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EMT Basics
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Subjects
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health-sciences
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emt
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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: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
glucose
critical incident stress management
calcaneus
mid - axillary line
2. The organs where exchange of atmospheric oxygen and waste carbon dioxide take place
anterior
valve
lungs
blood pressure
3. Adult breathing rate
radius
12-29 breaths/min
5
decontamination
4. Lying on the back
supine
pharynx
alveoli
autonomic NS
5. A sac on the underside of the liver that stores bile produced by the liver
mandible
body mechanics
gallbladder
pancreas
6. The bony structures around the eyes - the eye sockets
pulmonary arteries
exhalation
orbits
superior
7. A process of continuous self - review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement
scene factors cause a decline in patient condition - treatment of patient's condition requires a move
Nervous system
carpals
quality improvement
8. The heel bone
cover
Off - Line medical direction
calcaneus
organ donor
9. The system of the nose - mouth - throat - lungs - and muscles that bings oxygen into the body and expels carbon dioxide
malleolous
QI
systolic BP
respiratory system
10. Urgent moves are done when....
11. A policy or protocol issued by a medical director that authorizes EMT's and others to perform particular skills in certain situations
standing orders
brachial artery
crime scene
cardiac conduction system
12. Study of the structure or form of living things
anatomy
assault/battery
venae cavae
muscle
13. Adults: 12-19 Children: 15-30 Infants: 25-50
zygomatic arches
skull
pubis
Breathing Rates
14. First Responder - EMT - EMT- intermediate - EMT paramedic
Activated Charcoal
ight Lower Quadrant
Levels of EMS training
Oxygen
15. The fluid portion of the blood
plasma
skin
nitroglycerin
epidermis
16. A strict form of infection control that is based on the assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious
proximal
systolic BP
standard precautions
consent
17. The muscular structure that divides the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity. A major muscle of respiration
diaphragm
epinephrine
contamination
digestive system
18. Pressure caused by blood exerting force against the walls of blood vessels - usually arterial BP is measured
exhalation
crime scene
tendon
blood pressure
19. 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
From the body--> Vena Cava -->SA Node -->Right atrium -->Right Ventricle -->AV Node -->pulmonary artery-->lungs -->pulmonary vein -->left atrium -->left ventricle -->Aorta -->body
capillary
power grip
Albuterol
20. Toward the head.
plantar
subcutaneous layers
superior
venules
21. The vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart
Oxygen
exhalation
pulmonary veins
inhalation
22. Continuous self - review to identify aspects of the system that require improvement to ensure that the public receives the highest quality prehospital care
Bradycardia
proximal
standing orders
QI
23. 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 -
radial artery
pulmonary veins
Veins
Activated Charcoal
24. Referring to the palm of the hand
palmer
cardiovascular system/circulatory system
acromion process
duty to act
25. Liver - Spleen - Left Kidney - Stomach - Colon Pancreas
Left Upper Quadrant
superior
Albuterol
hazardous - material incident
26. Brain and spinal cord
diaphragm
CNS
QI
RBC
27. Referring to the front of the body. a synonym for anterior
scope of practice
vertebrae
ventral
bronchi
28. Breathing effort; increased use of accessory muscles especially in infants and children; cyanotic skin - cool - clammy; agonal respirations
cricoid cartilage
inadequate breathing
atria
glucose
29. The highest portion of the shoulder
acromion process
lateral
multiple - casualty incident
appendix
30. The introduction of dangerous chemicals - diseases - or infectious material
contamination
expressed consent
muscle
Epinephrine
31. Hand bones
medial
skin
metacarpals
cardiac conduction system
32. The area directly posterior to the nose
appendix
Left Upper Quadrant
nasopharynx
pelvis
33. A method of transferring a patient from bed to stretcher - during which two or more rescuers curl the patient to their chests - then reverse the process to lower the patient to the stretcher
femur
endocrine system
direct carry
pulmonary arteries
34. The organisms that cause infection - such as viruses and bacteria
diastolic BP
Aspirin (Acetylsalicyclic acid)
pathogens
Good Samaritan Laws
35. Pressure created in the arteries when the left ventrical contracts and forces blood out into circulation
ventral
stress
Aspirin (Acetylsalicyclic acid)
systolic BP
36. A gland located behind the stomach that produces insulin and juices that assist in digestion of food in the duodenum of the small intestine
crime scene
pulse
pharynx
pancreas
37. 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
central pulses
abandonment
smooth muscle
PPE
38. The bone of the upper arm between the shoulder and the elbow
PPE
venules
humerus
gallbladder
39. Proper use of the body to facilitate lifting and moving and preventing injury
arteries
plasma
diaphragm
body mechanics
40. System of glands that produce chemicals called hormones that help to regulate many body activities and functions
Activated Charcoal
scapula
stomach
endocrine system
41. The two fused bones forming the upper jaw
cricoid cartilage
maxillae
scene factors cause a decline in patient condition - treatment of patient's condition requires a move
smooth muscle
42. Permission from the patient for care or other action by the EMT
patella
femur
consent
epiglottis
43. Heart beating too slow
Oxygen
physiology
Bradycardia
diastolic BP
44. System by which food travels through the body and is digested or broken down into absorbable form
orbits
digestive system
Fowler's Position
From the body--> Vena Cava -->SA Node -->Right atrium -->Right Ventricle -->AV Node -->pulmonary artery-->lungs -->pulmonary vein -->left atrium -->left ventricle -->Aorta -->body
45. The 'windpipe'; the structure that connects the pharynx to the lungs
pulse
femoral artery
trachea
gallbladder
46. Musuclar sac between the esophagus and the small intestine where digestion of food begins
insulin
large intestine
stomach
metatarsal
47. The smallest kind of artery
Breathing Rates
consent
perfusion
arteriole
48. A method of transferring a patient from bed to stretcher by grasping and pulling the loosened bottom sheet of the bed
small intestine
stomach
draw - sheet method
power lift
49. The toe and finger bones
Off - Line medical direction
phalanges
central pulses
pharynx
50. Large neck arteries - one on each side of the neck - that carry blood blood from the heart to the head
diastolic BP
skin
carotid arteries
pubis