EMT CHAPTER 10 PATIENT ASSESSMENT
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1.Which of the following conditions would be LEAST likely to cause an
altered level of consciousness?
Select one:
A. Acute anxiety
B. Inadequate perfusion
C. Drug overdose
D. Poisoning
ANS: A. Acute anxiety
2.When assessing a 62-year-old female with crushing chest pain, you
note that her pulse is rapid and irregular. You should administer
supplemental oxygen if needed and then:
Select one:
A. apply the AED and analyze her cardiac rhythm.
B. transport at once and consider requesting a paramedic unit.
C. conclude that the irregular pulse is normal based on her age.
D. document your findings and perform a detailed assessment.
ANS: B. transport at once and consider requesting a paramedic unit.
3.Which of the following statements regarding the secondary assessment
is correct?
,Select one:
A. During the secondary assessment, the EMT's primary focus should be
on taking the patient's vital signs and obtaining a SAMPLE history.
B. The secondary assessment should be performed en route to the
hospital, regardless of the severity of the patient's condition.
C. The secondary assessment should focus on a certain area or region of
the body as determined by the chief complaint.
D. A secondary assessment should always be performed, even if you must
continually manage life threats that were identified in the primary
assessment.
ANS: C. The secondary assessment should focus on a certain area or
region of the body as determined by the chief complaint.
4.A pulse with a consistent pattern is considered to be:
Select one:
A. strong.
B. irregular.
C. regular.
D. weak.
ANS: C. regular.
5.As time progresses following a significant
injury: Select one:
A. most patients will die secondary to internal bleeding.
B. the patient's injuries will most likely be irreparable.
, C. the patient's blood pressure elevates significantly.
D. the body's ability to compensate for shock decreases.
ANS: D. the body's ability to compensate for shock decreases.
6.An elderly patient has fallen and hit her head. You assess her level of
consciousness as unresponsive using the AVPU scale.Your initial care
should focus on:
Select one:
A. obtaining baseline vital signs.
B. airway, breathing, and circulation.
C. gathering medical history data.
D. providing immediate transport.
ANS: B. airway, breathing, and circulation.
7.When auscultating the blood pressure in a patient's upper extremity,
you should place the diaphragm (head) of the stethoscope over the
artery.
Select one:
A. femoral
B. brachial
C. radial
D. apical
ANS: B. brachial
8.A palpable pulse is created by:
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1.Which of the following conditions would be LEAST likely to cause an
altered level of consciousness?
Select one:
A. Acute anxiety
B. Inadequate perfusion
C. Drug overdose
D. Poisoning
ANS: A. Acute anxiety
2.When assessing a 62-year-old female with crushing chest pain, you
note that her pulse is rapid and irregular. You should administer
supplemental oxygen if needed and then:
Select one:
A. apply the AED and analyze her cardiac rhythm.
B. transport at once and consider requesting a paramedic unit.
C. conclude that the irregular pulse is normal based on her age.
D. document your findings and perform a detailed assessment.
ANS: B. transport at once and consider requesting a paramedic unit.
3.Which of the following statements regarding the secondary assessment
is correct?
,Select one:
A. During the secondary assessment, the EMT's primary focus should be
on taking the patient's vital signs and obtaining a SAMPLE history.
B. The secondary assessment should be performed en route to the
hospital, regardless of the severity of the patient's condition.
C. The secondary assessment should focus on a certain area or region of
the body as determined by the chief complaint.
D. A secondary assessment should always be performed, even if you must
continually manage life threats that were identified in the primary
assessment.
ANS: C. The secondary assessment should focus on a certain area or
region of the body as determined by the chief complaint.
4.A pulse with a consistent pattern is considered to be:
Select one:
A. strong.
B. irregular.
C. regular.
D. weak.
ANS: C. regular.
5.As time progresses following a significant
injury: Select one:
A. most patients will die secondary to internal bleeding.
B. the patient's injuries will most likely be irreparable.
, C. the patient's blood pressure elevates significantly.
D. the body's ability to compensate for shock decreases.
ANS: D. the body's ability to compensate for shock decreases.
6.An elderly patient has fallen and hit her head. You assess her level of
consciousness as unresponsive using the AVPU scale.Your initial care
should focus on:
Select one:
A. obtaining baseline vital signs.
B. airway, breathing, and circulation.
C. gathering medical history data.
D. providing immediate transport.
ANS: B. airway, breathing, and circulation.
7.When auscultating the blood pressure in a patient's upper extremity,
you should place the diaphragm (head) of the stethoscope over the
artery.
Select one:
A. femoral
B. brachial
C. radial
D. apical
ANS: B. brachial
8.A palpable pulse is created by:
