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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.
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1. Toward the midline of the body
medial
diaphragm
glucose
femoral artery
2. Right Kidney - Colon - Small Intestines - Major artery and vein to the right leg - Ureter - Apendix
ight Lower Quadrant
inhalation
Veins
Levels of EMS training
3. The inner layer of skin - rich in blood vessels and nerves - found beneath the epidermis
dermis
bilateral
lateral
diaphragm
4. Laying down with their legs elevated (Shock)
Bradycardia
epiglottis
Trendelenburg Position
scene factors cause a decline in patient condition - treatment of patient's condition requires a move
5. Pressure caused by blood exerting force against the walls of blood vessels - usually arterial BP is measured
pulmonary veins
trachea narrower - trachea softer - more flexible - airway structures smaller - cricoid not well developed - chest wall softer - tongue proportionally larger than an adults
blood pressure
insulin
6. The ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own
atria
automaticity
ilium
HIPAA
7. The foot bone
metatarsal
femur
mid - axillary line
palmer
8. Wrist bones
orbits
carpals
spleen
cricoid cartilage
9. A structure that opens and closes to permit the flow of a fluid in only one direction
Left Lower Quadrant
valve
4
concealment
10. Inferior portion of the sternum
On - line medical direction
xiphoid process
911 System
insulin
11. Permission from the patient for care or other action by the EMT
palmer
voluntary muscle
power grip
consent
12. A line drawn vertically from the middle of the armpit to the ankle
mid - axillary line
5
endocrine system
Bradycardia
13. A state of physical and/or psychological arousal to a stimulus
abdominal quadrants
On - line medical direction
stress
pathogens
14. System by which food travels through the body and is digested or broken down into absorbable form
ischium
respiratory system
Left Lateral Recumbent
digestive system
15. 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
glucose
extremity lift
smooth muscle
nitroglycerin
16. Pressure created in the arteries when the left ventrical contracts and forces blood out into circulation
alveoli
systolic BP
femoral artery
Trendelenburg Position
17. The superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava. Return blood from the body to the right atrium
venae cavae
pulmonary veins
metacarpals
hazardous - material incident
18. Urgent moves are done when....
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19. Children breathing rate
15-30 b/m
mid - clavicular
epidermis
CNS
20. A comprehencive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and to deal with stress appropriately
radius
Designated agent
critical incident stress management
ventricles
21. The pelvis socket into which the ball at the proximal end of the femur fits to form the hip joint
acetabulum
decontamination
Good Samaritan Laws
large intestine
22. Blood vessels that supply the muscle of the heart
coronary arteries
Trendelenburg Position
ischium
tendon
23. A method of transferring a patient from bed to stretcher by grasping and pulling the loosened bottom sheet of the bed
skeleton
lateral
thorax
draw - sheet method
24. Equipment that protects the EMS worker from infection and or exposure to the dangers of rescue operations
PPE
venule
scope of practice
Levels of EMS training
25. Breastbone
calcaneus
contamination
smooth muscle
sternum
26. Blood's pathway
fibula
From the body--> Vena Cava -->SA Node -->Right atrium -->Right Ventricle -->AV Node -->pulmonary artery-->lungs -->pulmonary vein -->left atrium -->left ventricle -->Aorta -->body
carotid arteries
involuntary muscle
27. Form the structure of the cheeks
zygomatic arches
platelets
spleen
15-30 b/m
28. The area directly posterior to the mouth
oropharynx
systolic BP
contamination
central pulses
29. Components of the blood. carry oxygen to and carbon dioxide from cells
Off - Line medical direction
RBC
From the body--> Vena Cava -->SA Node -->Right atrium -->Right Ventricle -->AV Node -->pulmonary artery-->lungs -->pulmonary vein -->left atrium -->left ventricle -->Aorta -->body
quality improvement
30. Hand bones
metacarpals
scene is hazardous - life - threatening condition requires move - patient must be moved to reach a critical patient
12-29 breaths/min
proximal
31. Division of the PNS that controls involuntary motor function
carpals
autonomic NS
anterior
skull
32. The lateral and small bone of the lower leg
fibula
ilium
manubrium
diaphragm
33. In a stretcher sitting up
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34. Heart beating too slow
torso
sternum
Bradycardia
alveoli
35. The bony structure of the head
cardiovascular system/circulatory system
skull
coronary arteries
metacarpals
36. 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
tachycardia
inhalation
5
nasopharynx
37. An EMT or other person authorized by a medical director to give medications and provide emergency car.
involuntary muscle
concealment
standing orders
Designated agent
38. The muscular structure that divides the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity. A major muscle of respiration
epinephrine
TRAMP
trachea
diaphragm
39. Nerves that enter and leave the spinal cord and travel between the brain and organs without passing through the spinal cords
hypoperfusion
PNS
tarsal
Fowler's Position
40. Inadequate perfusion of the cells and tissues of the body caused by insufficient flow of blood through the capillaries
Trendelenburg Position
superior
hypoperfusion
Fowler's Position
41. The vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart
TRAMP
pulmonary veins
ligament
digestive system
42. Artery supplying the foot - lateral to the large tendon of the big toe
From the body--> Vena Cava -->SA Node -->Right atrium -->Right Ventricle -->AV Node -->pulmonary artery-->lungs -->pulmonary vein -->left atrium -->left ventricle -->Aorta -->body
pathogens
vein
dorsalis pedis artery
43. Layer of tissue between the body and the external environment
hypoperfusion
skin
Fowler's Position
anterior
44. Hides body
concealment
quality improvement
cyanosis
brachial artery
45. The collarbone
maxillae
fibula
coronary arteries
clavicle
46. 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
ight Lower Quadrant
On - line medical direction
abdominal quadrants
DNR
47. Smallest veins
nasopharynx
venules
insulin
scene factors cause a decline in patient condition - treatment of patient's condition requires a move
48. A position in which the patients feet and legs are higher than the head (Shock position)
hazardous - material incident
acetabulum
mid - clavicular
Trendelenburg Position
49. Lists of steps - such as assessments and interventions - to be taken in different situations
protocols
subcutaneous layers
recovery position
gallbladder
50. Pediatric airway
bilateral
pulse
small intestine
trachea narrower - trachea softer - more flexible - airway structures smaller - cricoid not well developed - chest wall softer - tongue proportionally larger than an adults