EMT-Basic core concepts: triage categories, basic life support steps, and common emergency presentations.
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- What triage color indicates a patient requiring immediate life-saving treatment?
- Red
- What triage color indicates a patient with serious injuries but stable enough to wait?
- Yellow
- What triage color indicates a patient with minor injuries?
- Green
- What triage color indicates a deceased or expectant patient?
- Black
- What does START stand for in triage?
- Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment
- In START triage, what is the first assessment for patient triage?
- Ask the patient to walk to a designated area; if they can walk, they are generally Green
- In START triage, what three things are assessed for a patient who cannot walk?
- Respiration, perfusion (radial pulse), and mental status
- In START triage, what respiratory rate makes a patient Red?
- More than 30 breaths per minute
- In START triage, what does an absent radial pulse with a palpable carotid pulse indicate?
- Poor perfusion; the patient is Red
- In START triage, what mental status response makes a patient at least Yellow?
- Being able to follow simple commands (with normal breathing and a palpable pulse) makes a patient Yellow (Delayed); inability to follow commands or altered mental status makes the patient Red (Immediate).
- In START triage, what is done if a patient is apneic?
- Open (reposition) the airway once and reassess; if breathing resumes, tag Red (Immediate); if the patient is still apneic, tag Black (deceased/expectant).
- In START triage, what category does a patient go to with normal breathing, a palpable radial pulse, and the ability to follow commands?
- Yellow (delayed injuries)
- What is the correct sequence for basic life support in an adult?
- Compressions, airway, breathing (CAB)
- What is the recommended compression rate for CPR?
- 100 to 120 compressions per minute
- What is the correct compression depth for adult CPR?
- At least 2 inches but not more than 2.4 inches