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EMT Basics

Subjects : health-sciences, emt
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 60-100 bpm






2. Artery supplying the foot - behind the medial ankle






3. Division of the PNS that controls involuntary motor function






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






5. System by which food travels through the body and is digested or broken down into absorbable form






6. Consists of orders from the on - duty physician given directly to an EMT in the field by radio or telephone






7. 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






8. Blood's pathway






9. Pressure caused by blood exerting force against the walls of blood vessels - usually arterial BP is measured






10. 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






11. The ring - structure that forms the lower portion of the larynx






12. Lips turning blue






13. The major artery supplying the leg






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






15. Referring to the palm of the hand






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






17. 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






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






19. 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






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






21. Inadequate perfusion of the cells and tissues of the body caused by insufficient flow of blood through the capillaries






22. The lower jaw bone






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






24. In a stretcher sitting up

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25. The joint where the acromion and the clavicle meet






26. The front of the body or body






27. 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






28. Liver - Right Kidney - Colon - Pancreas - Gallbladder






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






30. Consists of standing orders issued by the medical director that allow EMT's to give certain medications or perform certain procedures without speaking to the medical director or another physician






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






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






33. Hides and protects your body






34. Layer of tissue between the body and the external environment






35. Number of bones in lumbar spine






36. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - a federal law protecting the privacy of patient - specific health care information and providing the patient with control over how this information is used and distributed






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






38. A strict form of infection control that is based on the assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious






39. Muscular tube that removes water from waste products received from the small intestine and removes anything not absorbed by the body toward excretion from the body






40. Shoulder Blade






41. 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






42. Closer to the torso






43. The release of a harmful substance into the environment






44. The top - back and sides of the skull






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






46. Lying on the back






47. The chest






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






49. Farther away from the torso






50. A finding of failure to act properly in a situation in which there was a duty to act - that needed care as would reasonably be expected of the EMT was not provided - and that harm was caused to the patient as a result