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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. 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






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






3. Time - Route - Amount - Medication - Patient






4. The area directly posterior to the mouth






5. Form the structure of the cheeks






6. Nerves that enter and leave the spinal cord and travel between the brain and organs without passing through the spinal cords






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






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






9. A person who has completed a legal document that allows for donation of organs and tissues in the event of death






10. Hides and protects your body






11. The superior and widest portion of the pelvis






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






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






14. 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






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






16. Trade name:insta - glucose - Action: increases blood sugar levels - indications:altered mental status And history of diabetes - Contraindications: unresponsive - inability to swallow - dose: one tube - Oral - Supplies: gel






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






18. Artery supplying the foot - lateral to the large tendon of the big toe






19. 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 -






20. 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






21. Pressure created in the arteries when the left ventrical contracts and forces blood out into circulation






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






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






24. High heart rate (Above 160)






25. Hand bones






26. The back of the body or body part






27. Largest internal organ of the body - produces bile to assist in breakdown of fats and assists in the metabolism of various substances in the body






28. 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






29. The highest portion of the shoulder






30. Smallest arteries






31. Toward the midline of the body






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






33. Any blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart






34. Inferior portion of the sternum






35. 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






36. Components of the blood - produce substances that help the body fight infection






37. Right Kidney - Colon - Small Intestines - Major artery and vein to the right leg - Ureter - Apendix






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






39. Heart beating too slow






40. Number of bones in the thoracic spine






41. The two fused bones forming the upper jaw






42. Carry blood away from the heart






43. Closer to the torso






44. The supply of oxygen to and removal of wastes from the cells and tissues of the body as a result of the flow of blood through the capillaries






45. 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)






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






47. 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






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






49. The nose bones






50. Tissue that connects muscle to bone







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