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Quiz 2
1. What is another term for "nature of illness"?
Identify if the following are a "sign" or "symptom"
a. sign b. symptom
2. Chest
pain 3.Vomit
4.Blood
pressure
5.Short
of breath 6.Nausea
7.Headache
8.Breath
sounds 9.Contusions
10.Severe
pain 11.Diarrhea
12.Pulse
rate
13. Traditionally there are 4 vital signs. Under new recommendations there
is now 5 vital signs to be assessed regularly. What are the five.
14. Define spontaneous respirations.
15. What is the normal respiratory rate for an adult?
16. What is the normal respiratory rate for an infant?
17. What is the normal respiratory rate for a child?
18. List three words used to describe the characteristics of respirations.
19. Define tripod position.
20. Define stridor respirations.
21. Where do you check a pulse on a conscious adult?
22. Where do you check a pulse on an unconscious adult?
23. Where do you check a pulse on an infant?
24. Define bradycardia.
25. Define tachycardia.
26. What is the normal heart rate for an adult?
27. Define cyanosis.
28. Define diaphoretic.
29. Describe what information is obtained when taking a blood pressure.
30. Is a low blood pressure an early or late sign of shock?
31. Define systolic pressure.
32. Define diastolic pressure.
33. If you use too wide of blood pressure cuff the reading will be falsely
(high or low).
34. If you use too narrow of blood pressure cuff the reading will be
falsely (high or low).
35. List two benefits for taking a blood pressure by palpation.
36. What is the normal adult range for a systolic reading?
37. What is the normal adult range for a diastolic reading?
38. What scale is used to assess a patients level of consciousness?
39. Glasgow Coma Scale awards how many points to a dead person?
40. Pupils size should do what when exposed to direct light?
41. List what each letter stand for in "SAMPLE".
42. What are the three components which make up an oxygen regulator?
43. What is the safe residual pressure of an oxygen tank?
44. How do you measure to position a KED short board on a patient?
(Use your Instructor Skill Sheets to Research
and Answer this Question.)
45. How do you measure to position the PASG on a victim?
(Use your Instructor Skill Sheets to Research
and Answer this Question.)
46. When a doctor gives an order what should the EMT do immediately
(excluding writing it down)?
47. When placing a patient to a long back board secure the torso straps
(before or after) the head?
(Use your Instructor Skill Sheets to Research
and Answer this Question.)
48. When ventilating a patient with a BVM deliver one ventilation ever ___
seconds.
49. What is preferred to ventilate a non-breathing patient, BVM or
Mouth-to-Mask?
50. Tracheal suction a person for no longer than ___ seconds.