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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 bony structure of the head






2. Continuous self - review to identify aspects of the system that require improvement to ensure that the public receives the highest quality prehospital care






3. Being held legally responsible






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






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






6. A structure that opens and closes to permit the flow of a fluid in only one direction






7. Kneecap






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






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






10. The major artery supplying the leg






11. The introduction of dangerous chemicals - diseases - or infectious material






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






13. A lift from a squatting position with weight to be lifted close to the body - feet apart and flat on the ground - body weight on or just behind balls of feet - back locked in. the upper body is raised before the hips






14. The muscular structure that divides the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity. A major muscle of respiration






15. Children breathing rate






16. Hormone produced by the pancreas or taken as a medication by many diabetics






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






18. 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






19. A passive process in which the intercostal muscles and the diaphragm relax - causing the chest cavity to decrease in size and air to flow out of the lungs






20. Outer layer of the skin






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






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






23. 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






24. The lower jaw bone






25. Study of function






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






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






28. The highest portion of the shoulder






29. The two large sets of branches that come off the trachea and enter the lungs. There are right and left bronchi






30. Radial - brachial - posterior - tibial - dorsalis pedis pulses - which can be felt at peripheral points of the body






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






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






33. 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






34. Number of bones in the sacral spine






35. Time - Route - Amount - Medication - Patient






36. Left kidney - colon - small intestines - major artery and vein to the left leg - ureter






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






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






39. The fluid portion of the blood






40. The nose bones






41. The removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials






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






43. 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






44. Division of the PNS that controls involuntary motor function






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






46. The chest






47. Lying on the back






48. The back of the body or body part






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






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