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Steps of scene size-up - (ANSWER)- Ensure scene safety
- Determine mechanism of injury or nature of illness
- Take standard precaution for the situation (additonal PPE)
- Determine the number of patients
- Request additional resources
- Consider c-spine stabilization
Glasgow coma scale - (ANSWER)
Hazards you may encounter when ensuring scene safety: - (ANSWER)- Environmental hazards
- Physical hazards (sharp metal, broken glass, slip-and-fall from leaking fluids)
- Biohazards (bodily fluids)
- Chemical hazards
- Electrical hazards
- Fires
- Water hazards
- Explosions
- Threat of physical violence
What should you do when you observe an object that might be used to commit violence, such as a gun?
- (ANSWER)Place you or your partner between the patient and the object in order to prevent the
patient's access to that object
When ensuring scene safety, be aware of scenes that have potential for violence due to: - (ANSWER)-
Violent patients
- Distraught family members
- Angry bystanders
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- Gangs
- Unruly crowds
What is a traumatic injury? - (ANSWER)The result of physical force applied to the outside of the body
Blunt trauma - (ANSWER)- The force of the injury occurs over a broad area, and the skin is sometimes
not broken
- The tissues and organs underneath the area of impact may be damaged
Penetrating trauma - (ANSWER)- The force of the injury occurs at the specific point of contact between
the skin and the object
- The object pierces the skin and creates an open wound that carries a higher potential for infection
Chief complaint - (ANSWER)The most serious thing the patient is concerned about and the reason EMS
was called
Examples of mechanism of injury (MOI) - (ANSWER)- Falls
- Motor vehicle crashes
- Assaults
- Industrial accidents
Examples of nature of illness (NOI) - (ANSWER)- Seizures
- Heart attacks
- Diabetic problems
- Poisonings
5 parts of the patient assessment process: - (ANSWER)1. Scene size-up
2. Primary assessment
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3. History taking
4. Secondary assessment
5. Reassessment
When you receive a call to a patient, you can first consider MOI NOI by: - (ANSWER)Determining what
type of equipment you would take to treat the patient
Incident command system - (ANSWER)A system implemented to manage disasters and mass-casualty
incidents in which section chiefs, including finance, logistics, operations, and planning, report to the
incident commander; aka the incident management system
Triage - (ANSWER)The process of sorting patients based on the severity of their condition
You are assessing a patient who fell off a ladder. He is conscious and alert and complaining of pain to his
right side and shortness of breath. This is known as ________
A. The chief complaint
B. The nature of illness
C. A sign
D. The mechanism of injury - (ANSWER)A
Primary assessment - (ANSWER)- Identify and begin treatment of immediate or imminent life threats
- Must physically examine the patient and assess level of consciousness (LOC) and airway, breathing, and
circulation (ABC)
Steps of primary assessment - (ANSWER)1. Form a general impression of your patient and the
environment
2. Conduct a first look test
3. Determine level of consciousness (AVPU, GCS)
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4. Assess airway - if alert, open airway; if V, P, or U, open airway with jaw thrust, consider oral/nasal
airway and suctioning
5. Assess breathing - determine rate, rhythm, quality for 30 seconds
6. Assess breath sounds - Mid axillary unless abnormal, then all six positions
7. Administer oxygen 15 L by nonrebreather
8. Assess pulse - determine rate, rhthym, quality for 30 seconds; if responsive palpate radial artery, if
unresponsive palpate carotid artery
9. Assess skin color, temperature, and moisture
10. Assess capillary refill
11. Assess and control life threatening external bleeding
12. Perform a rapid scan (60-90 seconds)
13. Determine priority care and transport
Form a general impression - (ANSWER)- Determines the priority of care
- Note patient's sex, age, race, level of distress, overall appearance, position, and whether he is moving
or still
- Approach patient from his feet, so he can see you coming
- Refer to patient by name
- Ask about chief complaint
- You will define the patient's condition as stable, potentially unstable, or unstable
For patients who are unconscious: - (ANSWER)- Focus initial assessment on problems with airway,
breathing, and circulation, which are critical life threats
- Sustained unconsciousness should warn you that a critical respiratory, circulatory, or central system
problem or deficit may exist
- Presume that the patient has a critical injury or life-threatening condition until proven otherwise
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Steps of scene size-up - (ANSWER)- Ensure scene safety
- Determine mechanism of injury or nature of illness
- Take standard precaution for the situation (additonal PPE)
- Determine the number of patients
- Request additional resources
- Consider c-spine stabilization
Glasgow coma scale - (ANSWER)
Hazards you may encounter when ensuring scene safety: - (ANSWER)- Environmental hazards
- Physical hazards (sharp metal, broken glass, slip-and-fall from leaking fluids)
- Biohazards (bodily fluids)
- Chemical hazards
- Electrical hazards
- Fires
- Water hazards
- Explosions
- Threat of physical violence
What should you do when you observe an object that might be used to commit violence, such as a gun?
