EMS 1055 UF EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES FOUNDATIONS ASSESSMENT
SCRIPT QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS
PREHOSPITAL CARE REVIEW 2026
◉ standard of care
Answer: Written, accepted levels of emergency care expected by
reason of training and profession; written by legal or professional
organizations so that patients are not exposed to unreasonable risk
or harm.
◉ Levels of patient consent
Answer: 1. Expressed consent
2. Implied consent
3. Consent for minors
4. Consent for the mentally ill
◉ pulse points
Answer: 1. Common carotid 60
2. Brachial
,3. Radial 80
4. Femoral 70
5. Feet 90-100
◉ APVU
Answer: Alert- are you okay
Verbal- are you okay
Pain- gently shake sterna rub
Unresponsive- no response
◉ Head tilt chin lift
Answer: 1.Place patient on back
2.Place one hand on forehead apply form backward pressure
3. Place tips of fingers under bony part of jaw
4. Lift chin forward tilt head back
dont use for c-spine injury
◉ jaw-thrust maneuver
Answer: Use with neck injury
1. Place patient on back
2.place fingers behind lower jaw, move forward
3. Tilt the head to neutral or sniffing
, 4.use thumbs to pull down on lower jaw
◉ Suction
Answer: Do not suction for more than 15 seconds at a time
yankauer-hard plastic tip
◉ airway tubes
Answer: Oral-no gag reflex
nasal-gag reflex
King -no gag reflex
supraglottic
Endotracheal intubation
do jot use on patients with head injuries
◉ Fi02
Answer: Fraction Inspired Oxygen, room air is 21%
◉ Golden Hour
Answer: the 60-minute period after a severe injury; it is the
maximum acceptable time between the injury and initiation of
surgery for the seriously injured trauma patient.
SERVICES FOUNDATIONS ASSESSMENT
SCRIPT QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS
PREHOSPITAL CARE REVIEW 2026
◉ standard of care
Answer: Written, accepted levels of emergency care expected by
reason of training and profession; written by legal or professional
organizations so that patients are not exposed to unreasonable risk
or harm.
◉ Levels of patient consent
Answer: 1. Expressed consent
2. Implied consent
3. Consent for minors
4. Consent for the mentally ill
◉ pulse points
Answer: 1. Common carotid 60
2. Brachial
,3. Radial 80
4. Femoral 70
5. Feet 90-100
◉ APVU
Answer: Alert- are you okay
Verbal- are you okay
Pain- gently shake sterna rub
Unresponsive- no response
◉ Head tilt chin lift
Answer: 1.Place patient on back
2.Place one hand on forehead apply form backward pressure
3. Place tips of fingers under bony part of jaw
4. Lift chin forward tilt head back
dont use for c-spine injury
◉ jaw-thrust maneuver
Answer: Use with neck injury
1. Place patient on back
2.place fingers behind lower jaw, move forward
3. Tilt the head to neutral or sniffing
, 4.use thumbs to pull down on lower jaw
◉ Suction
Answer: Do not suction for more than 15 seconds at a time
yankauer-hard plastic tip
◉ airway tubes
Answer: Oral-no gag reflex
nasal-gag reflex
King -no gag reflex
supraglottic
Endotracheal intubation
do jot use on patients with head injuries
◉ Fi02
Answer: Fraction Inspired Oxygen, room air is 21%
◉ Golden Hour
Answer: the 60-minute period after a severe injury; it is the
maximum acceptable time between the injury and initiation of
surgery for the seriously injured trauma patient.
