Mod 3 68w questions and answers 2026\2027 A+
Grade
Scene Size-Up
- correct answer steps taken when approaching the scene of an emergency call: checking scene safety,
taking standard precautions, noting the mechanism of injury or nature of the patient's illness,
determining the number of patients, and deciding what, if any, additional resources to call for. (SNNAC)
Danger Zone
- correct answer the area around the wreckage of a vehicle collision or other incident within which
special safety precautions should be taken.
Mechanism of Injury
- correct answer a force or forces that may have caused injury.
Penetrating Trauma
- correct answer injury caused by an object that passes through the skin or other body tissues.
Blunt-force trauma
- correct answer injury caused by a blow that does not penetrate the skin or other body tissues
index of suspicion
- correct answer awareness that there may be injuries - based on mechanism of injury
nature of the illness
- correct answer what is medically wrong with a patient
Primary Assessment
- correct answer the first element in a patient assessment; steps taken for the purpose of discovering
and dealing with any life-threatening problems. The six parts of primary assessments are: 1) forming a
, general impressing 2) assessing mental status 3) assessing airway 4) assessing breathing 5) assessing
circulation 6) determining the priority of the patient for treatment and transport
Interventions
- correct answer actions taken to correct or manage a patient's problems
General Impression
- correct answer impression of the patient's condition that is formed on first approaching the patient,
based on the patient's environment, chief complaint, and appearance.
Chief Complaint
- correct answer in emergency medicine, the reason EMS was called, usually in the patient's own words.
Levine's Sign
- correct answer Clutching the chest
Mental Status
- correct answer level of responsiveness (AVPU)
AVPU
- correct answer a memory aid for classifying a patient's level of responsiveness or mental status. Alert,
Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive.
ABCs
- correct answer Airway, Breathing, Circulation
Priority
- correct answer the decision regarding the need for immediate transport of the patient versus further
assessment and care at the scene
High Priority Conditions
- correct answer Poor general impression, unresponsive, responsive but not following commands,
difficulty breathing, shock, complicated childbirth, chest pain consistent with cardiac problems,
uncontrolled bleeding, severe pain anywhere
Grade
Scene Size-Up
- correct answer steps taken when approaching the scene of an emergency call: checking scene safety,
taking standard precautions, noting the mechanism of injury or nature of the patient's illness,
determining the number of patients, and deciding what, if any, additional resources to call for. (SNNAC)
Danger Zone
- correct answer the area around the wreckage of a vehicle collision or other incident within which
special safety precautions should be taken.
Mechanism of Injury
- correct answer a force or forces that may have caused injury.
Penetrating Trauma
- correct answer injury caused by an object that passes through the skin or other body tissues.
Blunt-force trauma
- correct answer injury caused by a blow that does not penetrate the skin or other body tissues
index of suspicion
- correct answer awareness that there may be injuries - based on mechanism of injury
nature of the illness
- correct answer what is medically wrong with a patient
Primary Assessment
- correct answer the first element in a patient assessment; steps taken for the purpose of discovering
and dealing with any life-threatening problems. The six parts of primary assessments are: 1) forming a
, general impressing 2) assessing mental status 3) assessing airway 4) assessing breathing 5) assessing
circulation 6) determining the priority of the patient for treatment and transport
Interventions
- correct answer actions taken to correct or manage a patient's problems
General Impression
- correct answer impression of the patient's condition that is formed on first approaching the patient,
based on the patient's environment, chief complaint, and appearance.
Chief Complaint
- correct answer in emergency medicine, the reason EMS was called, usually in the patient's own words.
Levine's Sign
- correct answer Clutching the chest
Mental Status
- correct answer level of responsiveness (AVPU)
AVPU
- correct answer a memory aid for classifying a patient's level of responsiveness or mental status. Alert,
Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive.
ABCs
- correct answer Airway, Breathing, Circulation
Priority
- correct answer the decision regarding the need for immediate transport of the patient versus further
assessment and care at the scene
High Priority Conditions
- correct answer Poor general impression, unresponsive, responsive but not following commands,
difficulty breathing, shock, complicated childbirth, chest pain consistent with cardiac problems,
uncontrolled bleeding, severe pain anywhere
