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NREMT Skillset/Alertness Assessment (AVPU)/Quiz

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Parent Alertness Assessment (AVPU)

This quiz is designed to test your knowledge of AVPU. Read each question fully and make sure you understand what the question is asking before you answer. Some questions are select all that apply, these will be marked by square check boxes. After answering all questions to the best of your ability, click the “Submit” button at the bottom of the page. Your score will be shown at the bottom of the page after submission. You may reset this quiz as many times as you would like.

1

You are called to respond for a man down. The patient does not track you upon arrival and will only groan when given a firm sternal rub. What is the patient's AVPU level?

Alert
Verbal
Pain
Unresponsive

2

You are called to respond for a patient who was found in an alley by bystanders. The patient does not track you upon arrival. The patient rocks back and forth with open eyes but exhibits no response to noxious stimuli such as trapezoid pinch and will not respond to spoken or shouted commands. What is the patient's AVPU level?

Alert
Verbal
Pain
Unresponsive

3

You are called to respond for a patient who was found walking in the street by the police department. The patient tracks you upon arrival and states "What's up officer? Can I get my shoes now?". The patient is unable to adequately answer questions and states that he came from Mars. What is the patient's AVPU level?

Alert
Verbal
Pain
Unresponsive

4

You are called to respond for a patient who has been feeling unwell for 8 days. The patient tracks you upon arrival and states "Why did it take you so long to get here?". The patient answers questions appropriately. What is the patient's AVPU level?

Alert
Verbal
Pain
Unresponsive

5

You are called to respond for a man down. The patient does not track you upon approach and does not respond to shouting or painful stimuli. You find the patient to be pulseless and apneic. What is the patient's AVPU level?

Alert
Verbal
Pain
Unresponsive

6

Your patient conscious as you enter the scene but is unable to speak. She otherwise is able to follow commands and exhibits obvious stroke like symptoms that began 20 minutes ago per husband. What was your patient's AVPU level?

Alert
Verbal
Pain
Unresponsive

7

You are called to respond for a man down. The patient does not track you upon approach and does not respond to shouting. A brisk sternal rub causes him to jolt, open his eyes, and ask "Who are you?". What was the patient's AVPU level?

Alert
Verbal
Pain
Unresponsive

8

You are called to transport a patient in custody who is visibly agitated. She will not respond to questions but is walking under her own power and tracks you upon approach. She eventually nods and shakes her head when asked questions. What is the patient's AVPU level?

Alert
Verbal
Pain
Unresponsive

9

You are on a meal break with your partner when a passerby walks up to the ambulance and asks for assistance with a cut on their hand. What is their AVPU level?

Alert
Verbal
Pain
Unresponsive

10

You respond for a call to a boarding care facility for a patient with low blood sugar. The patient does not track you as you enter, but raises his head and makes eye contact when you call out his name. He does not produce a verbal response. He withdraws to pain. What is his AVPU level?

Alert
Verbal
Pain
Unresponsive


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Created October 4, 2021 by Josh Hantke
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