NREMT-EMT: Patient Assessment, 63 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, First 25 Questions answered/ 1

NREMT-EMT: Patient Assessment, 63 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, First 25 Questions answered/ 1 Q What is the term used when addressing newborns and what is their age grouping? A Newborns are commonly called neonates until they’ve aged to one month. 2 Q What is the term used when addressing children aging from 1 month to 1 year or 12 months of age? A Infant(s) 3 Q What is the age grouping for toddlers? A Toddlers range from 1 to 3 years of age. 4 Q What do we call children within the age group of 3 to 6 years? A Preschool age 5 Q The adolescent age group is considered to be from the ages 12 to 18 years. What is the age group preceding adolescents? A School-age (6 to 12 years old) 6 Q What is the term used when identifying with the age group of 41 to 60? A Middle adult 7 Q At what age group do the individual vital signs start to compare to adults? A Adolescent(s) (12 to 18 years old) 8 Q What age group has basic language skills? A 3 to 4-year-old. They will be talking and comprehending sentences and structure. 9 Q True or False School-age children are most susceptible to peer pressure. A False Adolescents are more susceptible, although they may be more susceptible at a younger age depending on the socialization of the child. 10 Q True or False Adolescents will always provide truthful answers when being interviewed with their parents present. A False 11 Q Differentiate: Pre-conventional reasoning, conventional reasoning, and post-conventional reasoning in school-age children. A  Pre-conventional Reasoning: the school-age child will act to prevent punishment or receive a reward.  Conventional Reasoning: the school-age child will look to approval from their peers and surroundings.  Post-conventional Reasoning: the school-age child will make choices based on their conscience. 12 Q In which age group does the psychosocial need to “settle down” set in? A Early Adults (19 to 40 years) 13 Q In what age group do the effects of menopause begin? A Middle Adults (41 to 60) 14 Q How often should vital signs be assessed for the unstable patient? A 5 Minutes (and document them) 15 Q What is the term used for the first set of vital signs assessed? A Baseline Vitals 16 Q What are we evaluating after taking multiple sets of vital signs? A Patient Trending 17 Q Multiple Choice When calculating a patient’s respiratory rate, we should: A. Count the respirations for a minute. B. Count the respirations for 30 seconds and multiple by two. (RR X 2 = RR per minute) C. Count the respirations for 15 seconds and multiple by four. (RR X 4 = RR per minute) D. All of the above. A D. All of the above are acceptable 18 Q List: Six signs we evaluate when assessing breathing A Breathing Assessment  Presence of breathing  Respiratory rate  Rhythm, regular or irregular  Quality (difficulty/effort)  Depth of breathing  Lung sounds 19 Q What is bradypnea in adults? A Bradypnea is slow breathing. A respiratory rate below 12 breaths per minute. 20 Q What is the average pulse range for adults? A 60 to 100 beats per minute. 21 Q List: Pulse points A Pulse points:  Carotid