EMT chapter 10 JBL quiz

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:

13

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

Falsely high systolic and diastolic reading

A patient's short term memory is MOST likely intact if they correctly answer questions regarding:

Day and event

A properly sized blood pressure cuff should cover:

two thirds the length from the armpit to the crease in the elbow.

After performing a primary assessment, a rapid exam of the body should be performed to:

identify less-obvious injuries that require immediate treatment.

As you assess the head of a patient with a suspected spinal injury, your partner should:

maintain stabilization of the head.

Capnography is used to:

determine how much carbon dioxide is being exhaled.

Cyanosis of the skin is caused by:

decreased blood oxygen

In responsive patients who are older than 1 year of age, you should palpate the pulse at the __________ artery

radial

In the adult, bradycardia is defined as a pulse rate less than ____________ beats/min, and tachycardia is defined as a heart rate greater than __________

Beats/min

60, 100

The goal of oxygenation for most patients is an oxygen saturation of:

94%-99%

The goal of the systematic head-to-toe exam that is performed during the secondary assessment is to:

locate injuries not found in the primary assessment.

The systematic head-to-toe assessment should be performed on:

patients with a significant MOI and unresponsive medical patients.

Treatment and transport priorities at the scene of a mass-casualty incident should be determined after:

all the patients have been triaged

When performing a reassessment of your patient, you should first:

repeat the primary assessment

When you use the palpating method to obtain a blood pressure the measurement you obtain is the:

Systolic blood pressure

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

ability to speak

Which of the following is an example of a symptom?

headache

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

"Does your mother have diabetes?"

Which of the following would the EMT likely NOT perform on a responsive patient with a headache and no apparent life-threatening conditions?

Systematic head-to-toe examination