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EMT Basics

Subjects : health-sciences, emt
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Tissue that connects bone to bone






2. 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






3. Protrusion on the side of the ankle.






4. The medial anterior portion of the pelvis






5. Trade Name: nitrostat - nitrolingual - Action: relaxes blood vessels - decreases workload of heart - indication: chest pain and history of cardiac problems and prescribed Nitro - Contraindication: bradycardia - tachycardia - head injury - systolic BP






6. Time - Route - Amount - Medication - Patient






7. Any blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart






8. Breathing effort; increased use of accessory muscles especially in infants and children; cyanotic skin - cool - clammy; agonal respirations






9. Toward the midline of the body






10. Carry blood away from the heart






11. Toward the head.






12. The 'windpipe'; the structure that connects the pharynx to the lungs






13. A person who has completed a legal document that allows for donation of organs and tissues in the event of death






14. Components of the blood; membrane - enclosed fragments of specialized cells






15. First Responder - EMT - EMT- intermediate - EMT paramedic






16. Number of bones in the sacral spine






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






18. 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






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






20. The lateral and small bone of the lower leg






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






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






23. An organ located in the LUQ of the ab that acts as a blood filtering system and a reservoirs for reserves of blood






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






25. Smallest veins






26. The large bone of the thigh






27. The bones of the body






28. The superior portion of the sternum






29. Heart beating too slow






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






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






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






33. Adult breathing rate






34. The area directly posterior to the mouth






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






36. The toe and finger bones






37. In a stretcher sitting up

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






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






40. The bony structure of the head






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






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






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






44. Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart; has its own blood supply; contracts on its own






45. Artery supplying the foot - behind the medial ankle






46. A process of continuous self - review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement






47. The basin - shaped bony structure that supports the spine and is the point of proximal attachment for the lower extremities






48. Liver - Spleen - Left Kidney - Stomach - Colon Pancreas






49. Lying on the back






50. The nose bones






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