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NREMT EMR First Responder

Category - Patient Assessment

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When assessing a patient’s mental status, the AVPU scale is utilized to classify the patient’s mental state. Which choice below correctly identifies what each letter stands for?
  1. A = Awake; V = Violent; P = Passive; U = Unresponsive
  2. A = Alert; V = Variable; P = Painful; U = Unresponsive
  3. A = Awake; V = Violent; P = Passive; U = Unconscious
  4. A = Alert; V = Verbal; P = Painful; U = Unresponsive
  5. A = Aggressive; V = Violent; P = Passive; U = Unresponsive
Explanation
Answer: D - The AVPU scale of responsiveness is used to categorize a patient’s mental state into one of four categories as follows: A = Alert (awake, responsive, talking to you); V - Verbal (appears unresponsive until a loud verbal stimulus); P = Painful (unresponsive to verbal stimulus but responsive to painful stimuli, such as sternal rub); U = Unresponsive (unresponsive to verbal and pain stimuli).
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