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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. The basin - shaped bony structure that supports the spine and is the point of proximal attachment for the lower extremities






2. 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)






3. The joint where the acromion and the clavicle meet






4. Referring to the back of the body or the back of the hand or foot. A synonym for posterior






5. Artery supplying the foot - behind the medial ankle






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






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






8. Urgent moves are done when....

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9. Smallest veins






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






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






12. 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






13. The point where two bones come together






14. Any blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart






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






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






17. A physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient care aspects of the EMS system






18. 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






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






20. Outer layer of the skin






21. The fluid portion of the blood






22. The obligation not to revel information obtained about a patient except to other health care professionals involved in the patient's care - or under subpoena - or in a court of law - or when the patient has signed a release of confidentiality






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






24. Brain and spinal cord






25. Breastbone






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






27. The area directly posterior to the mouth and nose. It is made up of the oropharynx and the nasopharynx






28. 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






29. 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






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






31. Laying down with their legs elevated (Shock)






32. The major artery supplying the leg






33. 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






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






35. A gland located behind the stomach that produces insulin and juices that assist in digestion of food in the duodenum of the small intestine






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






37. The line through the center of the clavical






38. Form the structure of the cheeks






39. The superior portion of the sternum






40. Use emergency moves when....






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






42. An obligation to provide care to a patient






43. A strict form of infection control that is based on the assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious






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






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






46. Wrist bones






47. 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






48. Carry blood away from the heart






49. 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 -






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







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