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NREMT EMR First Responder

Category - Patient Assessment

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Each of the following statements about assessing a patient’s circulation (pulse and bleeding) is true except one. Which statement about assessing a patient’s circulation is not true?
  1. The carotid pulse should be used when assessing a patient who is not breathing.
  2. The radial pulse or carotid pulse can be used when assessing a patient who is breathing.
  3. The radial pulse may be absent from patients who are in shock (if a radial pulse is absent, use the carotid pulse).
  4. A very rapid or weak pulse may be a sign that a patient is in shock.
  5. Bright red blood or spurting blood is likely to be coming from a vein.
Explanation
Answer: E - All of the statements about assessing a patient’s circulation are true except the statement that bright red blood or spurting blood is typically from an artery. Blood from arteries is under much greater pressure, which means that patients lose blood very rapidly. During an initial assessment of a patient’s circulation, you will only be concerned with profuse bleeding.
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