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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 lower jaw bone






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






3. The bones of the body






4. The top - back and sides of the skull






5. 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






6. Number of bones in lumbar spine






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






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






9. Trade Names: Superchar - Insta - char - liqui - char - Action: Binds to some poisons preventing absorpotion - Indications: Ingested poison - Don't give if (contraindications): altered mental status - ingested acids or alkalis - inability to swallow -






10. 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






11. The bone of the upper arm between the shoulder and the elbow






12. An emergency involving multiple patients






13. Study of function






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






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






16. First Responder - EMT - EMT- intermediate - EMT paramedic






17. The fluid portion of the blood






18. The area directly posterior to the mouth






19. High heart rate (Above 160)






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






21. The consent it is presumed a patient - or patient's parent/guardian would give if they could - such as for an unconscious patient or a parent who cannot be contacted when care is needed






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






23. Lips turning blue






24. Referring to the back of the body or the back of the hand or foot. A synonym for posterior






25. Heart beating too slow






26. A lift from a squatting position with weight to be lifted close to the body - feet apart and flat on the ground - body weight on or just behind balls of feet - back locked in. the upper body is raised before the hips






27. Blood's pathway






28. Proper use of the body to facilitate lifting and moving and preventing injury






29. 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






30. Division of the PNS that controls involuntary motor function






31. Wrist bones






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






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






34. In a stretcher sitting up

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






36. Kneecap






37. 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






38. Protrusion on the side of the ankle.






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






40. The lateral and small bone of the lower leg






41. Use emergency moves when....






42. Infants breathing rate






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)






44. Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before the patient has been transferred to someone with equal or great medical training






45. Pediatric airway






46. The medial anterior portion of the pelvis






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






48. Toward the head.






49. Muscle that can be conscious controlled; attaches to bones; forms the major muscle mass of the body - responsible for movement






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