Emergency Care Chapter 13 Review

Your patient is warm, dry, pink, and denies shortness of breath. Which 02 Sat. should be expected?

The first set of vital sign measurements obtained are often referred to as which of the following?

Your patients' vitals are- HR 82, RR 16, BP 120/80, appearance-no distress. When should you repeat vitals?

What are the three ways to take blood pressure?

If capillary refill is assessed in a child pt, how long should it take the normal pink color to return to the nail bed?

What is the pressure remaining in the arteries after the pulse wave has passed through?

Vital signs should be reassessed at least every ________ minutes for a stable patient.

What is the normal response of the pupils when exposed to bright light?

You are unable to find a radial pulse on a patient from a motor vehicle crash. You should:

A patient with a pulse rate of 120 beats per minute is considered which of the following?

Where do baseline vital signs fit into the sequence of patient assessment?

Which of the following are vital signs that need to be recorded for virtually every EMS patient?

What category would include a patient with a blood pressure of 134/84 mmHg?

Which of the following is the best way to assess a patient's skin temperature?

An inaccurate oxygen saturation reading can result from all of the following except:

Which of the following is a normal respiratory rate for an adult at rest?

What color is the patient's skin if it is described as being cyanotic?

A device that uses wavelengths of light to measure oxygen saturation (SpO2) is called a(n):

When the EMT checks the pupils, he or she is checking for what three things?

Breathing sounds that should concern the EMT are:

In a conscious adult patient, which of the following pulses should be assessed initially?

Which of the following is not a cause of unequal pupils?

When taking blood pressure manually, the cuff should be inflated to what point?

An approximate normal systolic bp can be calculated for infants and children by using which of the following formulas?

Slight movement of the chest during respiration is usually indicative of which of the following?

You are assessing an unconscious 48-year-old male. The scene is safe and you hear gurgling. What is your next action?

The normal range for blood glucose is between 70 mg/dL and:

An increase in the work of breathing is reported as:

An oxygen saturation of 97 percent is considered which of the following?

A(n) ________ set of vital signs is important for critical decision making for the EMT.

Which of the following best describes the proper placement of the blood pressure cuff?

All of the following are common techniques for measuring blood pressure except:

The method of taking blood pressure by using a stethoscope to listen to the characteristic sounds produced is called:

When pupils are dilated, they are:

Upon assessment of your patient, you notice he has cool, sweaty skin. This finding is best described as:

The abbreviation mmHg indicates that the blood pressure is measured by which of the following comparisons?

When the heart contracts and forces blood into the arteries, the pressure created is known as the: