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EMT Basics
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1. A policy or protocol issued by a medical director that authorizes EMT's and others to perform particular skills in certain situations
gallbladder
blood pressure
assault/battery
standing orders
2. Wrist bones
carpals
oropharynx
brachial artery
TRAMP
3. Hand bones
Nervous system
Trendelenburg Position
diastolic BP
metacarpals
4. 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
palmer
superior
Medical director
smooth muscle
5. System by which food travels through the body and is digested or broken down into absorbable form
consent
quality improvement
digestive system
direct carry
6. 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
Good Samaritan Laws
CNS
fibula
systolic BP
7. 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
stress
911 System
large intestine
venule
8. A process of continuous self - review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement
quality improvement
Right Upper Quadrant
Aspirin (Acetylsalicyclic acid)
endocrine system
9. The chest
insulin
Designated agent
pelvis
thorax
10. Shoulder Blade
sternum
scapula
epinephrine
physiology
11. A gland located behind the stomach that produces insulin and juices that assist in digestion of food in the duodenum of the small intestine
Epinephrine
negligence
organ donor
pancreas
12. System of glands that produce chemicals called hormones that help to regulate many body activities and functions
glucose
endocrine system
epiglottis
Left Lower Quadrant
13. The front of the body or body
inadequate breathing
platelets
anterior
protocols
14. High heart rate (Above 160)
tachycardia
Off - Line medical direction
automaticity
decontamination
15. Division of the PNS that controls involuntary motor function
carotid arteries
autonomic NS
12
Epinephrine
16. The basin - shaped bony structure that supports the spine and is the point of proximal attachment for the lower extremities
nasopharynx
acetabulum
carpals
pelvis
17. The rhythmic beats caused as waves of blood move through and expand the arteries
pulse
epinephrine
Trendelenburg Position
phalanges
18. Action: pain reliever - fever reducer - anti - inflammatory - antiplatelet - indication: cardiac related chest pain - Contraindication: allergy - recently taken the med - recent GI bleed - Side effects: upset stomach - heartburn - Dose: 81 mg up to 3
Aspirin (Acetylsalicyclic acid)
On - line medical direction
draw - sheet method
pharynx
19. Artery of the upper arm; site of the pulse checked during infant CPR
scapula
brachial artery
pubis
bilateral
20. The point where two bones come together
diaphragm
mid - axillary line
Good Samaritan Laws
joints
21. The toe and finger bones
torso
aorta
phalanges
perfusion
22. Trade name:insta - glucose - Action: increases blood sugar levels - indications:altered mental status And history of diabetes - Contraindications: unresponsive - inability to swallow - dose: one tube - Oral - Supplies: gel
Oxygen
ilium
cyanosis
glucose
23. The lower jaw bone
clavicle
mandible
power grip
atria
24. Right Kidney - Colon - Small Intestines - Major artery and vein to the right leg - Ureter - Apendix
5
posterior
ight Lower Quadrant
crime scene
25. Tissue that connects muscle to bone
WBC
911 System
dorsalis pedis artery
tendon
26. The superior and widest portion of the pelvis
perfusion
alveoli
venule
ilium
27. Ankle bone
dermis
posterior tibial artery
cranium
tarsal
28. Tissue that connects bone to bone
ligament
PNS
nitroglycerin
gallbladder
29. Nerves that enter and leave the spinal cord and travel between the brain and organs without passing through the spinal cords
7
PPE
pulmonary arteries
PNS
30. Protrusion on the side of the ankle.
coronary arteries
malleolous
concealment
supine
31. The bone of the upper arm between the shoulder and the elbow
humerus
PPE
nasal bones
Epinephrine
32. 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
Epinephrine
tendon
subcutaneous layers
arterioles
33. Layers of fat and soft tissues found below the dermis
superior
trachea
subcutaneous layers
humerus
34. 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
physiology
ventral
DNR
pathogens
35. Lips turning blue
power grip
cyanosis
recovery position
pulmonary arteries
36. Form the structure of the cheeks
alveoli
Designated agent
zygomatic arches
large intestine
37. The bony structures around the eyes - the eye sockets
orbits
femoral artery
pulse
dorsalis pedis artery
38. The location where a crime has been committed or any place that evidence relating to a crime may be found
lungs
acromion process
crime scene
liver
39. 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
cyanosis
nasal bones
direct carry
power lift
40. A thin - walled - microscopic blood vessel where the oxygen/carbon dioxide and nutrient/waste exchange with the body's cells takes place
25-50 b/m
tendon
capillary
liability
41. Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart; has its own blood supply; contracts on its own
cranium
cardiac muscle
Medical director
15-30 b/m
42. The supply of oxygen to and removal of wastes from the cells and tissues of the body as a result of the flow of blood through the capillaries
perfusion
standing orders
Trendelenburg Position
cyanosis
43. Vessels that carry blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs
platelets
Medical director
pulmonary arteries
digestive system
44. On both sides
stomach
femoral artery
bilateral
pulse
45. Components of the blood; membrane - enclosed fragments of specialized cells
cardiovascular system/circulatory system
pancreas
platelets
standing orders
46. The muscular structure that divides the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity. A major muscle of respiration
diaphragm
valve
diastolic BP
clavicle
47. The ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own
mandible
automaticity
spleen
torso
48. 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
power lift
tibia
posterior
abdominal quadrants
49. The system made up of the heart and the blood vessels
ischium
sternum
cardiovascular system/circulatory system
diastolic BP
50. A leaf - shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter from entering the trachea
decontamination
carpals
valve
epiglottis
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