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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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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. Components of the blood - produce substances that help the body fight infection
WBC
carpals
appendix
abdominal quadrants
2. Trade Names: Superchar - Insta - char - liqui - char - Action: Binds to some poisons preventing absorpotion - Indications: Ingested poison - Don't give if (contraindications): altered mental status - ingested acids or alkalis - inability to swallow -
Activated Charcoal
lateral
DNR
venule
3. The point where two bones come together
phalanges
joints
medial
glucose
4. System of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit movement
musculoskeletal system
anterior
vein
inadequate breathing
5. A method of lifting and carrying a patient during which one rescuer slips hands under patient's armpits and grasps the wrists - which another rescuer grasps the patient's knees
extremity lift
Designated agent
confidentiality
Levels of EMS training
6. Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart; has its own blood supply; contracts on its own
cardiac muscle
pathogens
5
WBC
7. A sitting position
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8. Hormone produced by the body - as a med it dilated the respiratory passages and is used to relieve severe allergic reactions
epinephrine
patella
radial artery
implied consent
9. Hormone produced by the pancreas or taken as a medication by many diabetics
epidermis
joints
insulin
alveoli
10. Pediatric airway
4
trachea narrower - trachea softer - more flexible - airway structures smaller - cricoid not well developed - chest wall softer - tongue proportionally larger than an adults
spleen
palmer
11. The medial anterior portion of the pelvis
joints
pubis
pancreas
medial
12. Muscle that can be conscious controlled; attaches to bones; forms the major muscle mass of the body - responsible for movement
voluntary muscle
anterior
venule
decontamination
13. Lips turning blue
Levels of EMS training
humerus
inadequate breathing
cyanosis
14. Division of the PNS that controls involuntary motor function
muscle
Nervous system
autonomic NS
cardiovascular system/circulatory system
15. Blood vessels that supply the muscle of the heart
physiology
coronary arteries
Fowler's Position
xiphoid process
16. The trunk of the body; the body without the head and the extremities
cranium
911 System
torso
distal
17. Proper use of the body to facilitate lifting and moving and preventing injury
venule
PPE
body mechanics
direct carry
18. A thin - walled - microscopic blood vessel where the oxygen/carbon dioxide and nutrient/waste exchange with the body's cells takes place
anterior
capillary
trachea
standard precautions
19. Any blood vessel returning blood to the heart
vein
inadequate breathing
hypoperfusion
inferior
20. Brain - spinal cord and nerves that govern sensation - movement and thought
CNS
Nervous system
protocols
inhalation
21. A person who has completed a legal document that allows for donation of organs and tissues in the event of death
Trendelenburg Position
organ donor
insulin
autonomic NS
22. Closer to the torso
dorsal
proximal
decontamination
metatarsal
23. 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
epinephrine
Veins
ligament
confidentiality
24. The lateral and small bone of the lower leg
posterior
fibula
subcutaneous layers
cover
25. The joint where the acromion and the clavicle meet
musculoskeletal system
acromioclavicular joint
ilium
smooth muscle
26. The large bone of the thigh
anterior
femur
ventricles
body mechanics
27. In a stretcher sitting up
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28. The major artery supplying the leg
Levels of EMS training
tachycardia
femoral artery
automaticity
29. Trade name: proventil - ventolin - Action: B-2 adrenergic receptor agonist - smooth muscle relaxant - Indication: Respiratory distress in pts diagnostic with asthma - Contraindications:angina - MI - arrhythmia - CHF (Congestive heart failure) - side
ight Lower Quadrant
Albuterol
Medical director
Bradycardia
30. The toe and finger bones
phalanges
pulse
Medical director
expressed consent
31. 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
small intestine
direct carry
decontamination
Levels of EMS training
32. 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
Good Samaritan Laws
concealment
smooth muscle
pelvis
33. Number of bones in the sacral spine
standard precautions
5
radius
coronary arteries
34. Ankle bone
tarsal
appendix
phalanges
Trendelenburg Position
35. The location where a crime has been committed or any place that evidence relating to a crime may be found
crime scene
plasma
Aspirin (Acetylsalicyclic acid)
DNR
36. Layers of fat and soft tissues found below the dermis
extremity lift
critical incident stress management
cover
subcutaneous layers
37. A gland located behind the stomach that produces insulin and juices that assist in digestion of food in the duodenum of the small intestine
anatomy
xiphoid process
pancreas
carotid arteries
38. The collarbone
RBC
protocols
5
clavicle
39. Wrist bones
lateral
fibula
carpals
On - line medical direction
40. Left kidney - colon - small intestines - major artery and vein to the left leg - ureter
recovery position
Left Lower Quadrant
diaphragm
arteriole
41. Nerves that enter and leave the spinal cord and travel between the brain and organs without passing through the spinal cords
PNS
anatomy
superior
arterioles
42. A method of transferring a patient from bed to stretcher - during which two or more rescuers curl the patient to their chests - then reverse the process to lower the patient to the stretcher
musculoskeletal system
arterioles
direct carry
manubrium
43. Tissue that can contract to allow movement of a body part
nitroglycerin
muscle
RBC
cardiovascular system/circulatory system
44. The smallest kind of artery
epiglottis
arteriole
distal
supine
45. Muscle that responds automatically to brain signals but cannot be consciously controlled
hazardous - material incident
involuntary muscle
larynx
acromioclavicular joint
46. Inferior portion of the sternum
plasma
diaphragm
xiphoid process
hypoperfusion
47. The introduction of dangerous chemicals - diseases - or infectious material
aorta
acromion process
contamination
radius
48. The superior portion of the sternum
manubrium
PPE
assault/battery
pulmonary veins
49. The fluid portion of the blood
duty to act
thorax
plasma
abdominal quadrants
50. The pelvis socket into which the ball at the proximal end of the femur fits to form the hip joint
cyanosis
acetabulum
7
dorsal