68W. MOD 3 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Scene size up - Answer -Steps taken when approaching the scene of an emergency
call
Danger zone - Answer -The area around the wreckage of a vehicle collision or other
incident
Mechanism of injury - Answer -a force that may have caused injury
Penetrating trauma - Answer -injury caused by an object that passes through the skin
or other body tissues
Blunt-force trauma - Answer -injury caused by a blow that does not penetrate the skin
or other body tissues
Index of suspicion - Answer -awareness that there may be injuries
Nature of the illness - Answer -what is medically wrong with a patient
Primary assessment - Answer -the first element in patient assessment
Interventions - Answer -actions taken to correct or manage a patient's problems
General impression - Answer -impressions of the patient's condition that is formed on
first approaching of the patient
Chief complaint - Answer -the reason ems was called
Mental status - Answer -level of responsiveness
AVPU - Answer -a memory aid for classifying a patient's level of responsiveness or
mental status
ABC's - Answer -airway, breathing, and circulations
Priority - Answer -the decision regarding the need for immediate transport of the patient
versus further assessment and care at the scene
Pulse - Answer -the rhythmic beats felt as the heart pumps blood through the arteries
Pulse rate - Answer -the number of pulse beats per minute
Tachycardia - Answer -a rapid pulse; any pulse rate above 100 beats per minute
, Bradycardia - Answer -a slow pulse; any pulse rate below 60 beats per minute
Pulse quality - Answer -the rhythm (regular or irregular) and force (strong or weak) of
the pulse
Radial pulse - Answer -the pulse felt at the wrist
Brachial pulse - Answer -the pulse felt in the upper arm
Carotid pulse - Answer -the pulse felt along the large artery on either side of the neck
Respiration - Answer -the act of breathing in a breathing out
Respiratory rate - Answer -the number of breathes taken in one minute
Respiratory quality - Answer -the normal or abnormal character of breathing. (shallow,
labored, or noisy)
Respiratory rhythm - Answer -the regular or irregular spacing of breaths
Pupil - Answer -the black center of the eye
Dilate - Answer -to get larger
Constict - Answer -to get smaller
Reactivity - Answer -in the pupils of the eyes, reacting to light by changing size
Blood pressure - Answer -the force of blood against the walls of the blood vessels
Systolic blood pressure - Answer -the pressure created when the heart contracts and
forces blood out into the arteries
Diastolic blood pressure - Answer -the pressure remaining in the arteries when the left
ventricle of the heart is relaxing and refilling
Sphygmomanometer - Answer -the cuff and gauge used to measure blood pressure
Brachial artery - Answer -the major artery of the arm
Auscultation - Answer -listening
Palpation - Answer -touching or feeling
Blood pressure monitor - Answer -a machine that automatically inflates a blood
pressure cuff and measures blood pressures
Scene size up - Answer -Steps taken when approaching the scene of an emergency
call
Danger zone - Answer -The area around the wreckage of a vehicle collision or other
incident
Mechanism of injury - Answer -a force that may have caused injury
Penetrating trauma - Answer -injury caused by an object that passes through the skin
or other body tissues
Blunt-force trauma - Answer -injury caused by a blow that does not penetrate the skin
or other body tissues
Index of suspicion - Answer -awareness that there may be injuries
Nature of the illness - Answer -what is medically wrong with a patient
Primary assessment - Answer -the first element in patient assessment
Interventions - Answer -actions taken to correct or manage a patient's problems
General impression - Answer -impressions of the patient's condition that is formed on
first approaching of the patient
Chief complaint - Answer -the reason ems was called
Mental status - Answer -level of responsiveness
AVPU - Answer -a memory aid for classifying a patient's level of responsiveness or
mental status
ABC's - Answer -airway, breathing, and circulations
Priority - Answer -the decision regarding the need for immediate transport of the patient
versus further assessment and care at the scene
Pulse - Answer -the rhythmic beats felt as the heart pumps blood through the arteries
Pulse rate - Answer -the number of pulse beats per minute
Tachycardia - Answer -a rapid pulse; any pulse rate above 100 beats per minute
, Bradycardia - Answer -a slow pulse; any pulse rate below 60 beats per minute
Pulse quality - Answer -the rhythm (regular or irregular) and force (strong or weak) of
the pulse
Radial pulse - Answer -the pulse felt at the wrist
Brachial pulse - Answer -the pulse felt in the upper arm
Carotid pulse - Answer -the pulse felt along the large artery on either side of the neck
Respiration - Answer -the act of breathing in a breathing out
Respiratory rate - Answer -the number of breathes taken in one minute
Respiratory quality - Answer -the normal or abnormal character of breathing. (shallow,
labored, or noisy)
Respiratory rhythm - Answer -the regular or irregular spacing of breaths
Pupil - Answer -the black center of the eye
Dilate - Answer -to get larger
Constict - Answer -to get smaller
Reactivity - Answer -in the pupils of the eyes, reacting to light by changing size
Blood pressure - Answer -the force of blood against the walls of the blood vessels
Systolic blood pressure - Answer -the pressure created when the heart contracts and
forces blood out into the arteries
Diastolic blood pressure - Answer -the pressure remaining in the arteries when the left
ventricle of the heart is relaxing and refilling
Sphygmomanometer - Answer -the cuff and gauge used to measure blood pressure
Brachial artery - Answer -the major artery of the arm
Auscultation - Answer -listening
Palpation - Answer -touching or feeling
Blood pressure monitor - Answer -a machine that automatically inflates a blood
pressure cuff and measures blood pressures
