Emt Chapter 10 Patient Assessment

Question: Which of the following conditions would be LEAST likely to cause an altered level of consciousness?

Select one:

1. Acute anxiety

2. B. Inadequate perfusion

3. C. Drug overdose

4. D. Poisoning

5. Answer: A. Acute anxiety

6. Question:

7. Answer: B. transport at once and consider requesting a paramedic unit.

8. Question:

9. Answer: C. The secondary assessment should focus on a certain area or region of the body as determined by the chief complaint.

10. Question: A pulse with a consistent pattern is considered to be:

11. Select one:

12. A. strong.

13. B. irregular.

14. C. regular.

15. D. weak.

16. Answer: C. regular.

17. Question: As time progresses following a significant injury:

18. Select one:

19. A. most patients will die secondary to internal bleeding.

20. B. the patient’s injuries will most likely be irreparable.

21. C. the patient’s blood pressure elevates significantly.

22. D. the body’s ability to compensate for shock decreases.

23. Answer: D. the body’s ability to compensate for shock decreases.

24. Question:

25. Answer: B. airway, breathing, and circulation.

26. Question: When auscultating the blood pressure in a patient’s upper extremity, you should place the diaphragm (head) of the stethoscope over the _________ artery.

27. Select one:

28. A. femoral

29. B. brachial

30. C. radial

31. D. apical

32. Answer: B. brachial

33. Question:

34. Answer: A. pressure waves through the arteries caused by cardiac contraction.

35. Question: A patient in unstable condition should be reassessed at least every:

36. Select one:

37. A. 10 minutes.

38. B. 15 minutes.

39. C. 20 minutes.

40. D. 5 minutes.

41. Answer: D. 5 minutes.

42. Question:

43. Answer: C. A patient with a head injury who is slow to answer questions