Exam 2: Scene Size-Up

Which of the following problems is it NOT critical to find during the primary assessment?

Your patient is a 62-year-old woman with a history of COPD. She is slightly more short of breath than usual today. She is alert and speaks three to four words between breaths. Her SpO₂ is 93 percent on room air. Which of the following devices should be used for the administration of oxygen to this patient?

In infants, capillary refill is a good incicatior of adequate circulation and can be checked in the:

At standard speed, a 1 mm box on ECG paper represents ________ seconds.

When you detect an inconsistency in a patient's story, which of the following techniques should you use?

Which of the following conditions is NOT typically associated with wheezing?

Which of the following actions can you take to establish rapport with a patient early in the interview?

Signs of inadequate breathing include all of the following EXCEPT:

Pleural effusion is characterized by the presence of:

You respond to a patient complaining of lower abdominal pain. Upon your arrival, you find a 25-year-old man who also complains of groin pain. After inspecting the penis and scrotum, your next step would be to:

Which of the following is TRUE concerning the assessment of an unresponsive medical patient?

Which of the following questions gathers information about a patient's current health status?

Asking a patient, "Can you rate your pain on a 0 to 10 scale?" represents what part of the OPQRST question format?

Which of the following may result in a failure of communication between a paramedic and a patient?

The ability to critically evaluate a patient's condition and formulate a treatment plan rests on all of the following EXCEPT:

A patient experienced a brief loss of consciousness following a blow to the head. During your questioning, she describes a series of events that do not match what observers had noted before the trauma. This might be an example of:

You are caring for a sick five-year-old child in the emergency department. The ED physician has ordered some intravenous medication to stop the child from vomiting. Which of the following is the best way to approach the child with the issue of starting an IV?

During a musculoskeletal exam, you find redness of the skin over a nontraumatized joint. Which of the following is LEAST likely to be the cause?

Which of the following may indicate either cardiac tamponade or tension pneumothorax?

In an infant, the heart rate is best detected by either palpating the brachial artery or: