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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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1. Pediatric airway






2. Laying down with their legs elevated (Shock)






3. The highest portion of the shoulder






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






5. First Responder - EMT - EMT- intermediate - EMT paramedic






6. A thin - walled - microscopic blood vessel where the oxygen/carbon dioxide and nutrient/waste exchange with the body's cells takes place






7. 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






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






9. Form the structure of the cheeks






10. The superior and widest portion of the pelvis






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






12. Blood's pathway






13. The medial anterior portion of the pelvis






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






15. The superior portion of the sternum






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






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






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






19. 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






20. Inferior portion of the sternum






21. The 33 bones of the spinal column






22. Referring to the front of the body. a synonym for anterior






23. 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






24. The voice box






25. Study of function






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






27. The heel bone






28. A process of continuous self - review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement






29. Tissue that can contract to allow movement of a body part






30. Urgent moves are done when....

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31. Pressure caused by blood exerting force against the walls of blood vessels - usually arterial BP is measured






32. The foot bone






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






34. The area directly posterior to the mouth






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






36. 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






37. Lying on the back






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






39. The major artery supplying the leg






40. The bony structure of the head






41. On both sides






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






43. Found in gastrointestinal tract - urinary system - blood vessels; controls the flow of materials through these structures; carris out automatic muscular functions; no conscious control; responds to stimuli such as heat - cold and stretching






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






45. Brain and spinal cord






46. The toe and finger bones






47. Children breathing rate






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






49. Farther away from the torso






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