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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. The line through the center of the clavical






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






3. The medial and larger bone of the lower leg






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






5. A lift from a squatting position with weight to be lifted close to the body - feet apart and flat on the ground - body weight on or just behind balls of feet - back locked in. the upper body is raised before the hips






6. An obligation to provide care to a patient






7. Referring to the sole of the foot






8. Brain - spinal cord and nerves that govern sensation - movement and thought






9. Any blood vessel returning blood to the heart






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






11. Referring to the palm of the hand






12. The highest portion of the shoulder






13. The fluid portion of the blood






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






15. Children breathing rate






16. Muscular tube that removes water from waste products received from the small intestine and removes anything not absorbed by the body toward excretion from the body






17. Liver - Right Kidney - Colon - Pancreas - Gallbladder






18. Musuclar sac between the esophagus and the small intestine where digestion of food begins






19. 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 -






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






21. Breathing effort; increased use of accessory muscles especially in infants and children; cyanotic skin - cool - clammy; agonal respirations






22. Artery supplying the foot - behind the medial ankle






23. An organ located in the LUQ of the ab that acts as a blood filtering system and a reservoirs for reserves of blood






24. The microscopic sacs of the lungs where gas exchange with the bloodstream takes place






25. A finding of failure to act properly in a situation in which there was a duty to act - that needed care as would reasonably be expected of the EMT was not provided - and that harm was caused to the patient as a result






26. The top - back and sides of the skull






27. Pediatric airway






28. Number of bones in the coccyx spine






29. Left kidney - colon - small intestines - major artery and vein to the left leg - ureter






30. The area directly posterior to the nose






31. In a stretcher sitting up

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32. The 33 bones of the spinal column






33. System of glands that produce chemicals called hormones that help to regulate many body activities and functions






34. A system for telephone access to report emergencies. A dispatcher takes the information and alerts EMS or the fire or police department as needed






35. The inner layer of skin - rich in blood vessels and nerves - found beneath the epidermis






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






37. Division of the PNS that controls involuntary motor function






38. The front of the body or body






39. Artery of the upper arm; site of the pulse checked during infant CPR






40. The two fused bones forming the upper jaw






41. Kneecap






42. Components of the blood; membrane - enclosed fragments of specialized cells






43. The supply of oxygen to and removal of wastes from the cells and tissues of the body as a result of the flow of blood through the capillaries






44. A series of laws - varying in each state - designed - to provide limited legal protection for citizens and some health care personnel when they are administering emergency care






45. The smallest kind of vein






46. The nose bones






47. Closer to the torso






48. Lips turning blue






49. Time - Route - Amount - Medication - Patient






50. The toe and finger bones