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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. A line drawn vertically from the middle of the armpit to the ankle






2. The area directly posterior to the mouth and nose. It is made up of the oropharynx and the nasopharynx






3. Heart beating too slow






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






5. Any blood vessel returning blood to the heart






6. The largest artery in the body. transports blood from the left ventricle to begin systemic circulation






7. A leaf - shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter from entering the trachea






8. Time - Route - Amount - Medication - Patient






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






10. First Responder - EMT - EMT- intermediate - EMT paramedic






11. The system of the nose - mouth - throat - lungs - and muscles that bings oxygen into the body and expels carbon dioxide






12. Equipment that protects the EMS worker from infection and or exposure to the dangers of rescue operations






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






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






15. Infants breathing rate






16. 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






17. Division of the PNS that controls involuntary motor function






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






19. Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before the patient has been transferred to someone with equal or great medical training






20. 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






21. Children breathing rate






22. Lists of steps - such as assessments and interventions - to be taken in different situations






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






24. Number of bones in the sacral spine






25. Number of bones in the thoracic spine






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






27. Consent given by adults who are of legal age and mentally competent to make a rational decision in regard to their medical well - being






28. Use emergency moves when....






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






30. The consent it is presumed a patient - or patient's parent/guardian would give if they could - such as for an unconscious patient or a parent who cannot be contacted when care is needed






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






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






33. Smallest veins






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






35. 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






36. The 33 bones of the spinal column






37. Toward the head.






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






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






40. The point where two bones come together






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






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






43. On both sides






44. The two upper chambers of the heart - there is a right (receives unoxygenated blood returning from the body) and the left (which sends oxygen - rich blood to the body)






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






46. The medial anterior portion of the pelvis






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






48. Hand bones






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






50. The bone of the upper arm between the shoulder and the elbow