Recognizing adult cardiac arrest
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FOCUSED EMT PRACTICE
Primary Assessment EMT practice questions
Organize your first impressions around immediate threats. Practice recognizing when findings should change your priorities.
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Interpreting pulse oximetry after CO exposure
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Recognizing possible heat stroke
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Possible acute coronary syndrome
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Recognizing hypoglycemia
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Recognizing stroke warning signs
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Components of the primary assessment
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Respiratory effort falls during asthma
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Ventilation response versus monitor number
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Positional deterioration in late pregnancy
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Maternal hemorrhage when newborn care is covered
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Two rescuers and simultaneous trauma threats
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Persistent focal findings after glucose correction
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Improving cramps with worsening neurologic status
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Pediatric bradycardia after effective ventilation
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Allergic skin findings are not the whole picture
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Reassess breathing after convulsions stop
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Feeding history adds respiratory urgency
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Neurologic change after an initial conversation
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Possible infection with perfusion changes
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Possible blood loss without an external wound
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Effective cough after a food event
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Airway signs after an enclosed-space fire
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Marked hyperglycemia with systemic illness
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Route of ventilation after total laryngectomy
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Hypertensive warning signs after delivery
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Pelvic pain with an evolving perfusion trend
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A child can have poor perfusion before hypotension
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Psychiatric history does not settle an acute change
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Sudden visual and balance symptoms
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Respiratory depression can recur after reversal
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LVAD status changes during assessment
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Attempted newborn ventilation is not effective ventilation
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Neither simple adjunct fits the current findings
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Preserving access does not justify uncontrolled hemorrhage
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Breathing improvement does not reverse every possible co-ingestion
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Respiratory symptoms during a sickle-cell pain complaint
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Secretions distinguish a toxic exposure pattern
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Muscle symptoms after prolonged exertion
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An infant looks well after an alarming event
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Checking an external tracheostomy attachment
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Severe pain under a recent cast
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Separate oxygen-delivery correction from unnecessary assisted ventilation
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Abrupt postoperative breathing symptoms
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Fainting during exertion despite rapid recovery
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A focal episode ends before EMS arrives
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Assessment beyond the visible electrical burns
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A second convulsion begins before recovery
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Quiet after a struggle is a change to assess
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Possible pediatric beta-blocker exposure
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Preserve focal findings when a GCS component is unavailable
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Fever during cancer treatment
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Classifying motor responses
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Seizure late in pregnancy
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Swollen calf with new chest pain
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Compression and ventilation ratios
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Sudden chest pain in a young man
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Low oximeter value with cold hands
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Adequate or inadequate breathing
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Elevated reading at a community event
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Responsiveness on a sidewalk
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Third-trimester bleeding and pain
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Choosing the pulse site
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Child struck by a slow car
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Newborn heart rate after ventilation
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Slow shallow breathing with a pulse
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Sorting patients by priority
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Basic adjunct for a snoring patient
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Pad site over a chest bulge
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Vital signs after standing
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Handling a shirt after a gunshot
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Entering a room with a blind patient
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Comparing four children's pressures
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Infant carried from a hot car
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Child apneic after airway repositioning
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Blue hands and feet after birth
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Weak legs after skipped treatment
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Consent when no one can be asked
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Refusal after a head strike
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Signed form in an assisted-living apartment
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Driver found after a roadside crash
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Cord visible after membranes rupture
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Sudden bleeding in the kitchen
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Boggy scalp swelling in a limp infant
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Protection before arterial bleeding care
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Chin pressed forward on a flat board
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Two workers down in a tank
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Overturned tanker with a down driver
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Breathing after airway repositioning in triage
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Bleeding high in the groin crease
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Scattered pediatric scald estimate
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Face guard in front of the airway
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Extrication plan for a belted driver
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Measuring a calm patient's breathing rate
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Scoring an infant's verbal response
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Oximeter reading at a reception
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Rod embedded in the thigh
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Bowel visible through a lower abdominal wound
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Normal oximeter reading, pale and weak
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Approaching a chronic cough at a shelter
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Forehead bump in a child
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Bruises that do not fit the story
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Findings in a dependent older adult
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Preparing a nasal airway for snoring
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Selecting an oral airway length
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Oxygen supply for a ventilated stroke patient
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Missing battery from a musical card
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Spreading swelling after a trailhead bite
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Bright red blood and gurgling respirations
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Poor chest rise on a flat mattress
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Six occupants in a crashed van
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Gray-blue lips after a clinic procedure
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Ear drainage after a cycling crash
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Delivery stalls after the head
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Thick secretions and a running timer
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Home ventilator alarm, no chest rise
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Drooling child with a muffled voice
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Stab wound beside the breastbone
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Low pressure after a shallow dive
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