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Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, 6th edition
Volume 2: Patient Assessment
(Bledsoe) Chapter 1 to 7
, Test Bank Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, 5th edi tion Vol ume 2: Patient Asses sme nt
(Bled soe )
Table Of Contents:
CHAPTER 1: Scene Size-Up
CHAPTER 2: Primary Assessment
CHAPTER 3: Therapeutic Communications
CHAPTER 4: History Taking
CHAPTER 5: Secondary Assessment
CHAPTER 6: Patient Monitoring Technology
CHAPTER 7: Patient Assessment in the Field
,Chapter q1: qScene qSize-Up
1) qYou qarrive qat qa qlocation qand qbegin qto qread qthe qscene
A)qby:
q approaching qthe qpatient.
B) qobserving qthe qimmediate qsurroundings.
C) qconducting qa qfocused qexam.
D) qaddressing qlife qthreats.
Answer: qB
Diff: q1 q Page qRef: q3
Standard: q Assessment q(Scene qSize-Up)
Objective: q 2
2) qWhich qof qthe qfollowing qis qa qpotentially qlife-threatening qpatient
A)qcomplaint?
q Fractures qof qthe qtibia qand q radius
B) qAsthma
C) qHeadache
D) qChest qpain
Answer: q D
Diff: q2 q Page qRef: q15-16
Standard: q Assessment q(Scene qSize-Up)
Objective: q 7
3) qAt qthe qscene qof qa qmultiple-vehicle qcollision, qwhich qof qthe qfollowing qactions qshould qyou
qtake
first?
A) qWait qfor qadditional qresources qto qarrive.
B) qTreat qthe qmost qseriously qinjured qpatient.
C) qQuickly qscan qthe qscene qto qcount
qpatients.
D) qGo qdirectly qto qthe qfirst qpatient qyou qsee.
Answer: q C
Diff: q2 q Page qRef: q14-15
Standard: q Assessment q(Scene qSize-Up)
Objective: q 6
4) qA qscene qsize-up qis qperformed qfor qall qof qthe qfollowing qreasons qEXCEPT:
A) qto qassess qthe qmechanism qof qinjury.
B) qto qassess qa qbaseline qmental qstatus.
C) qto qprovide qinformation qthat qwill qguide qyour qmedical
qcare.
D) qto qassess qthe qneed qfor qadditional qresources.
Answer: qB
Diff: q1 q Page qRef: q3
Standard: q Assessment q(Scene qSize-Up)
Objective: q 2
,q
5) qWhich qof qthe qfollowing qis qusually qthe qbest qsource qof qinformation qabout qan qalert qand
qoriented
patient?
A) qThe qpatient
B) qVisual qcues
C) qDiagnostic qtests
D) qFamily qmembers
Answer: q A
Diff: q1 q Page qRef: q16
Standard: q Assessment q(Scene qSize-Up)
Objective: q 7
6) qWhich qof qthe qfollowing qis qNOT qa qconsideration qwhen qevaluating qthe qmechanism qof
A)qinjury?
q Mass qand qvelocity qof qobjects qinvolved
B) qWhether qthe qmechanism qwas qblunt qor
qpenetrating
C) qDirection qof qimpact
D) qWhether qit qis qa qrural qor qan qurban qsetting
Answer: q D
Diff: q2 q Page qRef: q15-16
Standard: q Assessment q(Scene qSize-Up)
Objective: q 7
7) qWhen qapproaching qa qpotential qcrime qscene, qyou
A)qshould:
q enter qthe qscene qif qno qsigns qof qdanger q are qnoted.
B) qquickly qenter qthe qscene, qretrieve qthe qvictim, qand qwithdraw qto qthe
qvehicle.
C) qpark qaway qfrom qthe qscene quntil qthe qpolice qarrive qand qsecure qthe
qscene.
D) qpark qand qwait qin qfront qof qthe qscene qso qthe qvictim qknows qyou qare
qthere.
