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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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1. Inferior portion of the sternum






2. Infants breathing rate






3. The smallest kind of vein






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






5. 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






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






7. High heart rate (Above 160)






8. Brain and spinal cord






9. 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






10. Blood's pathway






11. The lower jaw bone






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






13. The area directly posterior to the mouth






14. 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






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






16. Continuous self - review to identify aspects of the system that require improvement to ensure that the public receives the highest quality prehospital care






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






18. The back of the body or body part






19. 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






20. Proper use of the body to facilitate lifting and moving and preventing injury






21. The line through the center of the clavical






22. The organisms that cause infection - such as viruses and bacteria






23. Carry blood toward the heart






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






25. The foot bone






26. Adults: 12-19 Children: 15-30 Infants: 25-50






27. 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)






28. 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






29. Muscle that responds automatically to brain signals but cannot be consciously controlled






30. Urgent moves are done when....

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






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






33. Hides and protects your body






34. The consent it is presumed a patient - or patient's parent/guardian would give if they could - such as for an unconscious patient or a parent who cannot be contacted when care is needed






35. Wrist bones






36. Vessels that carry blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs






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






38. System of glands that produce chemicals called hormones that help to regulate many body activities and functions






39. Smallest veins






40. To the side - away from the midline of the body






41. Hand bones






42. Pediatric airway






43. The joint where the acromion and the clavicle meet






44. 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






45. A comprehencive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and to deal with stress appropriately






46. 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






47. Nerves that enter and leave the spinal cord and travel between the brain and organs without passing through the spinal cords






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






49. 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






50. Carry blood away from the heart