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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. Any blood vessel returning blood to the heart






2. Number of bones in lumbar spine






3. Lying on the back






4. Being held legally responsible






5. Liver - Right Kidney - Colon - Pancreas - Gallbladder






6. The heel bone






7. Form the structure of the cheeks






8. Laying down with their legs elevated (Shock)






9. The location where a crime has been committed or any place that evidence relating to a crime may be found






10. The lower jaw bone






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






12. An emergency involving multiple patients






13. High heart rate (Above 160)






14. The bony structures around the eyes - the eye sockets






15. The major artery supplying the leg






16. An obligation to provide care to a patient






17. A position in which the patients feet and legs are higher than the head (Shock position)






18. An organ located in the LUQ of the ab that acts as a blood filtering system and a reservoirs for reserves of blood






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






20. 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






21. The removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials






22. The point where two bones come together






23. A method of transferring a patient from bed to stretcher by grasping and pulling the loosened bottom sheet of the bed






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






25. Action:increases levels of O2 in the blood - indications: hypoxia - known or suspected - dose: 6lpm NC (44%) - 12 lpm NRB (90%) - 15 lpm BVM (100%) - Inhaled - supplied: compressed gas






26. Recovery position - patient ends up on their left side - with their left arm folded under their head






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






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






29. 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






30. Brain and spinal cord






31. Hand bones






32. Referring to the front of the body. a synonym for anterior






33. Muscle that can be conscious controlled; attaches to bones; forms the major muscle mass of the body - responsible for movement






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






35. Number of bones in the sacral spine






36. 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






37. Tissue that can contract to allow movement of a body part






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






39. Wrist bones






40. Any blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart






41. The joint where the acromion and the clavicle meet






42. Use emergency moves when....






43. A state of physical and/or psychological arousal to a stimulus






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






45. Hormone produced by the pancreas or taken as a medication by many diabetics






46. A gland located behind the stomach that produces insulin and juices that assist in digestion of food in the duodenum of the small intestine






47. Radial - brachial - posterior - tibial - dorsalis pedis pulses - which can be felt at peripheral points of the body






48. The microscopic sacs of the lungs where gas exchange with the bloodstream takes place






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






50. The bone of the upper arm between the shoulder and the elbow