Answer: q C
Diff: q2 q Page qRef: q10
Standard:
8 ) qWhich qofq Assessment q(Scene
qthe qfollowing qbestqSize-Up)
qdescribes qwhen q you qshould qperform qa qscene qsize-
Objective:
up? 5
A) qOnce qyou qarrive qat qthe qpatient's qside
q
B) qThroughout qyour qtime qon qthe qscene
C) qWhen qyou qinitially qarrive qat qthe qscene
D) qAs qyou qare qleaving qthe qscene
Answer: qB
Diff: q1 q Page qRef: q3
Standard: q Assessment q(Scene qSize-Up)
Objective: q 2
Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, 6th edition
Volume 2: Patient Assessment
(Bledsoe) Chapter 1 to 7
, Test Bank Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, 5th edi tion Vol ume 2: Patient Asses sme nt
(Bled soe )
Table Of Contents:
CHAPTER 1: Scene Size-Up
CHAPTER 2: Primary Assessment
CHAPTER 3: Therapeutic Communications
CHAPTER 4: History Taking
CHAPTER 5: Secondary Assessment
CHAPTER 6: Patient Monitoring Technology
CHAPTER 7: Patient Assessment in the Field
,Chapter q1: qScene qSize-Up
1) qYou qarrive qat qa qlocation qand qbegin qto qread qthe qscene
A)qby:
q approaching qthe qpatient.
B) qobserving qthe qimmediate qsurroundings.
C) qconducting qa qfocused qexam.
D) qaddressing qlife qthreats.
Answer: qB
Diff: q1 q Page qRef: q3
Standard: q Assessment q(Scene qSize-Up)
Objective: q 2
2) qWhich qof qthe qfollowing qis qa qpotentially qlife-threatening qpatient
A)qcomplaint?
q Fractures qof qthe qtibia qand q radius
B) qAsthma
C) qHeadache
D) qChest qpain
Answer: q D
Diff: q2 q Page qRef: q15-16
Standard: q Assessment q(Scene qSize-Up)
Objective: q 7
3) qAt qthe qscene qof qa qmultiple-vehicle qcollision, qwhich qof qthe qfollowing qactions qshould qyou
qtake
first?
A) qWait qfor qadditional qresources qto qarrive.
B) qTreat qthe qmost qseriously qinjured qpatient.
C) qQuickly qscan qthe qscene qto qcount
qpatients.
D) qGo qdirectly qto qthe qfirst qpatient qyou qsee.
Answer: q C
Diff: q2 q Page qRef: q14-15
Standard: q Assessment q(Scene qSize-Up)
Objective: q 6
4) qA qscene qsize-up qis qperformed qfor qall qof qthe qfollowing qreasons qEXCEPT:
A) qto qassess qthe qmechanism qof qinjury.
B) qto qassess qa qbaseline qmental qstatus.
C) qto qprovide qinformation qthat qwill qguide qyour qmedical
qcare.
D) qto qassess qthe qneed qfor qadditional qresources.
Answer: qB
Diff: q1 q Page qRef: q3
Standard: q Assessment q(Scene qSize-Up)
Objective: q 2
,q
5) qWhich qof qthe qfollowing qis qusually qthe qbest qsource qof qinformation qabout qan qalert qand
qoriented
patient?
A) qThe qpatient
B) qVisual qcues
C) qDiagnostic qtests
D) qFamily qmembers
Answer: q A
Diff: q1 q Page qRef: q16
Standard: q Assessment q(Scene qSize-Up)
Objective: q 7
6) qWhich qof qthe qfollowing qis qNOT qa qconsideration qwhen qevaluating qthe qmechanism qof
A)qinjury?
q Mass qand qvelocity qof qobjects qinvolved
B) qWhether qthe qmechanism qwas qblunt qor
qpenetrating
C) qDirection qof qimpact
D) qWhether qit qis qa qrural qor qan qurban qsetting
Answer: q D
Diff: q2 q Page qRef: q15-16
Standard: q Assessment q(Scene qSize-Up)
Objective: q 7
7) qWhen qapproaching qa qpotential qcrime qscene, qyou
A)qshould:
q enter qthe qscene qif qno qsigns qof qdanger q are qnoted.
B) qquickly qenter qthe qscene, qretrieve qthe qvictim, qand qwithdraw qto qthe
qvehicle.
C) qpark qaway qfrom qthe qscene quntil qthe qpolice qarrive qand qsecure qthe
qscene.
D) qpark qand qwait qin qfront qof qthe qscene qso qthe qvictim qknows qyou qare
qthere.
Answer: q C
Diff: q2 q Page qRef: q10
Standard:
8 ) qWhich qofq Assessment q(Scene
qthe qfollowing qbestqSize-Up)
qdescribes qwhen q you qshould qperform qa qscene qsize-
Objective:
up? 5
A) qOnce qyou qarrive qat qthe qpatient's qside
q
B) qThroughout qyour qtime qon qthe qscene
C) qWhen qyou qinitially qarrive qat qthe qscene
D) qAs qyou qare qleaving qthe qscene
Answer: qB
Diff: q1 q Page qRef: q3
Standard: q Assessment q(Scene qSize-Up)
Objective: q 2