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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. Time - Route - Amount - Medication - Patient






2. The smallest kind of artery






3. Artery supplying the foot - lateral to the large tendon of the big toe






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






5. Consists of orders from the on - duty physician given directly to an EMT in the field by radio or telephone






6. Artery supplying the foot - behind the medial ankle






7. A sitting position

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8. A thin - walled - microscopic blood vessel where the oxygen/carbon dioxide and nutrient/waste exchange with the body's cells takes place






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






10. Brain and spinal cord






11. High heart rate (Above 160)






12. The area directly posterior to the mouth






13. Breastbone






14. A structure that opens and closes to permit the flow of a fluid in only one direction






15. The back of the body or body part






16. The largest artery in the body. transports blood from the left ventricle to begin systemic circulation






17. Tissue that connects bone to bone






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






19. The collarbone






20. The introduction of dangerous chemicals - diseases - or infectious material






21. Hand bones






22. Inferior portion of the sternum






23. The joint where the acromion and the clavicle meet






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






25. A leaf - shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter from entering the trachea






26. The major artery supplying the leg






27. 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






28. The pelvis socket into which the ball at the proximal end of the femur fits to form the hip joint






29. The front of the body or body






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






31. 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






32. The smallest kind of vein






33. The vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart






34. 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






35. The two fused bones forming the upper jaw






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






37. The bones of the body






38. The nose bones






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






40. The number of bones in the Cervical spine






41. 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






42. The 33 bones of the spinal column






43. Number of bones in the thoracic spine






44. A line drawn vertically from the middle of the armpit to the ankle






45. The cartoid and femeral pulses - which can be felt in the center part of the body






46. Smallest arteries






47. Large neck arteries - one on each side of the neck - that carry blood blood from the heart to the head






48. Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before the patient has been transferred to someone with equal or great medical training






49. Breathing effort; increased use of accessory muscles especially in infants and children; cyanotic skin - cool - clammy; agonal respirations






50. Being held legally responsible