When assessing the victim of a stroke, the paramedic looks for facial droop or weakness, arm drift, and aphasia. These three findings in stroke assessment comprise the:

A) Atlanta Prehospital Stroke Scale
B) Columbus Prehospital Stroke Scale
C) Detroit Prehospital Stroke Scale
D) Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale


Answer: D) Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale

Health Professions

You might also like to view...

How does pulse frequency or rate influence the quality of muscle contractions during motor intensity stimulation?

What will be an ideal response?

Health Professions

The physical examination begins when the AEMT FIRST:

A) talks to the patient. B) sees the patient. C) asks the patient about past history. D) touches the patient.

Health Professions

____ Patient-provided subjective description of the events or reason why the patient sought out medical treatment

Fill in the blank with correct word.

Health Professions

From a fire protection perspective, which of the following is a disadvantage of hollow-core doors?

A. They have minimal thermal or sound-insulating value. B. They are typically filled with foam that contributes to the fire load. C. They are only rated for 1 hour and can only be used in 1 hour enclosures D. They have hardware and latching mechanisms that fail early in a fire.

Health Professions