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EMT Basics
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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. A line drawn vertically from the middle of the armpit to the ankle
Oxygen
mid - axillary line
respiratory system
negligence
2. The area directly posterior to the mouth and nose. It is made up of the oropharynx and the nasopharynx
TRAMP
Left Lower Quadrant
organ donor
pharynx
3. Heart beating too slow
tendon
platelets
Bradycardia
critical incident stress management
4. The ring - structure that forms the lower portion of the larynx
cricoid cartilage
lungs
voluntary muscle
pubis
5. Any blood vessel returning blood to the heart
vein
manubrium
thorax
duty to act
6. The largest artery in the body. transports blood from the left ventricle to begin systemic circulation
cranium
pubis
hazardous - material incident
aorta
7. A leaf - shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter from entering the trachea
patella
glucose
epiglottis
DNR
8. Time - Route - Amount - Medication - Patient
ilium
inferior
supine
TRAMP
9. Brain - spinal cord and nerves that govern sensation - movement and thought
Nervous system
extremity lift
pharynx
platelets
10. First Responder - EMT - EMT- intermediate - EMT paramedic
Levels of EMS training
scope of practice
arteries
mandible
11. The system of the nose - mouth - throat - lungs - and muscles that bings oxygen into the body and expels carbon dioxide
respiratory system
distal
power grip
pubis
12. Equipment that protects the EMS worker from infection and or exposure to the dangers of rescue operations
PPE
cranium
mid - axillary line
digestive system
13. Left kidney - colon - small intestines - major artery and vein to the left leg - ureter
vertebrae
Left Lower Quadrant
Veins
standard precautions
14. Large neck arteries - one on each side of the neck - that carry blood blood from the heart to the head
hypoperfusion
digestive system
carotid arteries
venule
15. Infants breathing rate
maxillae
Left Upper Quadrant
pharynx
25-50 b/m
16. 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
power lift
HIPAA
7
dorsalis pedis artery
17. Division of the PNS that controls involuntary motor function
anterior
quality improvement
Epinephrine
autonomic NS
18. Consists of orders from the on - duty physician given directly to an EMT in the field by radio or telephone
TRAMP
hazardous - material incident
On - line medical direction
insulin
19. Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before the patient has been transferred to someone with equal or great medical training
Levels of EMS training
abandonment
dermis
cardiac muscle
20. 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
scapula
Good Samaritan Laws
carpals
mandible
21. Children breathing rate
xiphoid process
implied consent
15-30 b/m
Breathing Rates
22. Lists of steps - such as assessments and interventions - to be taken in different situations
crime scene
skin
mid - axillary line
protocols
23. A position in which the patients feet and legs are higher than the head (Shock position)
Trendelenburg Position
Left Lateral Recumbent
ligament
metatarsal
24. Number of bones in the sacral spine
scope of practice
5
exhalation
maxillae
25. Number of bones in the thoracic spine
pathogens
automaticity
autonomic NS
12
26. Breathing effort; increased use of accessory muscles especially in infants and children; cyanotic skin - cool - clammy; agonal respirations
dorsalis pedis artery
inadequate breathing
Trendelenburg Position
pubis
27. Consent given by adults who are of legal age and mentally competent to make a rational decision in regard to their medical well - being
HIPAA
expressed consent
quality improvement
glucose
28. Use emergency moves when....
scene is hazardous - life - threatening condition requires move - patient must be moved to reach a critical patient
protocols
ventral
manubrium
29. The location where a crime has been committed or any place that evidence relating to a crime may be found
anatomy
joints
crime scene
pulmonary arteries
30. The consent it is presumed a patient - or patient's parent/guardian would give if they could - such as for an unconscious patient or a parent who cannot be contacted when care is needed
bronchi
quality improvement
implied consent
12
31. The superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava. Return blood from the body to the right atrium
venae cavae
exhalation
xiphoid process
From the body--> Vena Cava -->SA Node -->Right atrium -->Right Ventricle -->AV Node -->pulmonary artery-->lungs -->pulmonary vein -->left atrium -->left ventricle -->Aorta -->body
32. A state of physical and/or psychological arousal to a stimulus
Medical director
Fowler's Position
stress
ilium
33. Smallest veins
valve
patella
venules
Left Lower Quadrant
34. The vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart
pulmonary veins
organ donor
oropharynx
joints
35. 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
25-50 b/m
nitroglycerin
inhalation
xiphoid process
36. The 33 bones of the spinal column
standing orders
vertebrae
calcaneus
ventricles
37. Toward the head.
perfusion
superior
ventricles
12
38. System by which food travels through the body and is digested or broken down into absorbable form
automaticity
aorta
digestive system
pulse
39. System of glands that produce chemicals called hormones that help to regulate many body activities and functions
systolic BP
metatarsal
endocrine system
radius
40. The point where two bones come together
ischium
organ donor
joints
respiratory system
41. The organisms that cause infection - such as viruses and bacteria
pathogens
platelets
posterior
pulmonary arteries
42. Away from the head; usually compared with another structure that is closer to the head
spleen
pulse
PPE
inferior
43. On both sides
capillary
crime scene
mid - axillary line
bilateral
44. 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)
atria
tibia
oropharynx
Good Samaritan Laws
45. Referring to the front of the body. a synonym for anterior
valve
small intestine
liability
ventral
46. The medial anterior portion of the pelvis
pubis
larynx
Left Upper Quadrant
expressed consent
47. Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart; has its own blood supply; contracts on its own
vertebrae
cardiac muscle
Medical director
alveoli
48. Hand bones
consent
metacarpals
scene factors cause a decline in patient condition - treatment of patient's condition requires a move
muscle
49. A process of continuous self - review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement
proximal
pathogens
CNS
quality improvement
50. The bone of the upper arm between the shoulder and the elbow
implied consent
Veins
expressed consent
humerus