EMT Module Exam Material Chapter 9 Patient Assessment Part One 2023/2024

EMT Module Exam Material Chapter 9 Patient Assessment Part One 2023/2024 What should an EMT make sure to do when they are initially sizing up the scene of call ? - ANSWER-Take into account the nature of the scene, such as how many patient are there , what is the state of the terrain, what position in the patient in etc What is an MOI and what are the two types you can get ? - ANSWER-An MOI is an Mechanism of Injury , the two types that can be acquired are blunt and penetrating trauma . Blunt trauma doesn't usually break the skin unlike penetrating What is an NOI ? - ANSWER-An NOI is the nature of illness of the patient What does it mean when protocol tells you to assess the patients chief complaint? - ANSWER-It means that your priority is to assess what is bothering the patient the most. What can be accomplished by establishing the patients MOI and/or NOI first ? - ANSWER-It can allow you to alert the hospital as to what resources need to be made available. It also informs you as to what treatment you can begin en route. What is it crucial to determine the number of patients when sizing up a scene ? - ANSWER-it sheds light onto what additional resources may be needed or if there is a neccesity for a triage, a method of treatment for those most in need When do EMT's consider marshaling additional resources to a scene ? - ANSWER-the trauma of the situation, resources you have available, the level of danger you and your partner are in Upon exposure to the patient ; what do EMT's initially need to notice ? - ANSWER-age, sex, gender and symptoms of the patient; the position they are in ; their level of consciousness What scale can you as an EMT use when you are trying to gauge your patients level of awakeness and alertness ? - ANSWER-The AVPU scale