Assisting in Medical Emergencies Ch 42 review

Types of resources related to emergency care include:

• Ambulances, emergency medications, trauma centers, and first aid kits

• Library books, gardening tools, cooking utensils, and musical instruments

• Sports equipment, art supplies, camping gear, and board games

• Textbooks, movie tickets, fashion accessories, and travel brochures

The steps of primary assessment include:

• Check responsiveness, airway, breathing, circulation, and disability.

• Check temperature, weight, and height.

• Assess vision, hearing, and speech.

• Evaluate blood sugar, cholesterol, and blood pressure.

Select the item that is commonly found on an emergency crash cart.

• Defibrillator

• Stethoscope

• Otoscope

• Thermometer

A medical office is used for conditions that pose no immediate danger to ______ or limb.

• life

• pain

• health

• mobility

Which of the following is a reason to visit a medical office?

• Major surgery

• Minor emergencies

• Life-threatening conditions

• None of the above

Physician group practices may have an emergency clinic where emergency service is provided both during and after ______ hours.

• office

• lunch

• holiday

• weekend

Which of the following statements is true about freestanding clinics/urgent care centers?

• They are only for life-threatening conditions

• They provide emergency care during regular hours until late in the evening and often on weekends

• They always offer critical-care intervention for life-threatening conditions

• They do not treat conditions that need to be treated quickly

Freestanding clinics/urgent care centers are for conditions that need to be treated quickly but that are not _________

• life threatening

• contagious

• chronic

• seasonal

Which type of emergencies are hospital emergency departments equipped to handle?

• Only minor injuries

• Only non-life-threatening emergencies

• Most emergencies, including those that are life threatening

• Only scheduled appointments

Hospitals usually have 24-hour emergency departments (EDs) that are open how many days a week?

• Seven days a week

• Five days a week

• Six days a week

• Four days a week