Question 1
Which would you categorize as a stable patient?
◦ An unresponsive patient who is breathing and has a pulse
◦ A patient with controlled life threats
◦ A patient with no immediate life threats
◦ A patient with no immediate life threats but an altered mental status
Question 2
While performing your focused secondary assessment on a patient complaining of general pain after a fall, you discover that his pelvis is unstable. What should you do next?
◦ Stop your assessment, treat the injury, and then reassess transport priority.
◦ Finish the assessment then treat the injury.
◦ Immediately transport the patient, treat the injury during transport.
◦ Finish your with a rapid assessment, then transport.