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






2. The muscular structure that divides the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity. A major muscle of respiration






3. Shoulder Blade






4. 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






5. Artery of the lower arm. it is felt when taking the pulse at the wrist






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






7. 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






8. Blood vessels that supply the muscle of the heart






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






10. The location where a crime has been committed or any place that evidence relating to a crime may be found






11. The lower - posterior portions of the pelvis






12. A line drawn vertically from the middle of the armpit to the ankle






13. 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






14. The point where two bones come together






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






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






17. Away from the head; usually compared with another structure that is closer to the head






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






19. The smallest kind of vein






20. High heart rate (Above 160)






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. The two lower chambers of the heart. There is a right (which sends oxygen poor blood to the lungs) and the left (sends oxygen rich blood to the body)






23. The number of bones in the Cervical spine






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






25. Adult breathing rate






26. Laying down with their legs elevated (Shock)






27. The collarbone






28. Radial - brachial - posterior - tibial - dorsalis pedis pulses - which can be felt at peripheral points of the body






29. A person who has completed a legal document that allows for donation of organs and tissues in the event of death






30. The heel bone






31. Closer to the torso






32. Brain and spinal cord






33. Any blood vessel returning blood to the heart






34. Any blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart






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






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






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. Components of the blood - produce substances that help the body fight infection






39. 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






40. The two fused bones forming the upper jaw






41. Wrist bones






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






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






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






45. Smallest arteries






46. Artery of the upper arm; site of the pulse checked during infant CPR






47. Infants breathing rate






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






49. The area directly posterior to the nose






50. Referring to the sole of the foot