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EMT Basics

Subjects : health-sciences, emt
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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 by which food travels through the body and is digested or broken down into absorbable form






2. Components of the blood. carry oxygen to and carbon dioxide from cells






3. A structure that opens and closes to permit the flow of a fluid in only one direction






4. 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






5. 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






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






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






8. 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






9. The nose bones






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






11. A method of transferring a patient from bed to stretcher by grasping and pulling the loosened bottom sheet of the bed






12. Toward the head.






13. Outer layer of the skin






14. The lower - posterior portions of the pelvis






15. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






16. The lateral bone of the forearm






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






18. Number of bones in the coccyx spine






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






20. Blood's pathway






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






22. 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






23. Hides body






24. Time - Route - Amount - Medication - Patient






25. Components of the blood - produce substances that help the body fight infection






26. Kneecap






27. The joint where the acromion and the clavicle meet






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






29. Division of the PNS that controls involuntary motor function






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






31. Lying on the side. also called the lateral recumbent position






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






33. The medial and larger bone of the lower leg






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






35. Brain and spinal cord






36. The vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart






37. A method of transferring a patient from bed to stretcher - during which two or more rescuers curl the patient to their chests - then reverse the process to lower the patient to the stretcher






38. The toe and finger bones






39. Smallest veins






40. Carry blood away from the heart






41. In a stretcher sitting up

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42. Referring to the palm of the hand






43. The superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava. Return blood from the body to the right atrium






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






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






46. Number of bones in the thoracic spine






47. Adult breathing rate






48. The superior and widest portion of the pelvis






49. The lower jaw bone






50. Laying down with their legs elevated (Shock)