PAM/PAT: EMS QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS | RATED A+
DCAPBTLS - CORRECT ANSWER -deformities, contusions, abrasions, punctures/penetrations,
burns, tenderness, lacerations, swelling
PPE - CORRECT ANSWER -personal protective equipment
MOI - CORRECT ANSWER -mechanism of injury
NOI - CORRECT ANSWER -nature of illness
Stabilization of spine - CORRECT ANSWER -holding spine in line to prevent further injuries
AVPU - CORRECT ANSWER -alert, verbal, pain, unresponsive
Chief complaint - CORRECT ANSWER -main reason for patient's call
Ventilation - CORRECT ANSWER -breathing properly
Oxygen therapy - CORRECT ANSWER -administer oxygen to help ventilation
Interventions - CORRECT ANSWER -steps taken to improve patients chief complaint
OPQRST - CORRECT ANSWER -onset, provocation, quality, radiation, severity, time
, Onset - CORRECT ANSWER -when did it start
Provocation - CORRECT ANSWER -what aggravates it
Quality - CORRECT ANSWER -how strong, good, bad, how much (characteristics)
Radiation - CORRECT ANSWER -does it move anywhere else
Severity - CORRECT ANSWER -how bad does it hurt
Time - CORRECT ANSWER -how long has it been going on
AMPLE - CORRECT ANSWER -allergies, medications, past pertinent history, last oral intake,
events leading to present illness
Cardiovascular - CORRECT ANSWER -heart, blood, blood vessels, arteries
Pulmonary - CORRECT ANSWER -lungs, breathing
Neurological - CORRECT ANSWER -nerves, brain, spinal cord
Musculoskeletal - CORRECT ANSWER -muscles, bones
Integumentary - CORRECT ANSWER -skin, hair, nails, glands
GI/GU - CORRECT ANSWER -gastrointestinal, genitourinary
ANSWERS | RATED A+
DCAPBTLS - CORRECT ANSWER -deformities, contusions, abrasions, punctures/penetrations,
burns, tenderness, lacerations, swelling
PPE - CORRECT ANSWER -personal protective equipment
MOI - CORRECT ANSWER -mechanism of injury
NOI - CORRECT ANSWER -nature of illness
Stabilization of spine - CORRECT ANSWER -holding spine in line to prevent further injuries
AVPU - CORRECT ANSWER -alert, verbal, pain, unresponsive
Chief complaint - CORRECT ANSWER -main reason for patient's call
Ventilation - CORRECT ANSWER -breathing properly
Oxygen therapy - CORRECT ANSWER -administer oxygen to help ventilation
Interventions - CORRECT ANSWER -steps taken to improve patients chief complaint
OPQRST - CORRECT ANSWER -onset, provocation, quality, radiation, severity, time
, Onset - CORRECT ANSWER -when did it start
Provocation - CORRECT ANSWER -what aggravates it
Quality - CORRECT ANSWER -how strong, good, bad, how much (characteristics)
Radiation - CORRECT ANSWER -does it move anywhere else
Severity - CORRECT ANSWER -how bad does it hurt
Time - CORRECT ANSWER -how long has it been going on
AMPLE - CORRECT ANSWER -allergies, medications, past pertinent history, last oral intake,
events leading to present illness
Cardiovascular - CORRECT ANSWER -heart, blood, blood vessels, arteries
Pulmonary - CORRECT ANSWER -lungs, breathing
Neurological - CORRECT ANSWER -nerves, brain, spinal cord
Musculoskeletal - CORRECT ANSWER -muscles, bones
Integumentary - CORRECT ANSWER -skin, hair, nails, glands
GI/GU - CORRECT ANSWER -gastrointestinal, genitourinary
