Test your basic knowledge |

EMT Basics

Subjects : health-sciences, emt
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • 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






2. Study of function






3. Consists of orders from the on - duty physician given directly to an EMT in the field by radio or telephone






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






5. The joint where the acromion and the clavicle meet






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






7. An obligation to provide care to a patient






8. Blood vessels that supply the muscle of the heart






9. Liver - Spleen - Left Kidney - Stomach - Colon Pancreas






10. Time - Route - Amount - Medication - Patient






11. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






12. Laying down with their legs elevated (Shock)






13. Components of the blood; membrane - enclosed fragments of specialized cells






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






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)






16. The large bone of the thigh






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






18. Inadequate perfusion of the cells and tissues of the body caused by insufficient flow of blood through the capillaries






19. Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before the patient has been transferred to someone with equal or great medical training






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






21. Being held legally responsible






22. On both sides






23. First Responder - EMT - EMT- intermediate - EMT paramedic






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






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)






26. Referring to the front of the body. a synonym for anterior






27. Left kidney - colon - small intestines - major artery and vein to the left leg - ureter






28. The top - back and sides of the skull






29. The number of bones in the Cervical spine






30. The smallest kind of vein






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






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






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






34. The smallest kind of artery






35. The release of a harmful substance into the environment






36. The lower jaw bone






37. A policy or protocol issued by a medical director that authorizes EMT's and others to perform particular skills in certain situations






38. A sac on the underside of the liver that stores bile produced by the liver






39. Lying on the back






40. Smallest veins






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






42. Lying on the side. also called the lateral recumbent position






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






44. Heart beating too slow






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






46. The back of the body or body part






47. Number of bones in the thoracic spine






48. A state of physical and/or psychological arousal to a stimulus






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






50. Smallest arteries