EMER 109 Question and answers verified to pass 2024/2025
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EMER 109 Question and answers verified to pass 2024/2025 EMER 109
What are your sources of information for a scene assessment? - correct answer Dispatcher; # of patients, special considerations, additional response.
Bystanders; chemicals or hazardous materials on scene, what happened prior t...
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EMER 109
What are your sources of information for a scene assessment? - correct
answer ✔Dispatcher; # of patients, special considerations, additional
response.
Bystanders; chemicals or hazardous materials on scene, what happened prior
to arrival?
Personal Observations; windshield survey and every assessment from then
on
POPP - correct answer ✔People; any bystanders that can tell you what
happened
Odour; smells that would indicate hazards like gas smells, smells that would
indicate poor living conditions
Pets; are they secure? are they a threat?
Pathways; location and access, obstacles, environmental obstacles, stairs, big
or small space
Medication Reconciliation - correct answer ✔A procedure to maintain an
accurate and up-to-date list of medications for all patients between all phases
of health care delivery and prevent interactions.
Determining CC- OPQRS - correct answer ✔Onset; what were you doing
when this happened?
Provocation; what provokes the symptom/pain? does anything make it better
or worse?
Quality; what does the pain/symptom feel like?
Radiation; does the pain move anywhere?
Severity; 0-10 how much it hurts?
, Time; what time did the symptom/pain begin?
SAMPLE history - correct answer ✔A brief history of a patient's condition to
determine signs and symptoms, allergies, medications, pertinent past history,
last oral intake, and events leading to the injury or illness.
Primary Assessment - correct answer ✔A step within the patient assessment
process that identifies and initiates treatment of immediate and potential life
threats.
Components of Primary Assessment - correct answer ✔General Impression
(intro, cc)
LOC (Alert to person, time, place. responsive to Verbal stimuli. responsive to
Painful stimuli. Unresponsive)
ABC'S - correct answer ✔Airway; open and patent? are they talking?
Breathing; quality, chest rise, depth, rhythm
Circulation; pulse fast or slow? strong or weak?
Skin; colour, temperature, moisture
Findings that would determine a patient unstable - correct answer ✔Altered
level of consciousness
Airway compromise
Absent breathing or inadequate breathing
Pulse that is absent or inadequate
Skin findings that indicate circulation compromise
Secondary Assessment - correct answer ✔Patient history and vital sign
acquisition. The examination may be a systematic full-body scan or a
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