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






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






3. Number of bones in the sacral spine






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






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






6. The smallest kind of artery






7. 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






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






9. 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






10. Blood's pathway






11. Shoulder Blade






12. 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






13. Protrusion on the side of the ankle.






14. Study of function






15. The front of the body or body






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






17. Tissue that connects bone to bone






18. The area directly posterior to the nose






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






20. 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






21. Brain - spinal cord and nerves that govern sensation - movement and thought






22. The two lower chambers of the heart. There is a right (which sends oxygen poor blood to the lungs) and the left (sends oxygen rich blood to the body)






23. Away from the head; usually compared with another structure that is closer to the head






24. The release of a harmful substance into the environment






25. 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






26. The bones of the body






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






28. 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






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






30. 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






31. A sitting position

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






33. The area directly posterior to the mouth






34. Wrist bones






35. An obligation to provide care to a patient






36. The foot bone






37. 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)






38. Number of bones in the coccyx spine






39. The smallest kind of vein






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






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






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






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






44. Action: pain reliever - fever reducer - anti - inflammatory - antiplatelet - indication: cardiac related chest pain - Contraindication: allergy - recently taken the med - recent GI bleed - Side effects: upset stomach - heartburn - Dose: 81 mg up to 3






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






46. Use emergency moves when....






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






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






49. Children breathing rate






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