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EMT Basics
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Study First
Subjects
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health-sciences
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emt
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. System of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit movement
thorax
musculoskeletal system
trachea narrower - trachea softer - more flexible - airway structures smaller - cricoid not well developed - chest wall softer - tongue proportionally larger than an adults
femur
2. The medial and larger bone of the lower leg
tibia
911 System
ight Lower Quadrant
joints
3. The medial anterior portion of the pelvis
pubis
abdominal quadrants
fibula
blood pressure
4. Infants breathing rate
25-50 b/m
muscle
arterioles
lateral
5. The voice box
automaticity
draw - sheet method
larynx
mid - axillary line
6. The front of the body or body
pelvis
bilateral
plantar
anterior
7. The ring - structure that forms the lower portion of the larynx
venule
thorax
tibia
cricoid cartilage
8. Outer layer of the skin
epidermis
inferior
trachea
dorsal
9. Tissue that connects bone to bone
ligament
negligence
maxillae
Activated Charcoal
10. The bony structure of the head
venule
ilium
skull
metatarsal
11. Away from the head; usually compared with another structure that is closer to the head
12
inferior
plantar
vertebrae
12. The lower - posterior portions of the pelvis
ischium
posterior
negligence
Medical director
13. The bony structures around the eyes - the eye sockets
ventral
Designated agent
extremity lift
orbits
14. The two large sets of branches that come off the trachea and enter the lungs. There are right and left bronchi
abandonment
pharynx
pulse
bronchi
15. The highest portion of the shoulder
expressed consent
standing orders
Aspirin (Acetylsalicyclic acid)
acromion process
16. The 'windpipe'; the structure that connects the pharynx to the lungs
Epinephrine
trachea
Veins
pharynx
17. A sac on the underside of the liver that stores bile produced by the liver
crime scene
gallbladder
proximal
posterior tibial artery
18. Radial - brachial - posterior - tibial - dorsalis pedis pulses - which can be felt at peripheral points of the body
femur
peripheral pulses
capillary
Levels of EMS training
19. A position in which the patients feet and legs are higher than the head (Shock position)
ventricles
extremity lift
automaticity
Trendelenburg Position
20. The system made up of the heart and the blood vessels
Fowler's Position
cardiovascular system/circulatory system
critical incident stress management
thorax
21. The area directly posterior to the nose
voluntary muscle
fibula
cardiac conduction system
nasopharynx
22. Consists of orders from the on - duty physician given directly to an EMT in the field by radio or telephone
inadequate breathing
Nervous system
On - line medical direction
pelvis
23. Right Kidney - Colon - Small Intestines - Major artery and vein to the right leg - Ureter - Apendix
ight Lower Quadrant
carpals
12
blood pressure
24. Proper use of the body to facilitate lifting and moving and preventing injury
femur
maxillae
4
body mechanics
25. 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
gallbladder
automaticity
nitroglycerin
arteriole
26. To the side - away from the midline of the body
quality improvement
radius
arteriole
lateral
27. Ankle bone
perfusion
tarsal
insulin
Veins
28. Form the structure of the cheeks
cardiac conduction system
torso
dorsal
zygomatic arches
29. The fluid portion of the blood
acetabulum
plasma
cardiovascular system/circulatory system
stress
30. A method of lifting and carrying a patient during which one rescuer slips hands under patient's armpits and grasps the wrists - which another rescuer grasps the patient's knees
Medical director
extremity lift
pancreas
RBC
31. First Responder - EMT - EMT- intermediate - EMT paramedic
Levels of EMS training
implied consent
peripheral pulses
On - line medical direction
32. The pressure in the arteries when the left ventricle is refilling
diastolic BP
inhalation
calcaneus
valve
33. Toward the head.
inadequate breathing
superior
ventricles
vertebrae
34. The removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials
pulse
scope of practice
decontamination
nasopharynx
35. Artery supplying the foot - lateral to the large tendon of the big toe
911 System
manubrium
spleen
dorsalis pedis artery
36. The smallest kind of artery
Levels of EMS training
arteriole
standard precautions
trachea narrower - trachea softer - more flexible - airway structures smaller - cricoid not well developed - chest wall softer - tongue proportionally larger than an adults
37. 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 -
Activated Charcoal
skin
dermis
epidermis
38. Pressure caused by blood exerting force against the walls of blood vessels - usually arterial BP is measured
blood pressure
larynx
inhalation
oropharynx
39. Laying down with their legs elevated (Shock)
metatarsal
Trendelenburg Position
crime scene
platelets
40. Permission from the patient for care or other action by the EMT
physiology
stress
femur
consent
41. Tissue that connects muscle to bone
radius
tendon
peripheral pulses
cardiac conduction system
42. On both sides
PPE
bilateral
draw - sheet method
stomach
43. The trunk of the body; the body without the head and the extremities
standard precautions
torso
posterior tibial artery
musculoskeletal system
44. Trade name: adrenaline - Actions: causes bronchiole dilation and contraction of blood vessels (Vasoconstrictor and broncodialator) - Indiction: anaphylaxis - respiratory distress - hypoperfusion - side effects: increased heart rate - chest pain - dis
coronary arteries
venule
clavicle
Epinephrine
45. A state of physical and/or psychological arousal to a stimulus
Oxygen
PPE
perfusion
stress
46. Layers of fat and soft tissues found below the dermis
thorax
subcutaneous layers
scapula
consent
47. The ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own
coronary arteries
voluntary muscle
PNS
automaticity
48. The organs where exchange of atmospheric oxygen and waste carbon dioxide take place
arteries
liability
supine
lungs
49. The heel bone
cover
calcaneus
aorta
inhalation
50. Unlawfully touching a patient without consent can be considered battery; providing care without consent
epinephrine
patella
assault/battery
liver