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EMT Basics

Subjects : health-sciences, emt
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Toward the head.






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






3. Closer to the torso






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






5. Number of bones in the thoracic spine






6. Urgent moves are done when....

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7. Breastbone






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






9. Hides body






10. The collarbone






11. The front of the body or body






12. Pediatric airway






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






14. System of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit movement






15. 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






16. 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






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






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






19. First Responder - EMT - EMT- intermediate - EMT paramedic






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






21. Vessels that carry blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs






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






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






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






25. Time - Route - Amount - Medication - Patient






26. 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






27. 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






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






29. Toward the midline of the body






30. Smallest veins






31. The toe and finger bones






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






33. Division of the PNS that controls involuntary motor function






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






35. Being held legally responsible






36. A policy or protocol issued by a medical director that authorizes EMT's and others to perform particular skills in certain situations






37. Study of function






38. On both sides






39. Hand bones






40. Lips turning blue






41. Blood's pathway






42. The 33 bones of the spinal column






43. 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)






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






45. Away from the head; usually compared with another structure that is closer to the head






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






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






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






49. 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






50. 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







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