hospital corpsman patient assessment
with verified answers 2025/2026
airway - correct answer ✔✔The passageway by which air enters and leaves the body.
Primary Assessment - correct answer ✔✔A prehospital assessment that is the first step in the
total assessment of the patient. Focus on life threats that interfere with airway, breathing and
circulation.
rapid trauma assessment - correct answer ✔✔a rapid assessment of the head, neck, chest,
abdomen, pelvis, extremities, and posterior of the body to detect signs and symptoms of injury
Reassessment - correct answer ✔✔prehospital, a procedure for detecting changes in a patient's
condition. It involves four steps: repeating the primary assessment, repeating and recording
vital signs, repeating the physical exam, and checking interventions.
Secondary Assessment - correct answer ✔✔A prehospital assessment done after the scene
safety and primary assessment that includes patient history, review of systems, physical
examination and vital signs.
Blunt force trauma - correct answer ✔✔injury caused by a blow that does not penetrate the
skin or other body tissues
breathing - correct answer ✔✔inhaling and exhaling
Chief Complaint (CC) - correct answer ✔✔The reason a patient called for help; also, the
patient's response to questions such as "What's wrong?" or "What happened?"
, circulation - correct answer ✔✔the course of the blood from the heart through the arteries,
capillaries, and veins back again to the heart.
cyanosis - correct answer ✔✔a bluish discoloration of the skin resulting from poor circulation or
inadequate oxygenation of the blood.
Continuim of Care - correct answer ✔✔Integrated system of care. Care provided by different
caregivers at several different levels of the healthcare system
danger zone - correct answer ✔✔the area around the wreckage of a vehicle collision or other
incident within which special safety precautions should be taken
detailed physical exam - correct answer ✔✔an assessment of the head, neck, chest, abdomen,
pelvis, extremities, and posterior of the body to detect signs and symptoms of injury.
diagnosis - correct answer ✔✔Identification of an injury or disease
distention - correct answer ✔✔a condition of being stretched, inflated, or larger than normal
Dyspnea - correct answer ✔✔difficulty breathing
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.
index of suspicion - correct answer ✔✔awareness that there may be injuries
interventions - correct answer ✔✔actions taken to correct or manage a patient's problems
with verified answers 2025/2026
airway - correct answer ✔✔The passageway by which air enters and leaves the body.
Primary Assessment - correct answer ✔✔A prehospital assessment that is the first step in the
total assessment of the patient. Focus on life threats that interfere with airway, breathing and
circulation.
rapid trauma assessment - correct answer ✔✔a rapid assessment of the head, neck, chest,
abdomen, pelvis, extremities, and posterior of the body to detect signs and symptoms of injury
Reassessment - correct answer ✔✔prehospital, a procedure for detecting changes in a patient's
condition. It involves four steps: repeating the primary assessment, repeating and recording
vital signs, repeating the physical exam, and checking interventions.
Secondary Assessment - correct answer ✔✔A prehospital assessment done after the scene
safety and primary assessment that includes patient history, review of systems, physical
examination and vital signs.
Blunt force trauma - correct answer ✔✔injury caused by a blow that does not penetrate the
skin or other body tissues
breathing - correct answer ✔✔inhaling and exhaling
Chief Complaint (CC) - correct answer ✔✔The reason a patient called for help; also, the
patient's response to questions such as "What's wrong?" or "What happened?"
, circulation - correct answer ✔✔the course of the blood from the heart through the arteries,
capillaries, and veins back again to the heart.
cyanosis - correct answer ✔✔a bluish discoloration of the skin resulting from poor circulation or
inadequate oxygenation of the blood.
Continuim of Care - correct answer ✔✔Integrated system of care. Care provided by different
caregivers at several different levels of the healthcare system
danger zone - correct answer ✔✔the area around the wreckage of a vehicle collision or other
incident within which special safety precautions should be taken
detailed physical exam - correct answer ✔✔an assessment of the head, neck, chest, abdomen,
pelvis, extremities, and posterior of the body to detect signs and symptoms of injury.
diagnosis - correct answer ✔✔Identification of an injury or disease
distention - correct answer ✔✔a condition of being stretched, inflated, or larger than normal
Dyspnea - correct answer ✔✔difficulty breathing
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.
index of suspicion - correct answer ✔✔awareness that there may be injuries
interventions - correct answer ✔✔actions taken to correct or manage a patient's problems
