Chapter Eight – Patient Assessment

Which of the following questions is used to determine a patient's chief complaint?

When palpating the carotid pulse of a responsive older patient, you should:

Cyanosis of the skin is caused by:

Clinical signs of labored breathing include all of the following, EXCEPT:

A patient's short-term memory is MOST likely intact if he or she correctly answers questions regarding:

A blood pressure cuff that is too small for a patient's arm will give a:

You respond to the scene of a motor vehicle collision. Upon arrival, you find the driver, a young female, sitting on the curb. She is confused, is in obvious respiratory distress, and has pale, moist skin. As your partner manually stabilizes her head, you perform a primary assessment. After performing any immediate livesaving treatment, you should:

A 40-year-old male crashed his motorcycle into a tree. He is semiconscious, has snoring respirations, and has a laceration to the forearm with minimal bleeding. You should:

After performing a primary assessment, a rapid scan of the body should be performed in order to:

The normal respiratory rate for an adult should range from:

A patient who does not respond to your questions but moves or cries out when his or her trapezius muscle is pinched, is said to be:

In patients with deeply pigmented skin, changes in color may be apparent only in certain areas, such as the:

After the first 60 minutes of experiencing a significant injury:

When assessing motor function in a conscious patient's lower extremities, you should expect the patient to:

What part of the patient assessment process focuses on obtaining additional information about the patient's chief complaint and any medical problems he or she may have?

When evaluating a patient with multiple complaints, the EMT's responsibility is to:

Palpating the carotid pulse is not recommended in infants because:

A palpable pulse is created by:

Which of the following factors would MOST likely cause a patient's pulse rate to be slower than normal?

A patient with spontaneous respirations is breathing:

Which of the following statements regarding stridor is MOST correct?

Which of the following findings indicates that your patient has a patent airway?

The full-body scan of a patient that occurs following the primary assessment should take no longer than:

External bleeding from an extremity can usually be controlled by a combination of:

Which of the following pupillary changes would indicate depressed brain function?

Which of the following medical history questions would be of LEAST pertinence in an acute situation?

You are assessing a 72-year-old man with abdominal pain. The patient is sitting in a chair; he is conscious, alert, and calm. As you are talking to the patient, your partner discreetly directs your attention to a handgun, which is located on a nearby table. You should:

Which of the following MOST accurately describes paradoxical movement of the chest wall?

You receive a call to a local daycare center for an unresponsive 8-month-old infant. Upon arrival, you perform an assessment and determine that the infant is not breathing. After delivering two rescue breaths, you should:

During an EMS call, you should take standard precautions:

Which of the following situations or conditions warrants immediate transport?

A 29-year-old male with a head injury opens his eyes when you speak to him, is confused as to the time and date, and is able to move all of his extremities on command. His Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score is:

Which of the following statements regarding the blood pressure is correct?

A properly sized blood pressure cuff should cover:

A low ETCO2 reading, as measured by capnography, would MOST likely be observed if:

The chief complaint is MOST accurately defined as the:

With regard to the assessment of a patient's cardiovascular status, capillary refill time is MOST reliable in:

During a 30-minute transport of a stable patient, you should reassess him or her at least ________ times.