Exam 13: Scene Size-Up and Primary Assessment

If the patient does not awaken or respond to the Paramedic's voice, the Paramedic should attempt to awaken him with ____________________.

Regardless of skill level, a(n) ____ approach to emergency situations will assist the Paramedic to provide assessment in the safest, most efficient, most effective, and most consistent manner.

Taking vital signs at the primary assessment establishes a set of ____________________ vital signs to which all subsequent vital signs are compared.

Those patients who are not determined to have potential life threats may be considered ____________________ priority.

____ patients are generally transported immediately, with further assessment being performed en route.