HOSA EMT Test
A-B-C - ANS-Airway
Breathing
Circulation
Assessed in this order if patient had signs of life
A.V.P.U. - ANS-Alert
Responds to Verbal Stimuli
Responds to Painful Stimuli
Unresponsive
Afterload - ANS-The force or resistance against which heart pumps
Aneurysm - ANS-A swelling or enlargement of a part of an artery, resulting from weakening of
the arterial wall
Automatic Nervous System - ANS-The part of the nervous system that regulates involuntary
functions, such as heart rate, blood pressure, digestion, and sweating
B.I.A.Ds - ANS-Blind insertion airway devices, e.g. esophageal tracheal sombitube
B.L.S - ANS-Burns
Lacerations
Swellings
BSI - ANS-Body
Surface
Isolation
BVM - ANS-Bag
Valve
Mask
C-A-B - ANS-Circulatory (compressions)
Airway
Breathing
Assessed in this order if patient appears lifeless and has no pulse
CNS - ANS-Central
Nervous
System
A-B-C - ANS-Airway
Breathing
Circulation
Assessed in this order if patient had signs of life
A.V.P.U. - ANS-Alert
Responds to Verbal Stimuli
Responds to Painful Stimuli
Unresponsive
Afterload - ANS-The force or resistance against which heart pumps
Aneurysm - ANS-A swelling or enlargement of a part of an artery, resulting from weakening of
the arterial wall
Automatic Nervous System - ANS-The part of the nervous system that regulates involuntary
functions, such as heart rate, blood pressure, digestion, and sweating
B.I.A.Ds - ANS-Blind insertion airway devices, e.g. esophageal tracheal sombitube
B.L.S - ANS-Burns
Lacerations
Swellings
BSI - ANS-Body
Surface
Isolation
BVM - ANS-Bag
Valve
Mask
C-A-B - ANS-Circulatory (compressions)
Airway
Breathing
Assessed in this order if patient appears lifeless and has no pulse
CNS - ANS-Central
Nervous
System
