WEST COAST EMT WEEK 2 CHAPTERS 9-11, 13-15, 37-38 WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS | RATED A+

WEST COAST EMT WEEK 2 CHAPTERS 9-11, 13-15, 37-38 WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS | RATED A+

What 3 things should you determine during your assessment in patient removal? -
Answer>>>How urgently they must be removed
How to position yourself to best protect them
How you will best move the patient from vehicle to backboard and onto stretcher, once they are
free.
Guidelines for interacting with other drivers? - Answer>>>Make eye contact with drivers
yielding right of way.
Watch the direction of their tires.
Do not rely on the PA system.
Assume misunderstandings, dangers, and drive defensively.
Guidelines for moving patients out of vehicles? - Answer>>>One EMT in charge, verbalizing
steps. Move only on their command.
Path of least manipulation.
If patient needs immediate transport, only provide care necessary to package them and then
perform the rest en route.
How to assess neurovascular status? - Answer>>>Bilateral muscle strength and weakness.
Sensory assessment
Pain, sensations, position (?)
Distal and proximal sensory/motor responses on both sides.
How to reassess a patient? - Answer>>>Repeat primary assessment, take vitals again and look
for trends.