An unresponsive 54-year-old male was found by family in his bed. They state that he has not been feeling well and complained of chest pain before going to bed approximately 1 hour ago. According to family, he has no prior medical history and does not take any medications. The primary assessment reveals no life-threatening conditions. When performing the secondary assessment on this patient, the EMT should:
A) start by examining the patient's head.
B) contact the patient's family doctor.
C) determine if the chest pain still exists.
D) focus the examination on the chest.
Question 2
When assessing a patient's pupils, the EMT should:
A) shine a light in one eye and watch for the pupil to dilate.
B) cover one eye and shine a light in the other, watching for changes to the size of the pupil.
C) determine the size of the pupil and then look for a change in pupillary size as you shine a light in the eye.
D) instruct the patient to blink several times and observe the size of the pupils.
