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Question 1
What are the four components of a scene size-up that an EMT must perform before approaching a patient?
Answer: Scene safety, mechanism of injury or nature of illness, number of patients, and need for additional resources.
Question 2
What does MOI stand for in patient assessment, and why is it important?
Answer: MOI stands for Mechanism of Injury. It helps the EMT predict the type and severity of injuries a trauma patient may have sustained.
Question 3
At a motor vehicle collision, you note a spider-web crack in the windshield. What injury pattern should this significant MOI lead you to suspect?
Answer: Head, neck, and cervical spine injuries, as this pattern suggests the patient's head struck the windshield.
Question 4
What is the FIRST action an EMT should take upon arriving at any scene?
Answer: Ensure personal and scene safety before approaching the patient.
Question 5
When should an EMT don appropriate PPE in relation to scene size-up?
Answer: Before approaching the patient — BSI/PPE precautions are taken as the very first step of every patient encounter.