Title: Demonstrate a secondary assessment.
Course: Emergency Medical Responder (14055-IV) > Section: Assessing the Patient

Demonstration should include

- deciding on the appropriate type of physical exam for a patient’s situation
- performing a rapid body scan
- carrying out a focused assessment of pain
- assessing vital signs
- acquiring a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG)
- using techniques of physical examination for various body systems (e.g., respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological, musculoskeletal).

Process/Skill Questions:

- What determines whether a patient should have a rapid physical exam or a focused exam?
- What techniques are used during a physical exam?
- What are the components of a set of baseline vital signs? What does each one tell an EMR about a patient’s condition?
- How does an EMR perform secondary assessment of patients of various ages?