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You have completed the primary assessment on a patient who was thrown from a motorcycle, impacting his head and back on the nearby sidewalk. finding no life threats during the primary assessment? what action should you take first when starting a second dairy assessment? |
Re-evaluate the mechanism of injury |
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A 31 year old male is complaining of left side flank pain that radiates into his groin. he is alert and oriented and the primary assessment reveals no life threatening condition. a non-rebreather face mask delivering 15 liters per minute of oxygen has been applied. given the patient status your next step should be to: |
Obtain a medical history from the patient |
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You have been called for an adult patient who suffered a seizure. he is sitting on the floor and he looks at you as you enter the room. When questioned, he cannot remember the date or where he is. the patients medical status can be distributed as: |
Alert but confused |
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Which one of the following findings of dyspnea is most important in determining that the patient is poorly oxygenating? |
Minimal air movement from the mouth and nose |
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The EMT recognises that the best source of information for a responsive medical patient with a specific chief complaint and no medical history is obtained from the: |
Patient |
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As you approach a patient who was involved in a motor vehicle crash, you note that he has dark, oozing blood coming from an open fracture to his left tibia. which one of the following should you do immediately? |
Take manual in in-line spinal stabilisation |
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During your primary assessment, you find your patients skin to be warm, pink, and dry. This should seemingly indicate: |
Normal circulation |
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You are performing a secondary assessment and are assessing your patients chest. which one of the following findings do you associate most with fracture of the ribs? |
Paradoxical chest wall motion |
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The EMT determines the medication a patient takes during which phase of the patients assessment? |
History |
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A patient has been shot once in the left-hand. After perform performing the primary assessment, the EMT quickly focuses his attention on the left hand and begins a specific assessment of the injury. What type of trauma exam is the EMT performing? |
Focused |
