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EMT Basics
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health-sciences
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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 bony structure of the head
QI
skull
dorsalis pedis artery
larynx
2. Continuous self - review to identify aspects of the system that require improvement to ensure that the public receives the highest quality prehospital care
epinephrine
lateral
standing orders
QI
3. Being held legally responsible
liability
organ donor
extremity lift
autonomic NS
4. The superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava. Return blood from the body to the right atrium
nasal bones
larynx
expressed consent
venae cavae
5. Unlawfully touching a patient without consent can be considered battery; providing care without consent
assault/battery
abdominal quadrants
Trendelenburg Position
Nervous system
6. A structure that opens and closes to permit the flow of a fluid in only one direction
posterior tibial artery
lateral
valve
sternum
7. Kneecap
Bradycardia
epiglottis
scapula
patella
8. Lying on the side. also called the lateral recumbent position
cover
WBC
recovery position
dorsal
9. Brain - spinal cord and nerves that govern sensation - movement and thought
Levels of EMS training
ligament
Nervous system
nasal bones
10. The major artery supplying the leg
WBC
femoral artery
Medical director
PNS
11. The introduction of dangerous chemicals - diseases - or infectious material
skin
ilium
contamination
epinephrine
12. Adults: 12-19 Children: 15-30 Infants: 25-50
Breathing Rates
glucose
Activated Charcoal
muscle
13. 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
patella
power lift
subcutaneous layers
venules
14. The muscular structure that divides the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity. A major muscle of respiration
diaphragm
xiphoid process
musculoskeletal system
pulse
15. Children breathing rate
HIPAA
15-30 b/m
Albuterol
calcaneus
16. Hormone produced by the pancreas or taken as a medication by many diabetics
systolic BP
epidermis
insulin
sternum
17. An organ located in the LUQ of the ab that acts as a blood filtering system and a reservoirs for reserves of blood
acetabulum
voluntary muscle
spleen
epidermis
18. 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
patella
large intestine
cyanosis
From the body--> Vena Cava -->SA Node -->Right atrium -->Right Ventricle -->AV Node -->pulmonary artery-->lungs -->pulmonary vein -->left atrium -->left ventricle -->Aorta -->body
19. 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
pulmonary veins
exhalation
Fowler's Position
12-29 breaths/min
20. Outer layer of the skin
epidermis
Trendelenburg Position
central pulses
lungs
21. Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before the patient has been transferred to someone with equal or great medical training
zygomatic arches
CNS
abandonment
orbits
22. A system of specialized muscle tissues which conduct electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to beat
multiple - casualty incident
cardiac conduction system
scene is hazardous - life - threatening condition requires move - patient must be moved to reach a critical patient
Nervous system
23. 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
autonomic NS
Good Samaritan Laws
perfusion
epiglottis
24. The lower jaw bone
palmer
valve
mandible
RBC
25. Study of function
inhalation
cricoid cartilage
negligence
physiology
26. System by which food travels through the body and is digested or broken down into absorbable form
digestive system
tibia
respiratory system
patella
27. A leaf - shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter from entering the trachea
epiglottis
venule
involuntary muscle
Right Upper Quadrant
28. The highest portion of the shoulder
liability
acromion process
pathogens
direct carry
29. The two large sets of branches that come off the trachea and enter the lungs. There are right and left bronchi
bronchi
scope of practice
insulin
thorax
30. Radial - brachial - posterior - tibial - dorsalis pedis pulses - which can be felt at peripheral points of the body
peripheral pulses
carpals
anterior
artery
31. To the side - away from the midline of the body
peripheral pulses
lateral
ilium
nasopharynx
32. The inner layer of skin - rich in blood vessels and nerves - found beneath the epidermis
smooth muscle
central pulses
dermis
alveoli
33. Muscular tube between the stomach and the large intestine - divided into the duodenum - jejunum and the ileum - which receives partially digested food from the stomach and continues digestion. Nutrients are absorbed by the body through its walls
small intestine
bronchi
mandible
vein
34. Number of bones in the sacral spine
involuntary muscle
Trendelenburg Position
5
abdominal quadrants
35. Time - Route - Amount - Medication - Patient
Trendelenburg Position
cardiovascular system/circulatory system
TRAMP
4
36. Left kidney - colon - small intestines - major artery and vein to the left leg - ureter
joints
5
abdominal quadrants
Left Lower Quadrant
37. Proper use of the body to facilitate lifting and moving and preventing injury
scapula
body mechanics
Left Lateral Recumbent
gallbladder
38. Consists of orders from the on - duty physician given directly to an EMT in the field by radio or telephone
hypoperfusion
protocols
digestive system
On - line medical direction
39. The fluid portion of the blood
plasma
brachial artery
trachea
abdominal quadrants
40. The nose bones
ventral
spleen
supine
nasal bones
41. The removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials
liability
decontamination
crime scene
Left Lateral Recumbent
42. Liver - Right Kidney - Colon - Pancreas - Gallbladder
4
arteriole
Right Upper Quadrant
ilium
43. 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
nasopharynx
physiology
implied consent
abdominal quadrants
44. Division of the PNS that controls involuntary motor function
palmer
mid - axillary line
radial artery
autonomic NS
45. Components of the blood; membrane - enclosed fragments of specialized cells
posterior tibial artery
liability
platelets
perfusion
46. The chest
sternum
thorax
inhalation
Trendelenburg Position
47. Lying on the back
multiple - casualty incident
supine
capillary
cranium
48. The back of the body or body part
vertebrae
smooth muscle
posterior
stress
49. An EMT or other person authorized by a medical director to give medications and provide emergency car.
Designated agent
endocrine system
involuntary muscle
Nervous system
50. A gland located behind the stomach that produces insulin and juices that assist in digestion of food in the duodenum of the small intestine
autonomic NS
pancreas
direct carry
brachial artery