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EMT Basics

Subjects : health-sciences, emt
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. System of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit movement






2. The medial and larger bone of the lower leg






3. The medial anterior portion of the pelvis






4. Infants breathing rate






5. The voice box






6. The front of the body or body






7. The ring - structure that forms the lower portion of the larynx






8. Outer layer of the skin






9. Tissue that connects bone to bone






10. The bony structure of the head






11. Away from the head; usually compared with another structure that is closer to the head






12. The lower - posterior portions of the pelvis






13. The bony structures around the eyes - the eye sockets






14. The two large sets of branches that come off the trachea and enter the lungs. There are right and left bronchi






15. The highest portion of the shoulder






16. The 'windpipe'; the structure that connects the pharynx to the lungs






17. A sac on the underside of the liver that stores bile produced by the liver






18. Radial - brachial - posterior - tibial - dorsalis pedis pulses - which can be felt at peripheral points of the body






19. A position in which the patients feet and legs are higher than the head (Shock position)






20. The system made up of the heart and the blood vessels






21. The area directly posterior to the nose






22. Consists of orders from the on - duty physician given directly to an EMT in the field by radio or telephone






23. Right Kidney - Colon - Small Intestines - Major artery and vein to the right leg - Ureter - Apendix






24. Proper use of the body to facilitate lifting and moving and preventing injury






25. Trade Name: nitrostat - nitrolingual - Action: relaxes blood vessels - decreases workload of heart - indication: chest pain and history of cardiac problems and prescribed Nitro - Contraindication: bradycardia - tachycardia - head injury - systolic BP






26. To the side - away from the midline of the body






27. Ankle bone






28. Form the structure of the cheeks






29. The fluid portion of the blood






30. A method of lifting and carrying a patient during which one rescuer slips hands under patient's armpits and grasps the wrists - which another rescuer grasps the patient's knees






31. First Responder - EMT - EMT- intermediate - EMT paramedic






32. The pressure in the arteries when the left ventricle is refilling






33. Toward the head.






34. The removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials






35. Artery supplying the foot - lateral to the large tendon of the big toe






36. The smallest kind of artery






37. Trade Names: Superchar - Insta - char - liqui - char - Action: Binds to some poisons preventing absorpotion - Indications: Ingested poison - Don't give if (contraindications): altered mental status - ingested acids or alkalis - inability to swallow -






38. Pressure caused by blood exerting force against the walls of blood vessels - usually arterial BP is measured






39. Laying down with their legs elevated (Shock)






40. Permission from the patient for care or other action by the EMT






41. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






42. On both sides






43. The trunk of the body; the body without the head and the extremities






44. Trade name: adrenaline - Actions: causes bronchiole dilation and contraction of blood vessels (Vasoconstrictor and broncodialator) - Indiction: anaphylaxis - respiratory distress - hypoperfusion - side effects: increased heart rate - chest pain - dis






45. A state of physical and/or psychological arousal to a stimulus






46. Layers of fat and soft tissues found below the dermis






47. The ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own






48. The organs where exchange of atmospheric oxygen and waste carbon dioxide take place






49. The heel bone






50. Unlawfully touching a patient without consent can be considered battery; providing care without consent