Test your basic knowledge |

EMT Basics

Subjects : health-sciences, emt
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. In a stretcher sitting up

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


2. Artery supplying the foot - behind the medial ankle






3. An emergency involving multiple patients






4. The lateral bone of the forearm






5. Form the structure of the cheeks






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






7. The superior and widest portion of the pelvis






8. Referring to the sole of the foot






9. 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






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






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






12. 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






13. The area directly posterior to the mouth






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






15. Urgent moves are done when....

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


16. An obligation to provide care to a patient






17. A passive process in which the intercostal muscles and the diaphragm relax - causing the chest cavity to decrease in size and air to flow out of the lungs






18. Inferior portion of the sternum






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






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






21. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






22. Protrusion on the side of the ankle.






23. The 33 bones of the spinal column






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






25. The line through the center of the clavical






26. The lower - posterior portions of the pelvis






27. The cartoid and femeral pulses - which can be felt in the center part of the body






28. The bones of the body






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






30. Musuclar sac between the esophagus and the small intestine where digestion of food begins






31. The smallest kind of artery






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






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






34. Number of bones in lumbar spine






35. The front of the body or body






36. A system of specialized muscle tissues which conduct electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to beat






37. The voice box






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






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






40. Toward the midline of the body






41. The superior portion of the sternum






42. 60-100 bpm






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






44. Being held legally responsible






45. 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






46. Trade name: adrenaline - Actions: causes bronchiole dilation and contraction of blood vessels (Vasoconstrictor and broncodialator) - Indiction: anaphylaxis - respiratory distress - hypoperfusion - side effects: increased heart rate - chest pain - dis






47. Kneecap






48. 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






49. Carry blood toward the heart






50. The muscular structure that divides the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity. A major muscle of respiration