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West Coast EMT Block #2 exam Questions and
Answers With Complete Solutions Graded A++

SAMPLE
Signes/symptoms
Allergies
Medication
Past medical
Last oral intake
Events leading up
OPQRST
Onset
Provocation
Quality
Radiation
Severity
Timing
DCAPBTLS
Deformity
Contusions
Abrasions
Punctures
Burns
Tenderness
Lasurations
Swelling
Very first thing in patient assessment before you do anything else
BSI (body substance isolation)
Scene size up

,Scene safe
Mechanism of injury/illness
Number of patience
Additional help if necessary
Stabilization of spine
Primary survey/resuscitation
123...ABC
1. General impression of
2. patient
Level of consciousness (AVPU)
3. apparent life threats


A. Airway
B. Breathing
C. Circulation


Transport decision
History taken. Present illness/past medical history
OPQRST


SAMPLE
AVPU
Awake and alert
Responsive to verbal stimuli
Responsive to pain
Unresponsive
Symptom
Condition that the patient feels and tells you about
Sign
condition you can observe about the patient
Constricted pupils

,Black of eye is smaller
Dilated pupils
Black of eye is larger
Unequal pupils
Black of one eye different size than the other
Adult respiratory rate
12 to 20 breaths/min
Children respiratory
15 to 30
Infants
25 to 50
Palpated pulse
Using middle and index finger feel for the pulse
Spinal colum
Cervical 7
Thoracic 12
Lumbar 5
Sacral 5
Coccygeal 4
Capillary refill
Indication of patients level of perfusion
Cyanosis
Appearing bluish gray. Insufficient air exchange and low levels of oxygen in blood
Diastolic
Residual pressure that remains in the arteries during relaxation of the heart. Left
ventricle at rest
Blood pressure cuff
Measures in millimeters, normal cuff raps around 1 to 1.5 times and takes up 2/3 of arm
Gastric distention
To much air in stomach cause puke
If adequate breathing use

, Non rebreather
If inadequate breathing use
Bag device every 5 seconds
Ecomosis
Brusing
Breathing
Rate depth quality sound
If critical reasses every
5 min
Non critical reasses every
15 min
CPR respiration/breaths on child 1 person and 2 person
30 to 2 and 15 to 2
CPR respiration/breaths on child 1 person and 2
30 to 2 and 15 to 2
CPR depth on infant
1/3 the depth of chest
CPR depth on adult and child
2 inches
time for full body scan
60 to 90 min
CPR, airway on infant
keep head level not chin up
Nasal Cannula
Delivers oxygen at 1 to 6 L/min, used for patients intolerant to non-rebreathing mask.
Nonrebreathing Mask
Provides 10 to 15 L/min oxygen for hypoxemic patients with adequate breathing.
Bag Mask Device with Reservoir
Delivers 15 L/min oxygen for patients in respiratory arrest or failure, or needing high
oxygen levels.
Partial Rebreathing Mask

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