Critical Care Paramedic Chapter 1 Test

Critical Care Paramedic Chapter 1 Test YELLOW represents what triage designation? - Answer-Delayed Treatment Patients exhibiting too fast or too slow respirations should be tagged with which color? - Answer-RED GREEN represents what triage destination? - Answer-Walking Wounded What is the appropriate respiratory range for an adult? - Answer-10-30 per minute What constitutes a pediatric patient? - Answer-8 y/o and/or 100 pounds What color represents Dead? - Answer-BLACK When should you use the Jump START triage method? - Answer-Pediatric patients (8 y/o) Adult patients who present apneic should be initially managed how? - AnswerReposition airway and give 5 breaths What color represents immediate treatment? - Answer-RED Pediatric patients who present apneic should be initially managed how? - AnswerPosition (open) airway and then reposition one more time The 3 main question threads in rapid triage include what 3 topics? - AnswerRespirations, Perfusion, Mental status Patients exhibiting altered mental status should be tagged with which color? - AnswerRED Patients exhibiting an absent radial pulse should be tagged with which color? - AnswerRED Patients exhibiting delayed capillary refill should be tagged with which color? - AnswerRED This is a triage method for adults? - Answer-START Essentially, when performing rapid triage, the critical Care transport clinician is actually collecting information to rule out what 2 conditions? - Answer-Shock and Death What is the appropriate respiration range for a pediatric patient? - Answer-15-45 per minute