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EMT Basics
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Subjects
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health-sciences
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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. 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
insulin
organ donor
musculoskeletal system
Good Samaritan Laws
2. The top - back and sides of the skull
cranium
7
superior
liver
3. An EMT or other person authorized by a medical director to give medications and provide emergency car.
Left Lateral Recumbent
central pulses
appendix
Designated agent
4. Referring to the palm of the hand
epidermis
palmer
dorsalis pedis artery
malleolous
5. Tissue that connects muscle to bone
clavicle
tendon
dorsalis pedis artery
inadequate breathing
6. Muscle that responds automatically to brain signals but cannot be consciously controlled
draw - sheet method
involuntary muscle
metacarpals
DNR
7. Infants breathing rate
cardiovascular system/circulatory system
25-50 b/m
venae cavae
malleolous
8. Kneecap
hazardous - material incident
negligence
patella
blood pressure
9. Lying on the side. also called the lateral recumbent position
trachea narrower - trachea softer - more flexible - airway structures smaller - cricoid not well developed - chest wall softer - tongue proportionally larger than an adults
recovery position
ischium
exhalation
10. Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before the patient has been transferred to someone with equal or great medical training
PPE
pulse
protocols
abandonment
11. 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
power grip
vertebrae
cardiac conduction system
exhalation
12. The foot bone
glucose
peripheral pulses
phalanges
metatarsal
13. The line through the center of the clavical
inhalation
skeleton
mid - clavicular
direct carry
14. Any blood vessel returning blood to the heart
vein
phalanges
blood pressure
organ donor
15. 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
autonomic NS
PPE
inhalation
12
16. A leaf - shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter from entering the trachea
posterior tibial artery
epiglottis
large intestine
contamination
17. Protrusion on the side of the ankle.
malleolous
perfusion
PPE
DNR
18. A line drawn vertically from the middle of the armpit to the ankle
venule
Medical director
mid - axillary line
5
19. The smallest kind of artery
arteriole
tibia
central pulses
cyanosis
20. 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
cover
malleolous
skin
Oxygen
21. High heart rate (Above 160)
digestive system
tachycardia
concealment
pathogens
22. A method of transferring a patient from bed to stretcher - during which two or more rescuers curl the patient to their chests - then reverse the process to lower the patient to the stretcher
artery
plantar
standard precautions
direct carry
23. A system of specialized muscle tissues which conduct electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to beat
liver
automaticity
cardiac conduction system
quality improvement
24. 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
HIPAA
oropharynx
supine
Bradycardia
25. The ring - structure that forms the lower portion of the larynx
cricoid cartilage
stress
central pulses
7
26. A policy or protocol issued by a medical director that authorizes EMT's and others to perform particular skills in certain situations
negligence
nitroglycerin
standing orders
cricoid cartilage
27. 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
capillary
Off - Line medical direction
superior
body mechanics
28. Proper use of the body to facilitate lifting and moving and preventing injury
body mechanics
diastolic BP
pulse
carpals
29. Recovery position - patient ends up on their left side - with their left arm folded under their head
tendon
pulmonary veins
Left Lateral Recumbent
cardiac muscle
30. Heart beating too slow
dorsalis pedis artery
cranium
Bradycardia
joints
31. Use emergency moves when....
plantar
power grip
hypoperfusion
scene is hazardous - life - threatening condition requires move - patient must be moved to reach a critical patient
32. Form the structure of the cheeks
involuntary muscle
patella
pharynx
zygomatic arches
33. First Responder - EMT - EMT- intermediate - EMT paramedic
carpals
bronchi
Levels of EMS training
extremity lift
34. 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
Left Lower Quadrant
Albuterol
911 System
radius
35. The location where a crime has been committed or any place that evidence relating to a crime may be found
crime scene
manubrium
supine
Breathing Rates
36. Brain - spinal cord and nerves that govern sensation - movement and thought
Nervous system
CNS
5
ischium
37. A method of transferring a patient from bed to stretcher by grasping and pulling the loosened bottom sheet of the bed
CNS
involuntary muscle
draw - sheet method
systolic BP
38. A state of physical and/or psychological arousal to a stimulus
zygomatic arches
stress
venae cavae
epinephrine
39. 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
Veins
muscle
nitroglycerin
25-50 b/m
40. The area directly posterior to the mouth
power grip
epidermis
maxillae
oropharynx
41. The cartoid and femeral pulses - which can be felt in the center part of the body
ischium
central pulses
hypoperfusion
bilateral
42. Adult breathing rate
valve
12-29 breaths/min
blood pressure
mid - axillary line
43. Breathing effort; increased use of accessory muscles especially in infants and children; cyanotic skin - cool - clammy; agonal respirations
power lift
small intestine
inadequate breathing
tarsal
44. Adults: 12-19 Children: 15-30 Infants: 25-50
valve
Fowler's Position
Breathing Rates
venules
45. The pressure in the arteries when the left ventricle is refilling
manubrium
diastolic BP
5
cyanosis
46. Hand bones
dorsal
Left Upper Quadrant
spleen
metacarpals
47. 60-100 bpm
torso
maxillae
pulse
direct carry
48. The pelvis socket into which the ball at the proximal end of the femur fits to form the hip joint
ight Lower Quadrant
distal
acetabulum
5
49. The smallest kind of vein
spleen
ligament
venule
physiology
50. Referring to the sole of the foot
pelvis
plantar
venule
oropharynx