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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. 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






2. The nose bones






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






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






5. Referring to the sole of the foot






6. A process of continuous self - review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement






7. Tissue that can contract to allow movement of a body part






8. Protrusion on the side of the ankle.






9. The two fused bones forming the upper jaw






10. Lips turning blue






11. The lower jaw bone






12. In a stretcher sitting up

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13. The point where two bones come together






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






15. The top - back and sides of the skull






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






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






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






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






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






21. Components of the blood. carry oxygen to and carbon dioxide from cells






22. A small tube located near the junction of the small and large intestines in the RLQ of the ab - then function of which is not well known; best known for it's inflammation which is appendicitis






23. Consent given by adults who are of legal age and mentally competent to make a rational decision in regard to their medical well - being






24. Trade name: proventil - ventolin - Action: B-2 adrenergic receptor agonist - smooth muscle relaxant - Indication: Respiratory distress in pts diagnostic with asthma - Contraindications:angina - MI - arrhythmia - CHF (Congestive heart failure) - side






25. Breathing effort; increased use of accessory muscles especially in infants and children; cyanotic skin - cool - clammy; agonal respirations






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






27. 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






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






29. Infants breathing rate






30. Muscular tube between the stomach and the large intestine - divided into the duodenum - jejunum and the ileum - which receives partially digested food from the stomach and continues digestion. Nutrients are absorbed by the body through its walls






31. Pediatric airway






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






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






34. System of glands that produce chemicals called hormones that help to regulate many body activities and functions






35. 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






36. Tissue that connects bone to bone






37. Toward the head.






38. Smallest veins






39. Wrist bones






40. 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






41. On both sides






42. 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






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






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






45. The superior and widest portion of the pelvis






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






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






48. High heart rate (Above 160)






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






50. Lying on the back