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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 area directly posterior to the nose






2. The lateral bone of the forearm






3. The lower - posterior portions of the pelvis






4. In a stretcher sitting up

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5. Found in gastrointestinal tract - urinary system - blood vessels; controls the flow of materials through these structures; carris out automatic muscular functions; no conscious control; responds to stimuli such as heat - cold and stretching






6. Lying on the back






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






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






9. Division of the PNS that controls involuntary motor function






10. Hormone produced by the pancreas or taken as a medication by many diabetics






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






12. The release of a harmful substance into the environment






13. 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






14. The area directly posterior to the mouth






15. The heel bone






16. Trade name:insta - glucose - Action: increases blood sugar levels - indications:altered mental status And history of diabetes - Contraindications: unresponsive - inability to swallow - dose: one tube - Oral - Supplies: gel






17. Referring to the front of the body. a synonym for anterior






18. Carry blood away from the heart






19. Tissue that can contract to allow movement of a body part






20. Blood's pathway






21. A physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient care aspects of the EMS system






22. The organisms that cause infection - such as viruses and bacteria






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






24. A thin - walled - microscopic blood vessel where the oxygen/carbon dioxide and nutrient/waste exchange with the body's cells takes place






25. The two fused bones forming the upper jaw






26. Hides and protects your body






27. 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






28. 60-100 bpm






29. The muscular structure that divides the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity. A major muscle of respiration






30. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - a federal law protecting the privacy of patient - specific health care information and providing the patient with control over how this information is used and distributed






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






32. A process of continuous self - review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement






33. Brain and spinal cord






34. Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart; has its own blood supply; contracts on its own






35. Farther away from the torso






36. Infants breathing rate






37. The top - back and sides of the skull






38. Closer to the torso






39. Hand bones






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






41. The major artery supplying the leg






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






43. A small tube located near the junction of the small and large intestines in the RLQ of the ab - then function of which is not well known; best known for it's inflammation which is appendicitis






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






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






46. A passive process in which the intercostal muscles and the diaphragm relax - causing the chest cavity to decrease in size and air to flow out of the lungs






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






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






49. Artery supplying the foot - behind the medial ankle






50. Largest internal organ of the body - produces bile to assist in breakdown of fats and assists in the metabolism of various substances in the body