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EMT Training 2

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. The vessels that carry blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs.






2. Obligation to provide care to a patient






3. A valve that indicates the flow of oxygen in liters per minute.






4. Reaction from recurring low - level stressors and develops over years. It's also known as burnout.






5. Tissue that connects bone - to - bone






6. At the lower end of the tibia - seen on the inner ankle






7. Toe and finger bones






8. The back of the body or body part






9. The point where two bones come together.






10. Being held legally responsible






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






12. A flexible breating tube inserted through the atient's nose into the pharynx to help maintain an open airway.






13. Component of blood. The produce substances that help the body fight infection.






14. Number of vertebrae in thoracic (Thorax - ribs - upper back)






15. EMT or other person authorized by a Medical Director to give medications and provide emergency care.






16. Lower end of the fibula - seen on the outer ankle.






17. The nerves that enter and leave the spinal cord and travel between the brain and organs without passing through the spinal cord.






18. The bessels that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.






19. Closer to the torso






20. Largerst artery in the body. Transports blood from left ventricle to begin systemic circulation.






21. Blood vessels that supply the muscle of the heart.






22. The radial - brachial - posterior tibial - and dorsalis pedis pulses - which can be felt at peripheral points of the body.






23. Component of the blood. The carry oxygen to and CO2 away from the cells.






24. The supply of oxygen to and removal of wastes from the cells and tissues of the body as a result of the flow of blooed through the capillaries.






25. The reduction of breathing to the point where oxygen intake is not sufficient to suppory life.






26. A means of correcting blockage of the airway by the tongue by tilting the head back and lifting the chin. Used when no trauma or injury is suspected






27. The study of body function.






28. A blue of gray color resulting from lack of oxygen in the body.






29. An organ located in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen that acts as a blood filtration system and a reservoir for reserves of blood.






30. The division of the peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary motor functions






31. The heel bone






32. Smallest kind of artery






33. The system of nose - mouth - throat - lungs - and muscles that brings oxygen into the body and expels carbon dioxide.






34. To provide ventilations at a higher rate than normal.






35. To the side; away from the midline of the body.






36. The chest






37. Flexible stretcher - made of canvasro ruberized material useful in restricted areas or narrow hallways.






38. Policy or protocol issued by a Medical Director of an EMS system that authorizes EMTS and others to perform particular skills in certain situations.






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






40. Toward the midline of the body.






41. Permission from the patient for care or other action by the EMT






42. Process of continuous self - review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement






43. The brain and spinal cord






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






45. A method of lifting and carrying a patient during which one rescuer slips hands under the patient's ampits and graps the wrists - while anothe rescuer grasps the patient's knees






46. Same as hypoperfusion






47. Voice Box






48. Ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own.






49. A device that provides positive pressure ventilations. It includes settings designed to adjus ventilation rat and volume - is potable and is easily carrid on an ambulance.






50. Inner (second) of skin - rich in blood vessels and nerves - found beneath the epidermis.