NREMT Patient Assessment & Decision-Making 2

Question 1

During the primary assessment, an EMT identifies a patient's life threats in which order?

Accepted Answer

Airway, Breathing, Circulation (ABC)

Answer

Circulation, Airway, Breathing

Answer

Disability, Airway, Circulation

Answer

Exposure, Airway, Breathing

Question 2

The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is used to assess which three components?

Accepted Answer

Eye opening, verbal response, motor response

Answer

Pulse, respirations, blood pressure

Answer

Orientation, memory, cognition

Answer

Pupil response, limb strength, reflexes

Question 3

An EMT arrives to find an unresponsive patient. After ensuring scene safety, what is the FIRST action?

Accepted Answer

Assess airway and breathing

Answer

Establish IV access

Answer

Check blood glucose

Answer

Obtain a detailed patient history from bystanders

Question 4

When performing a rapid trauma assessment on a patient with a significant mechanism of injury, the EMT should assess the patient's body in which order?

Accepted Answer

Head to toe in a systematic manner

Answer

Extremities, then head, then trunk

Answer

Only areas where the patient reports pain

Answer

Vital signs before any physical examination

Question 5

A patient has a pulse oximetry reading of 89% on room air. The EMT should:

Accepted Answer

Apply a non-rebreather mask at 15 L/min and reassess

Answer

Document the reading and continue assessment

Answer

Place the patient on 2 L/min nasal cannula only

Answer

Immediately intubate the patient

Question 6

When should the EMT perform a focused history and physical examination rather than a rapid full-body assessment?

Accepted Answer

For a medical patient with a specific complaint and no significant mechanism of injury

Answer

For any patient over age 65

Answer

Whenever scene time is limited

Answer

For all patients regardless of presentation