NREMT Advanced EMT

Category - Medical Knowledge

If your patient is stable, how often should you perform an ongoing assessment?
  1. Every 30 minutes
  2. Every 5 minutes
  3. You do not have to perform an ongoing assessment if the patient is stable
  4. Every 15 minutes
Explanation
Answer - D - The ongoing assessment must be performed on all patients to monitor for trends and changes in the patient’s condition. For an unstable, the assessment should be performed every 5 minutes. It should be performed every 15 minutes on a stable patient. The ongoing assessment includes reassessing the initial assessment and focused exam and reevaluating transport priorities and vital signs, as well as the effectiveness of the interventions and management plans
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