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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 sac on the underside of the liver that stores bile produced by the liver






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






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






4. Blood vessels that supply the muscle of the heart






5. A person who has completed a legal document that allows for donation of organs and tissues in the event of death






6. 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






7. Inferior portion of the sternum






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






9. 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






10. Referring to the back of the body or the back of the hand or foot. A synonym for posterior






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






12. The two large sets of branches that come off the trachea and enter the lungs. There are right and left bronchi






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






14. The two fused bones forming the upper jaw






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






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






17. The obligation not to revel information obtained about a patient except to other health care professionals involved in the patient's care - or under subpoena - or in a court of law - or when the patient has signed a release of confidentiality






18. Artery of the lower arm. it is felt when taking the pulse at the wrist






19. A sitting position

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20. The superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava. Return blood from the body to the right atrium






21. Smallest veins






22. 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






23. The voice box






24. The front of the body or body






25. Children breathing rate






26. Brain and spinal cord






27. 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






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






29. The ring - structure that forms the lower portion of the larynx






30. Largest internal organ of the body - produces bile to assist in breakdown of fats and assists in the metabolism of various substances in the body






31. A policy or protocol issued by a medical director that authorizes EMT's and others to perform particular skills in certain situations






32. Hormone produced by the body - as a med it dilated the respiratory passages and is used to relieve severe allergic reactions






33. The top - back and sides of the skull






34. The smallest kind of vein






35. The release of a harmful substance into the environment






36. An obligation to provide care to a patient






37. The system of the nose - mouth - throat - lungs - and muscles that bings oxygen into the body and expels carbon dioxide






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






39. Toward the head.






40. Farther away from the torso






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






42. 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)






43. The superior and widest portion of the pelvis






44. The area directly posterior to the nose






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






46. Blood's pathway






47. Division of the PNS that controls involuntary motor function






48. Muscular tube that removes water from waste products received from the small intestine and removes anything not absorbed by the body toward excretion from the body






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






50. The collarbone