PAMPAT EMS QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS | RATED A+

PAM/PAT: EMS QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS | RATED A+

DCAPBTLS - CORRECT ANSWER -deformities, contusions, abrasions, punctures/penetrations,
burns, tenderness, lacerations, swelling



PPE - CORRECT ANSWER -personal protective equipment



MOI - CORRECT ANSWER -mechanism of injury



NOI - CORRECT ANSWER -nature of illness



Stabilization of spine - CORRECT ANSWER -holding spine in line to prevent further injuries



AVPU - CORRECT ANSWER -alert, verbal, pain, unresponsive



Chief complaint - CORRECT ANSWER -main reason for patient's call



Ventilation - CORRECT ANSWER -breathing properly



Oxygen therapy - CORRECT ANSWER -administer oxygen to help ventilation



Interventions - CORRECT ANSWER -steps taken to improve patients chief complaint



OPQRST - CORRECT ANSWER -onset, provocation, quality, radiation, severity, time

, Onset - CORRECT ANSWER -when did it start



Provocation - CORRECT ANSWER -what aggravates it



Quality - CORRECT ANSWER -how strong, good, bad, how much (characteristics)



Radiation - CORRECT ANSWER -does it move anywhere else



Severity - CORRECT ANSWER -how bad does it hurt



Time - CORRECT ANSWER -how long has it been going on



AMPLE - CORRECT ANSWER -allergies, medications, past pertinent history, last oral intake,
events leading to present illness



Cardiovascular - CORRECT ANSWER -heart, blood, blood vessels, arteries



Pulmonary - CORRECT ANSWER -lungs, breathing



Neurological - CORRECT ANSWER -nerves, brain, spinal cord



Musculoskeletal - CORRECT ANSWER -muscles, bones



Integumentary - CORRECT ANSWER -skin, hair, nails, glands



GI/GU - CORRECT ANSWER -gastrointestinal, genitourinary