To Test a Patient's Capillary Refill, the EMT Will

question 53

Multiple Choice

To test a patient's capillary refill, the EMT will:

• A) apply gentle pressure to the radial pulse and watch color changes to the hand.
• B) firmly compress and then release pressure on the nail bed.
• C) examine the inside lining of one or both eyelids.
• D) apply pressure and then release that pressure from the arm.

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Definitions:

Action Potentials

Electrical impulses that travel along the membrane of a neuron signaling the cell to perform its function.

Synapse

The junction between two nerve cells, where electrical signals are transmitted from one neuron to another.

Sensory Neurons

Nerve cells responsible for converting external stimuli from the organism's environment into internal electrical impulses.

Interneurons

Neurons located between sensory and motor pathways in the nervous system, involved in the processing and relay of information.