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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. Liver - Right Kidney - Colon - Pancreas - Gallbladder






2. Gripping with as much hand surface as possible in contact with the objects being lifted - all fingers bent at the same angle - hands at least 10 inches apart






3. A physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient care aspects of the EMS system






4. The collarbone






5. Toward the head.






6. The foot bone






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






8. The area directly posterior to the mouth






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






10. Large neck arteries - one on each side of the neck - that carry blood blood from the heart to the head






11. The superior and widest portion of the pelvis






12. Consists of standing orders issued by the medical director that allow EMT's to give certain medications or perform certain procedures without speaking to the medical director or another physician






13. Adult breathing rate






14. Components of the blood - produce substances that help the body fight infection






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






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






17. The area directly posterior to the nose






18. Lying on the back






19. The bones of the body






20. 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






21. 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






22. Carry blood toward the heart






23. Number of bones in the sacral spine






24. Urgent moves are done when....

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25. Number of bones in the coccyx spine






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






27. 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






28. Brain and spinal cord






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






30. Smallest veins






31. Division of the PNS that controls involuntary motor function






32. Pediatric airway






33. A small tube located near the junction of the small and large intestines in the RLQ of the ab - then function of which is not well known; best known for it's inflammation which is appendicitis






34. Layers of fat and soft tissues found below the dermis






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






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






37. Unlawfully touching a patient without consent can be considered battery; providing care without consent






38. Trade name:insta - glucose - Action: increases blood sugar levels - indications:altered mental status And history of diabetes - Contraindications: unresponsive - inability to swallow - dose: one tube - Oral - Supplies: gel






39. The area directly posterior to the mouth and nose. It is made up of the oropharynx and the nasopharynx






40. The release of a harmful substance into the environment






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






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






43. The smallest kind of vein






44. The highest portion of the shoulder






45. Consent given by adults who are of legal age and mentally competent to make a rational decision in regard to their medical well - being






46. First Responder - EMT - EMT- intermediate - EMT paramedic






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






48. Study of the structure or form of living things






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






50. The location where a crime has been committed or any place that evidence relating to a crime may be found