SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
EMT Basics
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
health-sciences
,
emt
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
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. 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
Left Lower Quadrant
liver
nitroglycerin
epidermis
2. Recovery position - patient ends up on their left side - with their left arm folded under their head
anterior
perfusion
expressed consent
Left Lateral Recumbent
3. Lying on the back
supine
acromion process
automaticity
PNS
4. A method of transferring a patient from bed to stretcher - during which two or more rescuers curl the patient to their chests - then reverse the process to lower the patient to the stretcher
pulmonary veins
bilateral
911 System
direct carry
5. Equipment that protects the EMS worker from infection and or exposure to the dangers of rescue operations
plasma
acromion process
femoral artery
PPE
6. A comprehencive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and to deal with stress appropriately
7
critical incident stress management
torso
decontamination
7. The ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own
power lift
Breathing Rates
fibula
automaticity
8. The collarbone
trachea narrower - trachea softer - more flexible - airway structures smaller - cricoid not well developed - chest wall softer - tongue proportionally larger than an adults
clavicle
inadequate breathing
cricoid cartilage
9. The medial anterior portion of the pelvis
tibia
pubis
small intestine
cricoid cartilage
10. A system of specialized muscle tissues which conduct electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to beat
diastolic BP
cardiac conduction system
decontamination
nasal bones
11. An obligation to provide care to a patient
venae cavae
pulmonary arteries
duty to act
pancreas
12. The heel bone
calcaneus
liver
mid - clavicular
Trendelenburg Position
13. The vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart
femoral artery
voluntary muscle
12-29 breaths/min
pulmonary veins
14. The lateral and small bone of the lower leg
metatarsal
Designated agent
orbits
fibula
15. A strict form of infection control that is based on the assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious
standard precautions
carpals
bilateral
pulmonary veins
16. Consent given by adults who are of legal age and mentally competent to make a rational decision in regard to their medical well - being
ischium
tachycardia
inferior
expressed consent
17. The line through the center of the clavical
standard precautions
mid - clavicular
On - line medical direction
trachea narrower - trachea softer - more flexible - airway structures smaller - cricoid not well developed - chest wall softer - tongue proportionally larger than an adults
18. Outer layer of the skin
power grip
thorax
epidermis
distal
19. 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
oropharynx
power grip
perfusion
endocrine system
20. Tissue that connects muscle to bone
epinephrine
tendon
muscle
5
21. Number of bones in the coccyx spine
4
tibia
glucose
systolic BP
22. Form the structure of the cheeks
zygomatic arches
skull
hypoperfusion
mid - clavicular
23. Artery of the upper arm; site of the pulse checked during infant CPR
brachial artery
Fowler's Position
confidentiality
Off - Line medical direction
24. The two fused bones forming the upper jaw
maxillae
posterior tibial artery
torso
tarsal
25. Radial - brachial - posterior - tibial - dorsalis pedis pulses - which can be felt at peripheral points of the body
mid - axillary line
peripheral pulses
organ donor
spleen
26. The muscular structure that divides the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity. A major muscle of respiration
patella
diaphragm
automaticity
epidermis
27. Artery supplying the foot - lateral to the large tendon of the big toe
aorta
carpals
posterior
dorsalis pedis artery
28. System of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit movement
ventricles
pathogens
fibula
musculoskeletal system
29. Muscle that responds automatically to brain signals but cannot be consciously controlled
involuntary muscle
coronary arteries
direct carry
skin
30. The area directly posterior to the mouth and nose. It is made up of the oropharynx and the nasopharynx
anterior
On - line medical direction
pharynx
dorsal
31. Components of the blood. carry oxygen to and carbon dioxide from cells
mid - axillary line
RBC
appendix
expressed consent
32. Right Kidney - Colon - Small Intestines - Major artery and vein to the right leg - Ureter - Apendix
ight Lower Quadrant
digestive system
metacarpals
hypoperfusion
33. The back of the body or body part
On - line medical direction
posterior
larynx
cardiac muscle
34. Consists of standing orders issued by the medical director that allow EMT's to give certain medications or perform certain procedures without speaking to the medical director or another physician
larynx
Off - Line medical direction
expressed consent
diastolic BP
35. Urgent moves are done when....
Warning
: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
36. Pediatric airway
dermis
cricoid cartilage
trachea narrower - trachea softer - more flexible - airway structures smaller - cricoid not well developed - chest wall softer - tongue proportionally larger than an adults
pathogens
37. A physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient care aspects of the EMS system
anatomy
vertebrae
Medical director
Bradycardia
38. Toward the midline of the body
metatarsal
medial
oropharynx
liver
39. 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
Right Upper Quadrant
Good Samaritan Laws
autonomic NS
blood pressure
40. A sac on the underside of the liver that stores bile produced by the liver
glucose
inferior
gallbladder
ligament
41. Heart beating too slow
CNS
lungs
epiglottis
Bradycardia
42. The joint where the acromion and the clavicle meet
acromioclavicular joint
direct carry
smooth muscle
pubis
43. The largest artery in the body. transports blood from the left ventricle to begin systemic circulation
12-29 breaths/min
dorsal
aorta
power lift
44. Referring to the front of the body. a synonym for anterior
Trendelenburg Position
Nervous system
trachea
ventral
45. Components of the blood; membrane - enclosed fragments of specialized cells
power grip
supine
vertebrae
platelets
46. The introduction of dangerous chemicals - diseases - or infectious material
scene is hazardous - life - threatening condition requires move - patient must be moved to reach a critical patient
contamination
larynx
physiology
47. The organs where exchange of atmospheric oxygen and waste carbon dioxide take place
expressed consent
pulmonary arteries
medial
lungs
48. Hides body
large intestine
concealment
plantar
proximal
49. Ankle bone
nasopharynx
tarsal
cyanosis
pulmonary arteries
50. The highest portion of the shoulder
QI
acromion process
cricoid cartilage
negligence