Patient assessment is:
a. a specialized skill for EMTs
b. an advanced emergency management skill.
c. a fundamental and essential skill.
d. a skill that provides answers only when conducted in a specific order.
Question 2Which one of the following statements best describes the purpose of obtaining a single Glasgow Coma Scale score (GCS) in a patient with a head injury?
a. The score gives information about the type of injury to the brain.
b. The score provides an objective measure of the patient's overall neurologic condition.
c. The score is important in guiding an OEC Technician's treatment of the patient.
d. The score helps determine whether a patient's mental status is improving or deteriorating.
Question 3An OEC Technician should obtain the medical history of an alert and oriented trauma patient during the:
a. primary assessment.
b. scene size-up.
c. secondary assessment.
d. reassessment.
Question 4While you are performing a secondary assessment, your trauma patient complains of the sudden onset of difficulty breathing. Which of the following is your most appropriate response?
a. Make a mental note and continue with the assessment.
b. Stop the assessment and provide appropriate care.
c. Reassess the patient, beginning with the head.
d. Reevaluate the mechanism of injury.
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