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NREMT EMR First Responder

Category - Patient Assessment

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Which of the following is true when taking care of a pediatric or geriatric patient?
  1. Pediatric patients do not need to be reassessed as often because they are more resilient to injury and illness
  2. Geriatric patients should be reassessed every minute due to the fact that they do not compensate as well as younger patients
  3. Blood pressure is not a valid tool for assessing the status of a geriatric patient because they all have high or low blood pressure readings
  4. A pediatric patient cannot be reassessed accurately because they are often too young to tell you how they are doing
  5. None of the above
Explanation
Answer: E - None of the above are true regarding the care of a pediatric or geriatric patient. Pediatric patients are better at compensating for injury and illness; however, because of this, they can decompensate rapidly. Geriatric patients need to be treated according to their status; thus, reassessed accordingly based on their stability.
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