- (ANSWER)Place you or your partner between the patient and the object in order to prevent the
patient's access to that object
When ensuring scene safety, be aware of scenes that have potential for violence due to: - (ANSWER)-
Violent patients
- Distraught family members
- Angry bystanders
,EMS PATIENT ASSESSMENT | 2025/2026 UPDATE | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100%
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- Gangs
- Unruly crowds
What is a traumatic injury? - (ANSWER)The result of physical force applied to the outside of the body
Blunt trauma - (ANSWER)- The force of the injury occurs over a broad area, and the skin is sometimes
not broken
- The tissues and organs underneath the area of impact may be damaged
Penetrating trauma - (ANSWER)- The force of the injury occurs at the specific point of contact between
the skin and the object
- The object pierces the skin and creates an open wound that carries a higher potential for infection
Chief complaint - (ANSWER)The most serious thing the patient is concerned about and the reason EMS
was called
Examples of mechanism of injury (MOI) - (ANSWER)- Falls
- Motor vehicle crashes
- Assaults
- Industrial accidents
Examples of nature of illness (NOI) - (ANSWER)- Seizures
- Heart attacks
- Diabetic problems
- Poisonings
5 parts of the patient assessment process: - (ANSWER)1. Scene size-up
2. Primary assessment
,EMS PATIENT ASSESSMENT | 2025/2026 UPDATE | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100%
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3. History taking
4. Secondary assessment
5. Reassessment
When you receive a call to a patient, you can first consider MOI NOI by: - (ANSWER)Determining what
type of equipment you would take to treat the patient
Incident command system - (ANSWER)A system implemented to manage disasters and mass-casualty
incidents in which section chiefs, including finance, logistics, operations, and planning, report to the
incident commander; aka the incident management system
Triage - (ANSWER)The process of sorting patients based on the severity of their condition
You are assessing a patient who fell off a ladder. He is conscious and alert and complaining of pain to his
right side and shortness of breath. This is known as ________
A. The chief complaint
B. The nature of illness
C. A sign
D. The mechanism of injury - (ANSWER)A
Primary assessment - (ANSWER)- Identify and begin treatment of immediate or imminent life threats
- Must physically examine the patient and assess level of consciousness (LOC) and airway, breathing, and
circulation (ABC)
Steps of primary assessment - (ANSWER)1. Form a general impression of your patient and the
environment
2. Conduct a first look test
3. Determine level of consciousness (AVPU, GCS)
, EMS PATIENT ASSESSMENT | 2025/2026 UPDATE | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100%
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4. Assess airway - if alert, open airway; if V, P, or U, open airway with jaw thrust, consider oral/nasal
airway and suctioning
5. Assess breathing - determine rate, rhythm, quality for 30 seconds
6. Assess breath sounds - Mid axillary unless abnormal, then all six positions
7. Administer oxygen 15 L by nonrebreather
8. Assess pulse - determine rate, rhthym, quality for 30 seconds; if responsive palpate radial artery, if
unresponsive palpate carotid artery
9. Assess skin color, temperature, and moisture
10. Assess capillary refill
11. Assess and control life threatening external bleeding
12. Perform a rapid scan (60-90 seconds)
13. Determine priority care and transport
Form a general impression - (ANSWER)- Determines the priority of care
- Note patient's sex, age, race, level of distress, overall appearance, position, and whether he is moving
or still
- Approach patient from his feet, so he can see you coming
- Refer to patient by name
- Ask about chief complaint
- You will define the patient's condition as stable, potentially unstable, or unstable
For patients who are unconscious: - (ANSWER)- Focus initial assessment on problems with airway,
breathing, and circulation, which are critical life threats
- Sustained unconsciousness should warn you that a critical respiratory, circulatory, or central system
problem or deficit may exist
- Presume that the patient has a critical injury or life-threatening condition until proven otherwise
