Prehospital Emergency care - Chapter 11
Questions and Answers (Graded A)
Vital Signs - Answer- Assessments related to breathing, pulse, skin, pupils, and blood
pressure. (PG. 321)
Baseline Vital Signs - Answer- the first set of vitals you take.(PG. 321)
Sphygmomanometer - Answer- Blood pressure cuff. (PG. 321)
Equipment need to do vitals: - Answer- Sphygmomanometer, Stethoscope, Wristwatch,
Penlight, EMT shears, Pen and pocket notebook, PPE, and Pulse Oximeter. (PG. 321)
Adults breath ____ per minute - Answer- 8-24 per minute (PG. 322)
Adolescents breath ______ per minute. - Answer- 12-20 per minute. (PG. 322)
Children breath ______ per minute. - Answer- 15-30 per minute. (PG. 322)
Infants breath ________ per minute. - Answer- 20-40 per minute. (PG. 322)
Newborns breath _____ per minute. - Answer- 30-60 per minute. (PG. 322)
Normal Breathing - Answer- Indicated by: Average chest wall motion, doesn't use
accessory muscles of the chest, neck, or abdomen for it, rate is normal and not
prolonged or shortened, is quiet and does not produce abnormal sounds or noises. (PG.
323)
Shallow breathing - Answer- Indicated by: slight chest or abdominal wall expansion,
typically indicates inadequate tidal volume and requires positive pressure ventilation.
(PG. 323)
Labored breathing - Answer- indicated by: Patient is working hard to breathe, abnormal
sounds of breathing that may include stridor, using accessory muscles, nasal flaring,
gasping. infants/children: retractions in the skin, muscles, and other tissues. (PG. 323)
Noisy breathing - Answer- Indicated by: sounds when breathing, snoring, wheezing,
gurgling, crowing, or stridor, ronchi, crackles or rales. (PG. 323)
Carotid artery - Answer- artery on the sides of the neck. (PG. 324)
Femoral artery - Answer- Artery on the crease between the lower abdomen and upper
thigh. (PG. 324)
Questions and Answers (Graded A)
Vital Signs - Answer- Assessments related to breathing, pulse, skin, pupils, and blood
pressure. (PG. 321)
Baseline Vital Signs - Answer- the first set of vitals you take.(PG. 321)
Sphygmomanometer - Answer- Blood pressure cuff. (PG. 321)
Equipment need to do vitals: - Answer- Sphygmomanometer, Stethoscope, Wristwatch,
Penlight, EMT shears, Pen and pocket notebook, PPE, and Pulse Oximeter. (PG. 321)
Adults breath ____ per minute - Answer- 8-24 per minute (PG. 322)
Adolescents breath ______ per minute. - Answer- 12-20 per minute. (PG. 322)
Children breath ______ per minute. - Answer- 15-30 per minute. (PG. 322)
Infants breath ________ per minute. - Answer- 20-40 per minute. (PG. 322)
Newborns breath _____ per minute. - Answer- 30-60 per minute. (PG. 322)
Normal Breathing - Answer- Indicated by: Average chest wall motion, doesn't use
accessory muscles of the chest, neck, or abdomen for it, rate is normal and not
prolonged or shortened, is quiet and does not produce abnormal sounds or noises. (PG.
323)
Shallow breathing - Answer- Indicated by: slight chest or abdominal wall expansion,
typically indicates inadequate tidal volume and requires positive pressure ventilation.
(PG. 323)
Labored breathing - Answer- indicated by: Patient is working hard to breathe, abnormal
sounds of breathing that may include stridor, using accessory muscles, nasal flaring,
gasping. infants/children: retractions in the skin, muscles, and other tissues. (PG. 323)
Noisy breathing - Answer- Indicated by: sounds when breathing, snoring, wheezing,
gurgling, crowing, or stridor, ronchi, crackles or rales. (PG. 323)
Carotid artery - Answer- artery on the sides of the neck. (PG. 324)
Femoral artery - Answer- Artery on the crease between the lower abdomen and upper
thigh. (PG. 324)
