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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. Muscular tube that removes water from waste products received from the small intestine and removes anything not absorbed by the body toward excretion from the body
radial artery
protocols
platelets
large intestine
2. Study of function
peripheral pulses
physiology
Right Upper Quadrant
proximal
3. Consists of orders from the on - duty physician given directly to an EMT in the field by radio or telephone
abdominal quadrants
On - line medical direction
scene factors cause a decline in patient condition - treatment of patient's condition requires a move
thorax
4. 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
supine
cardiac conduction system
Albuterol
duty to act
5. The joint where the acromion and the clavicle meet
gallbladder
acromioclavicular joint
xiphoid process
plasma
6. System of glands that produce chemicals called hormones that help to regulate many body activities and functions
metatarsal
smooth muscle
Albuterol
endocrine system
7. An obligation to provide care to a patient
duty to act
nasal bones
Veins
Nervous system
8. Blood vessels that supply the muscle of the heart
appendix
coronary arteries
insulin
medial
9. Liver - Spleen - Left Kidney - Stomach - Colon Pancreas
Left Upper Quadrant
carpals
Off - Line medical direction
acromioclavicular joint
10. Time - Route - Amount - Medication - Patient
posterior tibial artery
TRAMP
On - line medical direction
cyanosis
11. Tissue that connects muscle to bone
orbits
5
HIPAA
tendon
12. Laying down with their legs elevated (Shock)
capillary
contamination
organ donor
Trendelenburg Position
13. Components of the blood; membrane - enclosed fragments of specialized cells
platelets
Trendelenburg Position
distal
lateral
14. The location where a crime has been committed or any place that evidence relating to a crime may be found
crime scene
pulmonary veins
medial
12
15. The two upper chambers of the heart - there is a right (receives unoxygenated blood returning from the body) and the left (which sends oxygen - rich blood to the body)
small intestine
mandible
atria
aorta
16. The large bone of the thigh
Levels of EMS training
femur
trachea narrower - trachea softer - more flexible - airway structures smaller - cricoid not well developed - chest wall softer - tongue proportionally larger than an adults
pulse
17. System by which food travels through the body and is digested or broken down into absorbable form
digestive system
involuntary muscle
Aspirin (Acetylsalicyclic acid)
scene is hazardous - life - threatening condition requires move - patient must be moved to reach a critical patient
18. Inadequate perfusion of the cells and tissues of the body caused by insufficient flow of blood through the capillaries
pelvis
carpals
15-30 b/m
hypoperfusion
19. Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before the patient has been transferred to someone with equal or great medical training
abandonment
diastolic BP
alveoli
draw - sheet method
20. The system made up of the heart and the blood vessels
Trendelenburg Position
body mechanics
mid - clavicular
cardiovascular system/circulatory system
21. Being held legally responsible
liability
inadequate breathing
Left Lateral Recumbent
appendix
22. On both sides
appendix
RBC
bronchi
bilateral
23. First Responder - EMT - EMT- intermediate - EMT paramedic
Levels of EMS training
posterior
dorsalis pedis artery
Trendelenburg Position
24. 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
posterior
quality improvement
femoral artery
power lift
25. 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)
Off - Line medical direction
DNR
peripheral pulses
ventricles
26. Referring to the front of the body. a synonym for anterior
Aspirin (Acetylsalicyclic acid)
inferior
scene factors cause a decline in patient condition - treatment of patient's condition requires a move
ventral
27. Left kidney - colon - small intestines - major artery and vein to the left leg - ureter
Trendelenburg Position
ilium
Left Lower Quadrant
capillary
28. The top - back and sides of the skull
pathogens
tarsal
cranium
trachea narrower - trachea softer - more flexible - airway structures smaller - cricoid not well developed - chest wall softer - tongue proportionally larger than an adults
29. The number of bones in the Cervical spine
7
epiglottis
cyanosis
exhalation
30. The smallest kind of vein
organ donor
PPE
capillary
venule
31. A thin - walled - microscopic blood vessel where the oxygen/carbon dioxide and nutrient/waste exchange with the body's cells takes place
Levels of EMS training
standard precautions
power grip
capillary
32. 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
respiratory system
QI
nitroglycerin
xiphoid process
33. Trade name: adrenaline - Actions: causes bronchiole dilation and contraction of blood vessels (Vasoconstrictor and broncodialator) - Indiction: anaphylaxis - respiratory distress - hypoperfusion - side effects: increased heart rate - chest pain - dis
ilium
mid - clavicular
pulmonary arteries
Epinephrine
34. The smallest kind of artery
involuntary muscle
multiple - casualty incident
concealment
arteriole
35. The release of a harmful substance into the environment
inferior
hazardous - material incident
insulin
ilium
36. The lower jaw bone
pharynx
mandible
pelvis
inadequate breathing
37. A policy or protocol issued by a medical director that authorizes EMT's and others to perform particular skills in certain situations
standing orders
Trendelenburg Position
Nervous system
DNR
38. A sac on the underside of the liver that stores bile produced by the liver
gallbladder
stress
carotid arteries
skeleton
39. Lying on the back
skeleton
scapula
standard precautions
supine
40. Smallest veins
superior
draw - sheet method
confidentiality
venules
41. The ring - structure that forms the lower portion of the larynx
cricoid cartilage
subcutaneous layers
mandible
epiglottis
42. Lying on the side. also called the lateral recumbent position
recovery position
Right Upper Quadrant
PNS
scene factors cause a decline in patient condition - treatment of patient's condition requires a move
43. A system of specialized muscle tissues which conduct electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to beat
inadequate breathing
automaticity
power lift
cardiac conduction system
44. Heart beating too slow
perfusion
911 System
Bradycardia
protocols
45. Artery of the upper arm; site of the pulse checked during infant CPR
trachea narrower - trachea softer - more flexible - airway structures smaller - cricoid not well developed - chest wall softer - tongue proportionally larger than an adults
brachial artery
dorsalis pedis artery
Veins
46. The back of the body or body part
stomach
joints
posterior
expressed consent
47. Number of bones in the thoracic spine
12
alveoli
humerus
bilateral
48. A state of physical and/or psychological arousal to a stimulus
Breathing Rates
stress
Fowler's Position
involuntary muscle
49. Proper use of the body to facilitate lifting and moving and preventing injury
systolic BP
femur
body mechanics
hypoperfusion
50. Smallest arteries
WBC
epiglottis
arterioles
assault/battery