Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) Questions with Correct Answers (100% Verified)

The assessment process is divided into five main parts: Correct Answer scene size up, primary assessment, history taking, secondary assessment, reassessment Symptom Correct Answer a subjective condition that the patient feels and tells you about sign Correct Answer an objective condition that you can observe about the patient Scene size-up Correct Answer how you prepare for a specific situation, includes dispatch info and safety, as well as requesting additional resources Most easily injured organ in a trauma Correct Answer eyes, brain, spinal cord nature of MOI can help predict the seriousness of an injury by: Correct Answer amount of force applied, length of time force was applied, and the areas of the body that are involved blunt trauma Correct Answer the injury occurs over a broad area and the skin is usually not broken, however organs below are typically damaged penetrating trauma Correct Answer the force of the injury occurs at a small point of contact between the skin and the object, and creates an open wound Incident Command System Correct Answer when there are multiple patients, call for additional help, begin triage triage Correct Answer process of sorting patients based on the severity of each patient's condition To determine if you need additional resources ask: Correct Answer how many patients are there? what is the nature of their conditions? who contacted ems? does the scene pose a threat? primary assessment Correct Answer to identify and initiate treatment of immediate or potential life threats vital signs Correct Answer key signs that are used to evaluate the patient's condition