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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 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






2. The top - back and sides of the skull






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






4. Referring to the palm of the hand






5. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






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






7. Infants breathing rate






8. Kneecap






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






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






11. Gripping with as much hand surface as possible in contact with the objects being lifted - all fingers bent at the same angle - hands at least 10 inches apart






12. The foot bone






13. The line through the center of the clavical






14. Any blood vessel returning blood to the heart






15. 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






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






17. Protrusion on the side of the ankle.






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






19. The smallest kind of artery






20. 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






21. High heart rate (Above 160)






22. 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






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






24. 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






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






26. A policy or protocol issued by a medical director that authorizes EMT's and others to perform particular skills in certain situations






27. Consists of standing orders issued by the medical director that allow EMT's to give certain medications or perform certain procedures without speaking to the medical director or another physician






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






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






30. Heart beating too slow






31. Use emergency moves when....






32. Form the structure of the cheeks






33. First Responder - EMT - EMT- intermediate - EMT paramedic






34. 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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






40. The area directly posterior to the mouth






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






42. Adult breathing rate






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






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






45. The pressure in the arteries when the left ventricle is refilling






46. Hand bones






47. 60-100 bpm






48. The pelvis socket into which the ball at the proximal end of the femur fits to form the hip joint






49. The smallest kind of vein






50. Referring to the sole of the foot