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MOD 3 68W EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
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
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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.
MOD 3 68W EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
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
, 2
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.
