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






2. Trade Names: Superchar - Insta - char - liqui - char - Action: Binds to some poisons preventing absorpotion - Indications: Ingested poison - Don't give if (contraindications): altered mental status - ingested acids or alkalis - inability to swallow -






3. The point where two bones come together






4. System of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit movement






5. 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






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






7. A sitting position

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8. Hormone produced by the body - as a med it dilated the respiratory passages and is used to relieve severe allergic reactions






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






10. Pediatric airway






11. The medial anterior portion of the pelvis






12. Muscle that can be conscious controlled; attaches to bones; forms the major muscle mass of the body - responsible for movement






13. Lips turning blue






14. Division of the PNS that controls involuntary motor function






15. Blood vessels that supply the muscle of the heart






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






17. Proper use of the body to facilitate lifting and moving and preventing injury






18. A thin - walled - microscopic blood vessel where the oxygen/carbon dioxide and nutrient/waste exchange with the body's cells takes place






19. Any blood vessel returning blood to the heart






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






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






22. Closer to the torso






23. 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






24. The lateral and small bone of the lower leg






25. The joint where the acromion and the clavicle meet






26. The large bone of the thigh






27. In a stretcher sitting up

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28. The major artery supplying the leg






29. 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






30. The toe and finger bones






31. Muscular tube between the stomach and the large intestine - divided into the duodenum - jejunum and the ileum - which receives partially digested food from the stomach and continues digestion. Nutrients are absorbed by the body through its walls






32. 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






33. Number of bones in the sacral spine






34. Ankle bone






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






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






37. A gland located behind the stomach that produces insulin and juices that assist in digestion of food in the duodenum of the small intestine






38. The collarbone






39. Wrist bones






40. Left kidney - colon - small intestines - major artery and vein to the left leg - ureter






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






42. 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






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






44. The smallest kind of artery






45. Muscle that responds automatically to brain signals but cannot be consciously controlled






46. Inferior portion of the sternum






47. The introduction of dangerous chemicals - diseases - or infectious material






48. The superior portion of the sternum






49. The fluid portion of the blood






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