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






2. The front of the body or body






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






4. Ankle bone






5. The number of bones in the Cervical spine






6. Use emergency moves when....






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






8. Heart beating too slow






9. An obligation to provide care to a patient






10. First Responder - EMT - EMT- intermediate - EMT paramedic






11. The point where two bones come together






12. Carry blood toward the heart






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






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






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






16. Lips turning blue






17. The back of the body or body part






18. The two fused bones forming the upper jaw






19. The superior portion of the sternum






20. 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






21. The nose bones






22. The supply of oxygen to and removal of wastes from the cells and tissues of the body as a result of the flow of blood through the capillaries






23. The ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own






24. The system made up of the heart and the blood vessels






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






26. The superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava. Return blood from the body to the right atrium






27. Action: pain reliever - fever reducer - anti - inflammatory - antiplatelet - indication: cardiac related chest pain - Contraindication: allergy - recently taken the med - recent GI bleed - Side effects: upset stomach - heartburn - Dose: 81 mg up to 3






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






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






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






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






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






33. Artery supplying the foot - behind the medial ankle






34. An emergency involving multiple patients






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






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






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






38. 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 -






39. Nerves that enter and leave the spinal cord and travel between the brain and organs without passing through the spinal cords






40. Number of bones in lumbar spine






41. 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






42. Time - Route - Amount - Medication - Patient






43. A system for telephone access to report emergencies. A dispatcher takes the information and alerts EMS or the fire or police department as needed






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






45. In a stretcher sitting up

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






47. The smallest kind of artery






48. Division of the PNS that controls involuntary motor function






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






50. Number of bones in the sacral spine