Procedure for Px Assessment

Question 1

steps taken by healthcare providers when approaching the scene of an emergency call

Answer 1

scene size up

Question 2

the process used to identify and treat life threatening problems, concentrating on level of consciousness, cervical spinal stabilization, airway, breathing and circulation

Answer 2

initial assessment

Question 3

the components of this step may be altered based on the patient’s presentation

Answer 3

focused history and physical examination

Question 4

this is performed on patients with significant mechanism of injury to determine potential life threatening injuries

Answer 4

rapid trauma assessment

Question 5

this is performed on medical patients who are unconscious, confused, or unable to adequately relate their chief complaint

Answer 5

rapid medical assessment

Question 6

this is used for patients, with no significant mechanism of injury, that have been determined to have no life-threatening injuries

Answer 6

focused history and physical examination - trauma

Question 7

this is used for patients with a medical complaint who are conscious, able to adequately relate their chief complaint to you, and have no life-threatening conditions

Answer 7

focused history and physical examination - medical

Question 8

this assessment will only be performed while enroute to the hospital or if there is time on- scene while waiting for an ambulance to arrive

Answer 8

detailed physical examination

Question 9

this assessment is performed during transport on all patients

Answer 9

ongoing assessment

Question 10

acronym used to classify the patient’s mental status

Answer 10

AVPU

Question 11

acronym used as an additional tool to prioritize the patient for transport

Answer 11

CUPS

Question 12

a mnemonic for the history of a patient’s condition to determine

Answer 12

SAMPLE

Question 13

a mnemonic used to evaluate a patient’s chief complaint and signs and symptoms

Answer 13

OPQRST

Question 14

__________ ____________can be highly technical and complex and is not within the scope of a RT’s practice

Answer 14

NEUROLOGIC ASSESSMENT can be highly technical and complex and is not within the scope of a RT’s practice

Question 15

however, a rapid neurologic assessment tool that is used frequently in health care institutions is the ________ _____ ____

Answer 15

however, a rapid neurologic assessment tool that is used frequently in health care institutions is the GLASGOW COMA SCALE

Question 16

the _____ is an easily observed indicator of the peripheral circulation and perfusion, blood oxygen levels, and body temperature

Answer 16

the SKIN is an easily observed indicator of the peripheral circulation and perfusion, blood oxygen levels, and body temperature

Question 17

in this condition, which may be hereditary melanocytes die or stop performing melanin

Answer 17

vitiligo

Question 18

depigmented patches of milky-white skin appear in various regions, typically the face, hands, feet, and extensor surfaces and may coalesce into extensive areas

Answer 18

vitiligo

Question 19

it refers to a bluish cast to the skin and mucous membranes

it’s usually caused by low oxygen levels in the red blood cells or problems getting oxygenated blood to the body

Answer 19

cyanosis

Question 20

is a condition in which the skin, whites of the eyes and mucous membranes turn yellow because of a high level of bilirubin, a yellow-orange bile pigment

Answer 20

jaundice

Question 21

it is the redness of the skin or mucous membranes, caused by hyperemia (increased blood flow) in superficial capillaries

it occurs with any skin injury, infection, or inflammation

Answer 21

erythema

Question 22

bleeding also called ________ is the name used to describe blood loss

Answer 22

bleeding also called HEMORRHAGE is the name used to describe blood loss

Question 23

__________ bleeding occurs when blood leaks out through a damaged blood vessel or organ

Answer 23

INTERNAL bleeding occurs when blood leaks out through a damaged blood vessel or organ

Question 24

_________ bleeding happens when blood exits through a break in the skin

Answer 24

EXTERNAL bleeding happens when blood exits through a break in the skin

Question 25

With this type of bleeding, the blood is typically bright red to yellowish in colour, due to the high degree of oxygenation. A wound to a major artery could result in blood ‘spurting’ in time with the heartbeat, several meters and the blood volume will rapidly reduce.

Answer 25

arterial bleeding

Question 26

This blood is flowing from a damaged vein. As a result, it is blackish in color (due to the lack of oxygen it transports) and flows in a steady manner. Caution is still indicated: while the blood loss may not be arterial, it can still be quite substantial, and can occur with surprising speed without intervention.

Answer 26

venous bleeding

Question 27

Bleeding from capillaries occurs in all wounds. Although the flow may appear fast at first, blood loss is usually slight and is easily controlled.

Answer 27

capillary bleeding

Question 28

bleeding from a capillary could be described as a ______ of blood

Answer 28

bleeding from a capillary could be described as a TRICKLE of blood

Question 29

the key first aid treatment for all types of bleeding is _______ ________ over the wound

Answer 29

the key first aid treatment for all types of bleeding is DIRECT PRESSURE over the wound

Question 30

most serious type of bleeding

Answer 30

arterial bleeding

Question 31

the ________ exam involves evaluation of pain (or temperature), light touch, position sense, vibration, and discriminative sensations

Answer 31

the SENSORY exam involves evaluation of pain (or temperature), light touch, position sense, vibration, and discriminative sensations

Question 32

the __________ examination should include assessments of strength and of active and passive range of motion and evaluation for warmth, tenderness, or swelling of joints

Answer 32

the MUSCULOSKELETAL examination should include assessments of strength and of active and passive range of motion and evaluation for warmth, tenderness, or swelling of joints