NREMT Patient Assessment & Decision-Making

Question 1

What is the first step in patient assessment?

Accepted Answer

Scene size-up

Answer

Taking vital signs.

Answer

Detailed physical exam.

Answer

Transport decision.

Question 2

What does SAMPLE stand for?

Accepted Answer

Signs, Allergies, Medications, Past history, Last meal, Events

Answer

Signs, Actions, Medications, Physical exam, Last visit, Events.

Answer

Symptoms, Allergies, Mechanism, Physical, Last entry, Examination.

Answer

Signs, Allergies, Measurements, Physical, Last report, Evaluation.

Question 3

What does AVPU stand for?

Accepted Answer

Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive

Answer

Alert, Vocal, Painful, Unresponsive.

Answer

Alert, Visual, Pulse, Unresponsive.

Answer

Alert, Verbal, Pulse, Urgency.

Question 4

What is a key sign of inadequate perfusion?

Accepted Answer

Altered mental status and weak pulses

Answer

Normal skin and strong pulses.

Answer

Warm, flushed skin.

Answer

Normal blood pressure.

Question 5

What does the primary assessment focus on?

Accepted Answer

Stabilizing life threats

Answer

Gathering detailed history.

Answer

Transport decisions only.

Answer

Completing paperwork.

Question 6

What is a reassessment?

Accepted Answer

Repeated evaluation of patient and interventions

Answer

One-time check of vital signs.

Answer

Only during hospital transfer.

Answer

Only used in trauma cases.

Question 7

Which pulse is commonly checked in an unconscious adult?

Accepted Answer

Carotid pulse

Answer

Radial pulse.

Answer

Brachial pulse.

Answer

Pedal pulse.

Question 8

What does capillary refill assess?

Accepted Answer

Peripheral perfusion

Answer

Respiratory rate.

Answer

Blood pressure.

Answer

Core body temperature.

Question 9

What is the main goal of decision-making in patient care?

Accepted Answer

Prioritize life threats and provide interventions

Answer

Delay care until hospital arrival.

Answer

Perform only minor treatments.

Answer

Focus only on transport speed.