Navy Hospital Corpsman, HCB Test 2 Questions And
Accurate Answers 2024-2025
the passageway through which air enters and leaves the body Answer airway
a prehospital assessment that forms the start of the total assessment of the patient
Answer primary assessment
a prehospital assessment that is a brief inspection of the head, chest, abdomen, pelvis,
extremities, and back of the body to find signs and symptoms of an injury Answer rapid
trauma assessment
course of action for detecting alterations in the state of a patient - Answer reassessment
evaluation conducted after the scene safety and primary assessment includes pt hx,
review of systems, physical exam and vital signs - Answer secondary assessment
trauma from a force that does not penetrate the skin or other tissues - Answer blunt
force injury
in medical terms the rationale for contacting EMS -Answer chief complaint
the course of the blood from the heart through the arteries, caps, and veins back again
to the heart - Answer circulation
a condition of being stretched, inflated, or larger than normal - Answer distension
impression of the patients condition that is formed on first approaching the patient
based on patients environment, c/c, and appearance - Answer general impression
, a patient with one or more medical diseases or conditions Answer medical patient
what pulse divides the medial malleolus and heel into the lateral and medial plantar
arteries Answer posterior tibial
what pain involves the many factors that influence the patients report of pain psychiatric
conditions Answer psychogenic pain
what pulse runs along the line between the first and second toe, and its pulse point is
felt in the mid foot - Answer doralis pedis
what type of pain is the alteration of central nervous system processing of sensation,
leading to amplification of pain signals - Answer central sensitization
what is used in conjunction with the stethoscope to allow you to accurately obtain the
patients bp - Answer sphygmomanometer
What is an electronic device to determine the amount of O2 carried in the blood. Answer
Pulse Oximeter
What is it called an electronic temp measurement tool capable of taking oral, axillary or
rectal temp. Answer Thermometer
What term would you use in watching the rise and fall of he chest cavity in the most
accurate way to visually take note of the pts respirations. Answer Respiratory Rate
What pain is w/o identifiable etiology - Anwer idiopathic
Auscultation of most sounds requires the use of a - Answer stethoscope
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