injury
a force or forces that may have caused injury
nature of the illness
what is medically wrong with a patient
penetrating trauma
injury caused by an object that passes through the skin or other body tissues
scene size-up
steps taken when approaching the scene of an emergency call: checking scene safety,
taking Standard Precautions, noting the mechanism of injury or nature of the patient's
, illness, determining the number of patients, and deciding what, if any, additional
resources to call for.
A-B-Cs
airway, breathing, circulation
AVPU
a memory aid for classifying a patient's level of responsiveness or mental status. The
letters stand for alert, verbal response, painful response, unresponsive
chief complaint
in emergency medicine, the reason EMS was called, usually in the patient's ow words.
general impression
impression of the patient's condition that is formed on first approaching the patient,
based on the patient's environment, chief complaint, and appearance.
interventions
actions taken to correct or manage a patient's problems
manual stabilization
using one's hands to prevent movement of a patient's head and neck until a cervical
collar can be applied
mental status
level of responsiveness
primary assessment
the first element in a patient's assessment; steps taken for the purpose of discovering
and dealing with any life-threatening problems. the six parts of primary assessment are:
forming a general impression, assessing mental status, assessing airway, assessing
OF ASSESSMENT AND VITAL SIGNS / MONITORING DEVICES
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
blunt-force trauma
injury caused by a blow that does not penetrate the skin or other body tissues.
danger zone
the area around the wreckage of a vehicle collision or other incident within which special
safety precautions should be taken.
index of suspicion
awareness that there may be injuries
mechanism of injury
a force or forces that may have caused injury
nature of the illness
what is medically wrong with a patient
penetrating trauma
injury caused by an object that passes through the skin or other body tissues
scene size-up
steps taken when approaching the scene of an emergency call: checking scene safety,
taking Standard Precautions, noting the mechanism of injury or nature of the patient's
, illness, determining the number of patients, and deciding what, if any, additional
resources to call for.
A-B-Cs
airway, breathing, circulation
AVPU
a memory aid for classifying a patient's level of responsiveness or mental status. The
letters stand for alert, verbal response, painful response, unresponsive
chief complaint
in emergency medicine, the reason EMS was called, usually in the patient's ow words.
general impression
impression of the patient's condition that is formed on first approaching the patient,
based on the patient's environment, chief complaint, and appearance.
interventions
actions taken to correct or manage a patient's problems
manual stabilization
using one's hands to prevent movement of a patient's head and neck until a cervical
collar can be applied
mental status
level of responsiveness
primary assessment
the first element in a patient's assessment; steps taken for the purpose of discovering
and dealing with any life-threatening problems. the six parts of primary assessment are:
forming a general impression, assessing mental status, assessing airway, assessing
