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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. 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






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






3. A policy or protocol issued by a medical director that authorizes EMT's and others to perform particular skills in certain situations






4. The large bone of the thigh






5. Outer layer of the skin






6. Large neck arteries - one on each side of the neck - that carry blood blood from the heart to the head






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






8. Vessels that carry blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs






9. The joint where the acromion and the clavicle meet






10. Layer of tissue between the body and the external environment






11. Tissue that connects bone to bone






12. Action:increases levels of O2 in the blood - indications: hypoxia - known or suspected - dose: 6lpm NC (44%) - 12 lpm NRB (90%) - 15 lpm BVM (100%) - Inhaled - supplied: compressed gas






13. Use emergency moves when....






14. The major artery supplying the leg






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






16. Referring to the back of the body or the back of the hand or foot. A synonym for posterior






17. Children breathing rate






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






19. Heart beating too slow






20. The two lower chambers of the heart. There is a right (which sends oxygen poor blood to the lungs) and the left (sends oxygen rich blood to the body)






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






22. Number of bones in the sacral spine






23. 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






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






25. Study of function






26. Toward the midline of the body






27. 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






28. The lower jaw bone






29. Being held legally responsible






30. Muscle that responds automatically to brain signals but cannot be consciously controlled






31. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






32. The location where a crime has been committed or any place that evidence relating to a crime may be found






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






34. The lateral bone of the forearm






35. The toe and finger bones






36. System by which food travels through the body and is digested or broken down into absorbable form






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






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






39. A person who has completed a legal document that allows for donation of organs and tissues in the event of death






40. Urgent moves are done when....

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41. The release of a harmful substance into the environment






42. Adult breathing rate






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






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






45. An EMT or other person authorized by a medical director to give medications and provide emergency car.






46. A system of specialized muscle tissues which conduct electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to beat






47. Hormone produced by the body - as a med it dilated the respiratory passages and is used to relieve severe allergic reactions






48. An active process in which the intercostal muscles and the diaphragm contract - expanding the size of the chest cavity and causing air to flow into the lungs






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






50. Consists of standing orders issued by the medical director that allow EMT's to give certain medications or perform certain procedures without speaking to the medical director or another physician