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






2. Children breathing rate






3. On both sides






4. The area directly posterior to the mouth






5. Permission from the patient for care or other action by the EMT






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






7. 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






8. The bony structure of the head






9. Liver - Right Kidney - Colon - Pancreas - Gallbladder






10. Blood vessels that supply the muscle of the heart






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






12. The smallest kind of artery






13. The bony structures around the eyes - the eye sockets






14. The top - back and sides of the skull






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






16. Closer to the torso






17. Liver - Spleen - Left Kidney - Stomach - Colon Pancreas






18. Artery of the lower arm. it is felt when taking the pulse at the wrist






19. Trade name: proventil - ventolin - Action: B-2 adrenergic receptor agonist - smooth muscle relaxant - Indication: Respiratory distress in pts diagnostic with asthma - Contraindications:angina - MI - arrhythmia - CHF (Congestive heart failure) - side






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. Breastbone






22. The system made up of the heart and the blood vessels






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






24. Laying down with their legs elevated (Shock)






25. 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






26. The inner layer of skin - rich in blood vessels and nerves - found beneath the epidermis






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






28. Pediatric airway






29. A set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the scope - or extent and limits - of the EMT's job






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






31. Proper use of the body to facilitate lifting and moving and preventing injury






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






33. To the side - away from the midline of the body






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






35. The superior and widest portion of the pelvis






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






37. The area directly posterior to the nose






38. Urgent moves are done when....

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39. The heel bone






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






41. 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)






42. The lower jaw bone






43. 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






44. The fluid portion of the blood






45. A method of lifting and carrying a patient during which one rescuer slips hands under patient's armpits and grasps the wrists - which another rescuer grasps the patient's knees






46. Any blood vessel returning blood to the heart






47. Layers of fat and soft tissues found below the dermis






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






49. Number of bones in the coccyx spine






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