EMS PATIENT ASSESSMENT UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Primary Assessment
Answer:
Begins when you greet your patient. The goal is to identify and initiate treatment of immediate or potential
life threats. Physically examine the patient and assess: LOC, ABCs
Question:
2. Scene Size-up
Answer:
Your evaluation of the conditions in which you will be operating. Maintain situational awareness.
Combines an understanding of the situation and conditions prior to responding, dispatcher's basic
information, observation of the scene
Question:
3. Standard Precautions
Answer:
Wear personal protective equipment (PPE) adapted to the prehospital task at hand. Recommended for
dealing with objects, blood, body fluids, and other potential exposure risks of communicable disease
Question:
4. Mechanism of Injury (MOI)
Answer:
Type or amount of force, how long it was applied, where it was applied to the body. Early consideration
can be valuable in preparing to care for the patient
Question:
5. Nature of Illness (NOI)
Answer:
For medical patients, determining the nature of illness. Talk with the patient, family, or bystanders. Use
senses to check for clues
Question:
6. Triage
Answer:
The process of sorting patients based on the severity of each patient's condition. Critical in determining the
need for additional resources
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7. Form a General Impression
Answer:
Determined to establish the priority of care. First part of primary assessment. Note age, sex, race, level of
distress, overall appearance
, Question:
8. Uncontrolled Bleeding
Answer:
Takes priority over other assessments. Scan for signs of uncontrolled external bleeding
Question:
9. Scene Safety
Answer:
Ensuring the scene is safe before entering. Consider difficult terrain, traffic safety issues, environmental
conditions. Protect bystanders from becoming patients
Question:
10. History Taking
Answer:
Determining the chief complaint, mechanism of injury/nature of illness, associated signs and symptoms,
investigation of the chief complaint, past medical history, pertinent negatives
Question:
11. Secondary Assessment
Answer:
Performing a rapid full-body scan, focused assessment of pain, assessment of vital signs, techniques of
physical examination for respiratory, cardiovascular, neurologic, and musculoskeletal systems
Question:
12. Monitoring Devices
Answer:
Obtaining and using information from patient monitoring devices including pulse oximetry and
noninvasive blood pressure
Question:
13. Reassessment
Answer:
Process of how and when to reassess patients for all patient situations
Question:
14. Dispatcher's Basic Information
Answer:
Part of scene size-up combining an understanding of the situation and conditions prior to responding
Question:
15. Primary Assessment for All Patient Situations
Answer:
Includes level of consciousness, ABCs, identifying life threats, assessment of vital functions, initial
general impression
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16. Integration of Treatment/Procedures
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Primary Assessment
Answer:
Begins when you greet your patient. The goal is to identify and initiate treatment of immediate or potential
life threats. Physically examine the patient and assess: LOC, ABCs
Question:
2. Scene Size-up
Answer:
Your evaluation of the conditions in which you will be operating. Maintain situational awareness.
Combines an understanding of the situation and conditions prior to responding, dispatcher's basic
information, observation of the scene
Question:
3. Standard Precautions
Answer:
Wear personal protective equipment (PPE) adapted to the prehospital task at hand. Recommended for
dealing with objects, blood, body fluids, and other potential exposure risks of communicable disease
Question:
4. Mechanism of Injury (MOI)
Answer:
Type or amount of force, how long it was applied, where it was applied to the body. Early consideration
can be valuable in preparing to care for the patient
Question:
5. Nature of Illness (NOI)
Answer:
For medical patients, determining the nature of illness. Talk with the patient, family, or bystanders. Use
senses to check for clues
Question:
6. Triage
Answer:
The process of sorting patients based on the severity of each patient's condition. Critical in determining the
need for additional resources
Question:
7. Form a General Impression
Answer:
Determined to establish the priority of care. First part of primary assessment. Note age, sex, race, level of
distress, overall appearance
, Question:
8. Uncontrolled Bleeding
Answer:
Takes priority over other assessments. Scan for signs of uncontrolled external bleeding
Question:
9. Scene Safety
Answer:
Ensuring the scene is safe before entering. Consider difficult terrain, traffic safety issues, environmental
conditions. Protect bystanders from becoming patients
Question:
10. History Taking
Answer:
Determining the chief complaint, mechanism of injury/nature of illness, associated signs and symptoms,
investigation of the chief complaint, past medical history, pertinent negatives
Question:
11. Secondary Assessment
Answer:
Performing a rapid full-body scan, focused assessment of pain, assessment of vital signs, techniques of
physical examination for respiratory, cardiovascular, neurologic, and musculoskeletal systems
Question:
12. Monitoring Devices
Answer:
Obtaining and using information from patient monitoring devices including pulse oximetry and
noninvasive blood pressure
Question:
13. Reassessment
Answer:
Process of how and when to reassess patients for all patient situations
Question:
14. Dispatcher's Basic Information
Answer:
Part of scene size-up combining an understanding of the situation and conditions prior to responding
Question:
15. Primary Assessment for All Patient Situations
Answer:
Includes level of consciousness, ABCs, identifying life threats, assessment of vital functions, initial
general impression
Question:
16. Integration of Treatment/Procedures
