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EMT Basics

Subjects : health-sciences, emt
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Closer to the torso






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






3. An obligation to provide care to a patient






4. Lying on the back






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






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






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






8. System of glands that produce chemicals called hormones that help to regulate many body activities and functions






9. The highest portion of the shoulder






10. The top - back and sides of the skull






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






12. Wrist bones






13. The smallest kind of vein






14. Infants breathing rate






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






16. Time - Route - Amount - Medication - Patient






17. Muscle that can be conscious controlled; attaches to bones; forms the major muscle mass of the body - responsible for movement






18. The medial and larger bone of the lower leg






19. System by which food travels through the body and is digested or broken down into absorbable form






20. 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)






21. Toward the head.






22. The smallest kind of artery






23. The area directly posterior to the nose






24. 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






25. The lateral and small bone of the lower leg






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






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






28. Tissue that connects bone to bone






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






30. A small tube located near the junction of the small and large intestines in the RLQ of the ab - then function of which is not well known; best known for it's inflammation which is appendicitis






31. Inadequate perfusion of the cells and tissues of the body caused by insufficient flow of blood through the capillaries






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






33. The ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own






34. Layer of tissue between the body and the external environment






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






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






37. Shoulder Blade






38. First Responder - EMT - EMT- intermediate - EMT paramedic






39. Consists of orders from the on - duty physician given directly to an EMT in the field by radio or telephone






40. The superior portion of the sternum






41. Hand bones






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






43. Adult breathing rate






44. Study of function






45. Carry blood toward the heart






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






47. 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






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






49. Artery supplying the foot - behind the medial ankle






50. Toward the midline of the body







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