COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ a prehospital assessment that is the first step in the total assessment of
the patient. Answer: primary assessment
◉ a prehospital assessment that is a rapid assessment of the head, chest,
abdomen, pelvis, extremities, and posterior of the body to detect signs
and symptoms of an injury. Answer: rapid trauma assessment
◉ procedure for detecting changes in a patients condition. Answer:
reassessment
◉ assessment done after the scene safety and primary assessment that
includes pt hx, review of systems, physical exam and vital signs.
Answer: secondary assessment
◉ injury caused by a blow that does not penetrate the skin or other body
tissues. Answer: blunt force trauma
◉ in medicine the reason for a call to EMS. Answer: chief complaint
, ◉ the course of the blood from the heart through the arteries, caps, and
veins back again to the heart. Answer: circulation
◉ a condition of being stretched, inflated, or larger than normal.
Answer: distension
◉ impression of the patients condition that is formed on first
approaching the patient based on patients environment, c/c, and
appearance. Answer: general impression
◉ a patient with one or more medical diseases or conditions. Answer:
medical patient
◉ what pulse divides the medial malleolus and heel into the lateral and
medial plantar arteries. Answer: posterior tibial
◉ what pain involves the many factors that influence the patients report
of pain (psychiatric conditions). Answer: psychogenic pain
◉ what pulse runs along the line between the first and second toe, and
its pulse point is felt in the mid foot. Answer: doralis pedis