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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. The highest portion of the shoulder
acromion process
RBC
quality improvement
gallbladder
2. Any blood vessel returning blood to the heart
vein
arteriole
Right Upper Quadrant
Designated agent
3. The pelvis socket into which the ball at the proximal end of the femur fits to form the hip joint
ventricles
sternum
pubis
acetabulum
4. Adults: 12-19 Children: 15-30 Infants: 25-50
Breathing Rates
tibia
Trendelenburg Position
stomach
5. First Responder - EMT - EMT- intermediate - EMT paramedic
Levels of EMS training
physiology
tachycardia
organ donor
6. Components of the blood; membrane - enclosed fragments of specialized cells
mandible
platelets
clavicle
Oxygen
7. Farther away from the torso
mandible
arteriole
5
distal
8. 60-100 bpm
artery
posterior
pulse
medial
9. Action:increases levels of O2 in the blood - indications: hypoxia - known or suspected - dose: 6lpm NC (44%) - 12 lpm NRB (90%) - 15 lpm BVM (100%) - Inhaled - supplied: compressed gas
Oxygen
thorax
7
diastolic BP
10. The chest
trachea narrower - trachea softer - more flexible - airway structures smaller - cricoid not well developed - chest wall softer - tongue proportionally larger than an adults
posterior tibial artery
epinephrine
thorax
11. A leaf - shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter from entering the trachea
inferior
epiglottis
coronary arteries
ventricles
12. A physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient care aspects of the EMS system
skull
Medical director
brachial artery
malleolous
13. Adult breathing rate
posterior tibial artery
12-29 breaths/min
stress
hypoperfusion
14. A set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the scope - or extent and limits - of the EMT's job
calcaneus
scope of practice
pulse
central pulses
15. Study of the structure or form of living things
pelvis
anatomy
endocrine system
thorax
16. Pressure created in the arteries when the left ventrical contracts and forces blood out into circulation
systolic BP
respiratory system
tachycardia
QI
17. Children breathing rate
Left Lateral Recumbent
15-30 b/m
anatomy
maxillae
18. 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
mandible
stomach
nitroglycerin
pharynx
19. The two large sets of branches that come off the trachea and enter the lungs. There are right and left bronchi
bronchi
joints
PNS
nasal bones
20. The collarbone
proximal
stomach
mid - clavicular
clavicle
21. Layers of fat and soft tissues found below the dermis
recovery position
body mechanics
subcutaneous layers
spleen
22. The fluid portion of the blood
recovery position
plasma
fibula
musculoskeletal system
23. The superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava. Return blood from the body to the right atrium
venae cavae
implied consent
diastolic BP
stomach
24. Wrist bones
PPE
larynx
large intestine
carpals
25. An obligation to provide care to a patient
involuntary muscle
tarsal
duty to act
mandible
26. The release of a harmful substance into the environment
Trendelenburg Position
hazardous - material incident
stomach
extremity lift
27. The smallest kind of vein
endocrine system
venule
exhalation
artery
28. Hormone produced by the pancreas or taken as a medication by many diabetics
spleen
insulin
inadequate breathing
perfusion
29. Lists of steps - such as assessments and interventions - to be taken in different situations
protocols
Right Upper Quadrant
contamination
7
30. Artery supplying the foot - lateral to the large tendon of the big toe
metacarpals
dorsalis pedis artery
cranium
5
31. Breastbone
acromioclavicular joint
ischium
stomach
sternum
32. An organ located in the LUQ of the ab that acts as a blood filtering system and a reservoirs for reserves of blood
arterioles
911 System
12-29 breaths/min
spleen
33. The front of the body or body
body mechanics
anterior
scene is hazardous - life - threatening condition requires move - patient must be moved to reach a critical patient
trachea narrower - trachea softer - more flexible - airway structures smaller - cricoid not well developed - chest wall softer - tongue proportionally larger than an adults
34. Continuous self - review to identify aspects of the system that require improvement to ensure that the public receives the highest quality prehospital care
cranium
Right Upper Quadrant
multiple - casualty incident
QI
35. The removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials
larynx
decontamination
lateral
Fowler's Position
36. A state of physical and/or psychological arousal to a stimulus
scapula
stress
crime scene
7
37. Four divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury: the right upper quadrant - the left upper quadrant - the right lower quadrant and the left lower quadrant
carotid arteries
confidentiality
vein
abdominal quadrants
38. Inferior portion of the sternum
inhalation
xiphoid process
skeleton
expressed consent
39. Lips turning blue
ventral
abdominal quadrants
cyanosis
acetabulum
40. The pressure in the arteries when the left ventricle is refilling
acromion process
diastolic BP
15-30 b/m
ligament
41. Permission from the patient for care or other action by the EMT
Medical director
Fowler's Position
consent
involuntary muscle
42. The medial anterior portion of the pelvis
central pulses
25-50 b/m
smooth muscle
pubis
43. 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
assault/battery
respiratory system
inferior
glucose
44. The toe and finger bones
venule
Left Upper Quadrant
phalanges
QI
45. Infants breathing rate
Levels of EMS training
25-50 b/m
direct carry
CNS
46. Number of bones in lumbar spine
stress
5
cranium
carotid arteries
47. An emergency involving multiple patients
epiglottis
multiple - casualty incident
digestive system
radial artery
48. A thin - walled - microscopic blood vessel where the oxygen/carbon dioxide and nutrient/waste exchange with the body's cells takes place
skeleton
smooth muscle
capillary
body mechanics
49. Urgent moves are done when....
50. 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
Aspirin (Acetylsalicyclic acid)
anatomy
cardiac muscle
crime scene