During a primary assessment, which of the following would require your immediate intervention?
A sixteen-year-old was a passenger in a two-car collision. T…
A sixteen-year-old was a passenger in a two-car collision. The patient denies any injuries but was not wearing a seat belt and was a backseat passenger. You go ahead and complete an assessment because the driver of the vehicle was fatally injured. Because of this situation, you would expect to find this patient’s pulse to be within the normal range for a/an:
Your patient informs you they have anisocoria. How should th…
Your patient informs you they have anisocoria. How should this affect your assessment?
Match the type of shock to its characteristics or causes.
Match the type of shock to its characteristics or causes.
Which of the following would pertain to the law of inertia?
Which of the following would pertain to the law of inertia?
You are called to the scene of a patient with shortness of b…
You are called to the scene of a patient with shortness of breath. While assessing the patient, you apply a pulse oximeter and find that the reading is 89%. The patient denies a smoking history. What does this value indicate?
You have a patient who was ejected from a vehicle, and all o…
You have a patient who was ejected from a vehicle, and all other variables are equal. Which of the following motor vehicle crashes will yield the greatest potential for injury and/or death?
When should you apply manual stabilization of the cervical s…
When should you apply manual stabilization of the cervical spine of an apparently unresponsive trauma patient?
Upon arrival at the scene, you are met by firefighters who t…
Upon arrival at the scene, you are met by firefighters who take you to your patient. They explain that the patient is awakened by loud noises and will respond to their name by mumbling. What is the MOST appropriate way to describe the patient’s level of consciousness?
Which of the following would compel you to exit the scene im…
Which of the following would compel you to exit the scene immediately during your scene size-up?