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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. The highest portion of the shoulder






2. Any blood vessel returning blood to the heart






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






4. Adults: 12-19 Children: 15-30 Infants: 25-50






5. First Responder - EMT - EMT- intermediate - EMT paramedic






6. Components of the blood; membrane - enclosed fragments of specialized cells






7. Farther away from the torso






8. 60-100 bpm






9. 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






10. The chest






11. A leaf - shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter from entering the trachea






12. A physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient care aspects of the EMS system






13. Adult breathing rate






14. A set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the scope - or extent and limits - of the EMT's job






15. Study of the structure or form of living things






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






17. Children breathing rate






18. 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






19. The two large sets of branches that come off the trachea and enter the lungs. There are right and left bronchi






20. The collarbone






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






22. The fluid portion of the blood






23. The superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava. Return blood from the body to the right atrium






24. Wrist bones






25. An obligation to provide care to a patient






26. The release of a harmful substance into the environment






27. The smallest kind of vein






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






29. Lists of steps - such as assessments and interventions - to be taken in different situations






30. Artery supplying the foot - lateral to the large tendon of the big toe






31. Breastbone






32. An organ located in the LUQ of the ab that acts as a blood filtering system and a reservoirs for reserves of blood






33. The front of the body or body






34. Continuous self - review to identify aspects of the system that require improvement to ensure that the public receives the highest quality prehospital care






35. The removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials






36. A state of physical and/or psychological arousal to a stimulus






37. Four divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury: the right upper quadrant - the left upper quadrant - the right lower quadrant and the left lower quadrant






38. Inferior portion of the sternum






39. Lips turning blue






40. The pressure in the arteries when the left ventricle is refilling






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






42. The medial anterior portion of the pelvis






43. Trade name:insta - glucose - Action: increases blood sugar levels - indications:altered mental status And history of diabetes - Contraindications: unresponsive - inability to swallow - dose: one tube - Oral - Supplies: gel






44. The toe and finger bones






45. Infants breathing rate






46. Number of bones in lumbar spine






47. An emergency involving multiple patients






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






49. Urgent moves are done when....


50. Action: pain reliever - fever reducer - anti - inflammatory - antiplatelet - indication: cardiac related chest pain - Contraindication: allergy - recently taken the med - recent GI bleed - Side effects: upset stomach - heartburn - Dose: 81 mg up to 3