Your patient responds to your voice with incomprehensible murmurers. Using the AVPU scale, he is
classified as responsive to:
A. Alert
B. Verbal
C. Painful stimuli
D. Unresponsive
B. Verbal stimuli
Do vitals signs have to be taken on-scene in every situation?
A. Yes
B. No
B. No. Vitals should be taken en-route for patients identified as high priority for immediate transport
for definitive care .
What does SAMPLE stand for?
A. Signs and symptoms, allergies, medications, past medical history, last bowel movement, events
leading to current state.
B. Signs and symptoms, allergies, movement, past medical history, last meal, events leading to
current state.
C. Signs and symptoms, allergies, medications, past medical history, last meal, events leading to
current state
D. None of the above
C. Signs and symptoms, allergies, medications, past medical history, last meal, events leading to
current state.
, What forms of abuse are EMS providers mandated to report?
A. Possession of controlled substance, Intoxication, child, spouse, and elder abuse.
B. Child injured while playing sports,
C. Elderly patient who fell in skilled nursing facility
D. Suspected child abuse, elderly patient with no food in the home, suspected spousal abuse
D. Child, Spouse, and Elder Abuse must be reported on the PCR/E-PCR and verbally at transfer of
care. Child abuse must also be reported according to NYS Bureau of EMS Policy #02-01.
Does a PCR/E-PCR have to be completed when no patient contact is made?
A. No
B. Yes
B. Yes, even for stand-bys, calls where no patients are located, cancellations, and events.
What does HIPAA stand for?
A. Health Insurance Privacy, and Accountability act of 1996
B. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
When reporting responsiveness, EMS providers should use _______________ to avoid less clear
descriptors.
A. AVPU
B. CUPS
C. DCAPBTLS
D. SSNT
A. AVPU
Alert, Verbal, Painful Stimuli, Unresponsive
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