ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
In the Primary Assessment what are the ABC'S - CORRECT ANSWER - A: Airway
B: Breathing
C: Circulation
S: Sever Bleeding
What does AVPU scale mean - CORRECT ANSWER - A: alert (eyes open,
communication clear)
V: verbal stimulus (responds when spoken to may not be orientated)
P: painful stimulus (responds only to painful stimulus, eyes closed)
U: unresponsive (eyes closed, no response)
P.E.A.R.L - CORRECT ANSWER - Pupils. Equal. And. React to. Light
Common Causes of airway obstruction - CORRECT ANSWER - tongue falls into the back
of the throat during unconsciousness
Duty to act - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. when a job description requires it
2. when a preexisting responsibility exists
3. when first aid has begun
consent - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. you must ask consent of a conscious victim; identify
yourself and your training
2. consent is legally implied for: unconscious victim, one who is so badly injured or ill that they
cannot respond, minor or child or mentally/emotionally impaired individual w/o a
parent/guardian
, abandonment - CORRECT ANSWER - terminating the care of an individual with out
ensuring continued care at the same or highter level
1. obligated to continue help until: victim revives, another trained person takes over, EMS
personnel arrive, scene becomes unsafe, you are too exhausted to continue
negligence - CORRECT ANSWER - deviating from accepted standards of care that results
in further injury of victim
1. factors: failure to act under "duty to act", breach of duty: act of omission/act of commission,
injury and damages inflicted by caregiver
2. stay with in scope of training
confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWER - law recognizes right to privacy
make sure you have a witness to the granting of consent
protocol for checking unconscious patient - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. check scene
2. check for responsiveness (tap and shout)
3. if you are alone and need to leave; position in left later recumbent or Haines position
4. call ems
5. open airway
6. check for movement, breathing, pulse (NO MORE THAN 10 SECONDS)
7. 2 consecutive breaths
8. severe bleeding
9. begin care
Secondary Assessment
H.O.P.S - CORRECT ANSWER - H: History
O: Observation
P: Palpation