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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. 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
posterior
digestive system
central pulses
confidentiality
2. A sitting position
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3. Tissue that can contract to allow movement of a body part
muscle
inadequate breathing
protocols
TRAMP
4. Number of bones in lumbar spine
5
automaticity
liver
xiphoid process
5. The area directly posterior to the nose
arteriole
assault/battery
vein
nasopharynx
6. The joint where the acromion and the clavicle meet
vein
acromioclavicular joint
organ donor
draw - sheet method
7. A sac on the underside of the liver that stores bile produced by the liver
standing orders
gallbladder
Designated agent
venule
8. 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
CNS
exhalation
tachycardia
pathogens
9. 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
4
RBC
Epinephrine
humerus
10. The muscular structure that divides the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity. A major muscle of respiration
larynx
Bradycardia
diaphragm
decontamination
11. First Responder - EMT - EMT- intermediate - EMT paramedic
12
Levels of EMS training
humerus
femur
12. A set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the scope - or extent and limits - of the EMT's job
exhalation
scope of practice
musculoskeletal system
PPE
13. Artery supplying the foot - behind the medial ankle
large intestine
arteries
posterior tibial artery
humerus
14. A system of specialized muscle tissues which conduct electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to beat
ventral
cardiac conduction system
Albuterol
tendon
15. The organs where exchange of atmospheric oxygen and waste carbon dioxide take place
venae cavae
lungs
ligament
Trendelenburg Position
16. The lower jaw bone
mandible
nasopharynx
blood pressure
cardiac muscle
17. Brain and spinal cord
CNS
stress
Oxygen
7
18. Brain - spinal cord and nerves that govern sensation - movement and thought
plantar
skeleton
Nervous system
valve
19. Blood vessels that supply the muscle of the heart
coronary arteries
body mechanics
organ donor
systolic BP
20. 60-100 bpm
hypoperfusion
larynx
medial
pulse
21. Continuous self - review to identify aspects of the system that require improvement to ensure that the public receives the highest quality prehospital care
QI
standard precautions
cardiovascular system/circulatory system
multiple - casualty incident
22. The superior and widest portion of the pelvis
systolic BP
ilium
inferior
hypoperfusion
23. The pelvis socket into which the ball at the proximal end of the femur fits to form the hip joint
QI
stomach
acetabulum
medial
24. The front of the body or body
anterior
nitroglycerin
hypoperfusion
TRAMP
25. Right Kidney - Colon - Small Intestines - Major artery and vein to the right leg - Ureter - Apendix
protocols
ight Lower Quadrant
atria
dorsalis pedis artery
26. Inadequate perfusion of the cells and tissues of the body caused by insufficient flow of blood through the capillaries
hypoperfusion
clavicle
tendon
appendix
27. To the side - away from the midline of the body
WBC
lateral
confidentiality
Left Upper Quadrant
28. Adults: 12-19 Children: 15-30 Infants: 25-50
Trendelenburg Position
Right Upper Quadrant
Breathing Rates
dermis
29. Referring to the front of the body. a synonym for anterior
ventral
medial
Fowler's Position
artery
30. Breastbone
endocrine system
sternum
Bradycardia
automaticity
31. A comprehencive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and to deal with stress appropriately
anatomy
venule
mandible
critical incident stress management
32. Permission from the patient for care or other action by the EMT
mandible
QI
dorsal
consent
33. Nerves that enter and leave the spinal cord and travel between the brain and organs without passing through the spinal cords
metacarpals
dermis
direct carry
PNS
34. Vessels that carry blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs
ligament
expressed consent
Oxygen
pulmonary arteries
35. An EMT or other person authorized by a medical director to give medications and provide emergency car.
Designated agent
skin
dermis
venule
36. Proper use of the body to facilitate lifting and moving and preventing injury
body mechanics
venules
epinephrine
Veins
37. The highest portion of the shoulder
posterior tibial artery
On - line medical direction
duty to act
acromion process
38. The system of the nose - mouth - throat - lungs - and muscles that bings oxygen into the body and expels carbon dioxide
metacarpals
ventricles
protocols
respiratory system
39. A line drawn vertically from the middle of the armpit to the ankle
mid - axillary line
bilateral
femur
joints
40. 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
WBC
aorta
inhalation
appendix
41. Study of the structure or form of living things
zygomatic arches
musculoskeletal system
anatomy
dermis
42. In a stretcher sitting up
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43. The two upper chambers of the heart - there is a right (receives unoxygenated blood returning from the body) and the left (which sends oxygen - rich blood to the body)
abdominal quadrants
atria
phalanges
stress
44. Any blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart
pancreas
exhalation
artery
coronary arteries
45. System by which food travels through the body and is digested or broken down into absorbable form
digestive system
musculoskeletal system
4
WBC
46. The lower - posterior portions of the pelvis
joints
Oxygen
trachea
ischium
47. Lying on the back
supine
tarsal
sternum
systolic BP
48. Smallest veins
ight Lower Quadrant
venules
extremity lift
power lift
49. The smallest kind of artery
dermis
metatarsal
arteriole
medial
50. Radial - brachial - posterior - tibial - dorsalis pedis pulses - which can be felt at peripheral points of the body
peripheral pulses
abdominal quadrants
dorsal
standing orders