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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Breastbone






8. Carry blood toward the heart






9. An organ located in the LUQ of the ab that acts as a blood filtering system and a reservoirs for reserves of blood






10. 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






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






12. The line through the center of the clavical






13. Number of bones in the coccyx spine






14. The area directly posterior to the nose






15. The cartoid and femeral pulses - which can be felt in the center part of the body






16. Adult breathing rate






17. 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






18. Trade Names: Superchar - Insta - char - liqui - char - Action: Binds to some poisons preventing absorpotion - Indications: Ingested poison - Don't give if (contraindications): altered mental status - ingested acids or alkalis - inability to swallow -






19. Outer layer of the skin






20. 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






21. Recovery position - patient ends up on their left side - with their left arm folded under their head






22. Protrusion on the side of the ankle.






23. Heart beating too slow






24. Infants breathing rate






25. The back of the body or body part






26. A legal document - usually signed by the patient and his physician - which states that the patient and his physician - which state that the patient has a terminal illness and does not wish to prolong life through resuscitation efforts






27. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






28. 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






29. System of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit movement






30. First Responder - EMT - EMT- intermediate - EMT paramedic






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






32. The rhythmic beats caused as waves of blood move through and expand the arteries






33. Shoulder Blade






34. The heel bone






35. The highest portion of the shoulder






36. Use emergency moves when....






37. Four divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury: the right upper quadrant - the left upper quadrant - the right lower quadrant and the left lower quadrant






38. Adults: 12-19 Children: 15-30 Infants: 25-50






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






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






41. The collarbone






42. Action: pain reliever - fever reducer - anti - inflammatory - antiplatelet - indication: cardiac related chest pain - Contraindication: allergy - recently taken the med - recent GI bleed - Side effects: upset stomach - heartburn - Dose: 81 mg up to 3






43. The 'windpipe'; the structure that connects the pharynx to the lungs






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






45. 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)






46. Smallest arteries






47. 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






48. 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






49. An obligation to provide care to a patient






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