Systematic Approach Flashcard
Rationale
C. Rationale: In a conscious patient, the next step is to initiate the primary assessment.
Question
After ensuring scene safety, you come to a patient who was electrocuted from a wall socket. You ask if he is okay, and he tells you that his left arm is numb. He is breathing and has a strong, regular pulse. Following the systematic approach, what is the next step initiated?
a. Secondary assessment
b. BLS assessment
c. Primary assessment
d. Tertiary assessment
Answer
c. Primary assessment
Rationale
D. Rationale: The primary assessment is performed by a trained healthcare provider such as an emergency medical service (EMS) team member, a nurse, or a physician.
Question
At the emergency department, the attending physician asks you to perform the primary assessment. Which one of the following healthcare providers can perform the primary assessment?
a. EMS personnel
b. ER triage nurse
c. ER physician
d. Any of the above, if trained
Answer
d. Any of the above, if trained
Rationale
B. Rationale: The BLS assessment is only applied to patients suspected of cardiac arrest. The focus of the assessment is early recognition, CPR, and defibrillation for the patient in cardiac arrest.
Question
For patients with which of the following medical conditions is the BLS assessment used?
a. a patient with induced coma
b. a patient with possible cardiac arrest
c. a patient with a pulse and breathing
d. a conscious patient with traumatic injuries
Answer
b. a patient with possible cardiac arrest
Rationale
D. Rationale: The assessment of a suspected cardiac arrest patient is divided into three categories: (1) the BLS assessment, (2) the primary assessment, and (3) the secondary assessment.
Question
The assessment of a patient with a suspected cardiac arrest is divided into which three assessment categories?
a. Untrained, trained, health professional
b. BLS, ACLS, and post-resuscitation
c. Primary, secondary, and tertiary
d. BLS, primary, and secondary
Answer
d. BLS, primary, and secondary
Rationale
D. Rationale: There are three assessments to guide rescuers in attending to critically ill patients suspected of cardiac arrest. These are (1) BLS assessment, (2) primary assessment, and (3) secondary assessment.
Question
Which one of the following is a component of the systematic approach to assessing critically ill patients in need of urgent care, especially those who are suspected of having a cardiac arrest?
a. BLS assessment
b. Primary assessment
c. Secondary assessment
d. All of the above
Answer
d. All of the above