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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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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. A strict form of infection control that is based on the assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious






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






3. Form the structure of the cheeks






4. Lists of steps - such as assessments and interventions - to be taken in different situations






5. 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






6. Unlawfully touching a patient without consent can be considered battery; providing care without consent






7. 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






8. High heart rate (Above 160)






9. The smallest kind of vein






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






11. The basin - shaped bony structure that supports the spine and is the point of proximal attachment for the lower extremities






12. Artery supplying the foot - behind the medial ankle






13. Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart; has its own blood supply; contracts on its own






14. Components of the blood. carry oxygen to and carbon dioxide from cells






15. Referring to the palm of the hand






16. Infants breathing rate






17. Smallest arteries






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






19. Smallest veins






20. Carry blood toward the heart






21. A set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the scope - or extent and limits - of the EMT's job






22. A system of specialized muscle tissues which conduct electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to beat






23. The organs where exchange of atmospheric oxygen and waste carbon dioxide take place






24. The number of bones in the Cervical spine






25. Lying on the back






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






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






28. A finding of failure to act properly in a situation in which there was a duty to act - that needed care as would reasonably be expected of the EMT was not provided - and that harm was caused to the patient as a result






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






30. Pressure created in the arteries when the left ventrical contracts and forces blood out into circulation






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






32. Left kidney - colon - small intestines - major artery and vein to the left leg - ureter






33. The bony structure of the head






34. Shoulder Blade






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






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






37. Heart beating too slow






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






39. Ankle bone






40. The muscular structure that divides the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity. A major muscle of respiration






41. Hides body






42. The line through the center of the clavical






43. Blood's pathway






44. Laying down with their legs elevated (Shock)






45. A sac on the underside of the liver that stores bile produced by the liver






46. Farther away from the torso






47. Trade name: proventil - ventolin - Action: B-2 adrenergic receptor agonist - smooth muscle relaxant - Indication: Respiratory distress in pts diagnostic with asthma - Contraindications:angina - MI - arrhythmia - CHF (Congestive heart failure) - side






48. Number of bones in the sacral spine






49. The bones of the body






50. Artery of the upper arm; site of the pulse checked during infant CPR