Questions and Answers Updated
2026
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAstepsAisAnotApartAofAtheAprimaryAassessmentAofAaAresponsiveApatie
ntAwithAaAmedicalAproblem?
A.AAssessAtheApatient'sAmentalAstatus
B.AAssessAtheAadequacyAofAbreathing
C.ADetermineAtheApatient'sApriority
D.AObtainAtheApatient'sAbloodApressureA-AAnswer✓AD
TheAgeneralAimpressionAisAanAevaluationAofAallAofAtheAfollowingAexcept:
A.AtheApatient'sAchiefAcomplaint
B.Aappearance
C.AtheAenvironment
D.ApastAmedicalAhistoryA-AAnswer✓AD
YouAareAassessingAaApatientAwandAmakingAobservationsAaboutAtheAscene.AFindingAdrug-
useAparaphernaliaAaAtAtheAsceneAofAanAemergencyAisAanAexampleAof:
A.AanAindicationAofAtheApatient'sAchiefAcomplaint
B.AtheAenvironmentApartAofAtheAgeneralAimpression
C.AanAassessmentAofAtheAsceneAsafety
D.AaAmedicalAhistoryAofAdrugAaddictionA-AAnswer✓AB
WhenAtheApatientAtellsAyou,AinAhisAownAwords,AwhyAheArequestedAthatAanAambulanceAbeAc
alled,AthisAisAreferredAtoAasAthe:
A.AgeneralAimpression
B.AchiefAcomplain
,C.AprimaryAassessment
D.AsecondaryAassessmentA-AAnswer✓AB
DuringAtheAgeneralAimpression,AtheAEMTAshould:
A.Alook
B.Alisten
C.Asmell
D.AallAofAtheAaboveA-AAnswer✓AD
OneAwayAtoAdetermineAtheApatient'sAlevelAofAresponsivenessAitAto:
A.AputAammoniaAinhalantsAintoAeachAnostril
B.ArubAtheApatient'sAsternumAbriskly
C.AplaceAtheApatent'sAhandAinAwater
D.ApressAonAtheApatent'sAnailAbedsA-AAnswer✓AB
YouAareAassessingAaApatientAwhoAfellAofAhisAbikeAandAlandedAonAhidArightAshoulder.AFirst
AyouAdetermineAhisAmentalAstatusAusingAAVPU.AWhatAdoesAtheA"A"AinAAVPUAstandAfor?
A.AAction
B.AAirway
C.AAssess
D.AAlertA-AAnswer✓AD
YouAhaveAdeterminedAthatAyourApatientAisAaAVAasAfarAasAmentalAstatusAisAconcerned.AWha
tAdoesAtheA"V"AinAAVPUAstandAfor?
A.AViolent
B.AVeryApainful
C.AVerbal
,D.AVenousA-AAnswer✓AC
YouAareAconcernedAbecauseAyourApatientAmayAhaveAaAdepressedAmentalAstatus.AWhatAdoes
AtheA"P"AinAAVPUAstandAfor?
A.APriority
B.APainful
C.APosition
D.APatientA-AAnswer✓AB
OneAmajorAdifferenceAbetweenAtheAprimaryAassessmentAofAaAresponsiveAtraumaApatientAand
AtheAprimaryAassessmentAofAanAunresponsiveAtraumaApatientAis:
A.AtheAassessmentAisAdoneAmoreAquicklyAonAtheAresponsiveApatient
B.AtheAunresponsiveApatientAisAaAhigherApriorityAforAimmediateAtransport
C.AthereAisAnoAdifferenceAbetweenAtheAtwoAassessments
D.AaAjaw-thrustAmaneuverAshouldAalwaysAbeAusedAonAtheAresponsiveApatientA-
AAnswer✓AB
YouAareAassessingAaApatientAwhoAwasAinvolvedAinAaAseriousAmotorAvehicleAcollision.ASheAi
sAnotAalertAandAherAbreathingArateAisAslowerAthanA8.AAsAtheAEMTAinAcharge,AyouAshould:
A.AgiveAhigh-concentrationAoxygenAviaAnonrebreatherAmask
B.AquicklyAvaluateAtheApatient'sAcirculationAandAtreatAforAshock
C.AsuctionAtheApatientAandAperformArescueAbreathing
D.AprovideApositiveApressureAventilationsAwithA100ApercentAoxygenA-AAnswer✓AD
DuringAyourAprimaryAassessmentAofAaApatientAwhoAisAalertAandAhasAaAbreathingArateAthat
AisAgreaterAthanA24,AyouAshouldAprovideAtheApatientAwith:
A.ApositiveApressureAventilationsAwithA100ApercentAoxygen
B.Ahigh-concentrationAoxygenAviaAnonrebreatherAmask
C.Alow-concentrationAoxygenAviaAbag-valveAmask
, D.Amedium-concentrationAoxygenAviaAnasalAcannulaA-AAnswer✓AB
InAtheAprimaryAassessment,AtheAcirculationAassessmentAincludesAevaluatingAallAofAtheAfollo
wingAexcept:
A.Apulse
B.Askin
C.AseverityAofAbleeding
C.AbloodApressureA-AAnswer✓AD
IfAaApatient'sAskinAisAwarm,AdryAandAaAnormalAcolor,AitAindicates:
A.AaAseriousAsunburn
B.AheatAexposure
C.AalcoholAabuse
D.AgoodAcirculationA-AAnswer✓AD
YourApatientAhasAnoAlife-
threateningAexternalAhemorrhagicAbutAhasAskinAthatAisAcool,ApaleAandAmoist.AThisAcouldAbe
AanAindicationAof:
A.AincreasedAprofusion
B.AhighAbloodApressure
C.ApoorAcirculation
D.AcoldAexposureA-AAnswer✓AC
ToAevaluateAskinAcolorAinAaAdark-skinnedApatient,AtheAEMTAshouldAalso:
A.AevaluateAtheAtissuesAofAtheAlipsAorAnailAbeds
B.AevaluateAtheAtissuesAofAtheAheelsAofAtheAfeet
C.AcheckAtheApupilsAofAtheAeyes
D.AdoAallAofAtheseA-AAnswer✓AA