Exam 13: Vital Signs and Monitoring Devices

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

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

The range of normal blood glucose level is from a low of 60 to 80 mg/dL to a high of:

You have a 38-year-old patient who has fainted.Following your local protocol you use a light wave device to determine the SpO₂.As the EMT,you attach the device on the patient's finger,which gives you a reading of 91.What does that reading indicate?

In a blood pressure reading of 120/80,the 120 is measuring what body process?

You are transporting a patient to the hospital from a motor vehicle crash.Your patient's initial blood pressure was 88/52.You should reassess blood pressure:

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

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

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

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

Breathing sounds that should concern the EMT are:

The device that some EMS services use as a light wave device to measure oxygen saturation (SpO₂)is called a(n):

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

You are called to care for a child who has fallen out of a third-story window.You arrive to find the child in his mother's arms.As you approach,you notice the child's skin is pale with dark spots of cyanosis.You would report this uncommon condition of blotchy skin as:

You are about to apply a blood pressure cuff to an unconscious patient when you notice that she appears to have a tube underneath the skin of her arm.The tube feels like it has fluid going through it.You should:

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

Your patient has a heart rate of 82,a respiratory rate of 16,and a blood pressure of 120/80 and does not appear to be in any distress.You should repeat vital sign measurements at least every:

You respond to a cafeteria to find an unconscious person with gurgling sounds upon exhalation and inhalation.What is the probable cause of the respiratory sounds?

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

You are assessing an 82-year-old female that has been lost in the woods behind her nursing home for several hours on a crisp fall evening.Your pulse oximeter shows her oxygen saturation to be 82% even though she appears to be breathing adequately.In order to ensure an accurate reading you should: