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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. 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






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






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






4. The 33 bones of the spinal column






5. 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






6. Number of bones in lumbar spine






7. A structure that opens and closes to permit the flow of a fluid in only one direction






8. 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






9. Smallest arteries






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






11. The trunk of the body; the body without the head and the extremities






12. The heel bone






13. Hides body






14. 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






15. A comprehencive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and to deal with stress appropriately






16. Urgent moves are done when....


17. The smallest kind of vein






18. Vessels that carry blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs






19. Number of bones in the thoracic spine






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






21. 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






22. Division of the PNS that controls involuntary motor function






23. Lying on the back






24. The bony structure of the head






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






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






27. The area directly posterior to the nose






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






29. Large neck arteries - one on each side of the neck - that carry blood blood from the heart to the head






30. System of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit movement






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






32. Farther away from the torso






33. The lateral bone of the forearm






34. A method of transferring a patient from bed to stretcher by grasping and pulling the loosened bottom sheet of the bed






35. Recovery position - patient ends up on their left side - with their left arm folded under their head






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






37. Artery supplying the foot - behind the medial ankle






38. Found in gastrointestinal tract - urinary system - blood vessels; controls the flow of materials through these structures; carris out automatic muscular functions; no conscious control; responds to stimuli such as heat - cold and stretching






39. Toward the midline of the body






40. Inferior portion of the sternum






41. Heart beating too slow






42. The large bone of the thigh






43. Outer layer of the skin






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






45. Wrist bones






46. The superior portion of the sternum






47. The microscopic sacs of the lungs where gas exchange with the bloodstream takes place






48. The smallest kind of artery






49. 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






50. Laying down with their legs elevated (Shock)