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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. Toward the midline of the body






2. Right Kidney - Colon - Small Intestines - Major artery and vein to the right leg - Ureter - Apendix






3. The inner layer of skin - rich in blood vessels and nerves - found beneath the epidermis






4. Laying down with their legs elevated (Shock)






5. Pressure caused by blood exerting force against the walls of blood vessels - usually arterial BP is measured






6. The ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own






7. The foot bone






8. Wrist bones






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






10. Inferior portion of the sternum






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






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






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






14. System by which food travels through the body and is digested or broken down into absorbable form






15. 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






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






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






18. Urgent moves are done when....

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19. Children breathing rate






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






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






22. Blood vessels that supply the muscle of the heart






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






24. Equipment that protects the EMS worker from infection and or exposure to the dangers of rescue operations






25. Breastbone






26. Blood's pathway






27. Form the structure of the cheeks






28. The area directly posterior to the mouth






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






30. Hand bones






31. Division of the PNS that controls involuntary motor function






32. The lateral and small bone of the lower leg






33. In a stretcher sitting up

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34. Heart beating too slow






35. The bony structure of the head






36. 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






37. An EMT or other person authorized by a medical director to give medications and provide emergency car.






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






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






40. Inadequate perfusion of the cells and tissues of the body caused by insufficient flow of blood through the capillaries






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






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






43. Layer of tissue between the body and the external environment






44. Hides body






45. The collarbone






46. 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






47. Smallest veins






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






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






50. Pediatric airway