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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. 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






2. Carry blood toward the heart






3. Hormone produced by the pancreas or taken as a medication by many diabetics






4. The vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart






5. Liver - Right Kidney - Colon - Pancreas - Gallbladder






6. The two large sets of branches that come off the trachea and enter the lungs. There are right and left bronchi






7. System of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit movement






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






9. The superior and widest portion of the pelvis






10. A sitting position

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11. The microscopic sacs of the lungs where gas exchange with the bloodstream takes place






12. The organs where exchange of atmospheric oxygen and waste carbon dioxide take place






13. The area directly posterior to the mouth






14. The voice box






15. A finding of failure to act properly in a situation in which there was a duty to act - that needed care as would reasonably be expected of the EMT was not provided - and that harm was caused to the patient as a result






16. Brain - spinal cord and nerves that govern sensation - movement and thought






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






18. Any blood vessel returning blood to the heart






19. Kneecap






20. Right Kidney - Colon - Small Intestines - Major artery and vein to the right leg - Ureter - Apendix






21. Layers of fat and soft tissues found below the dermis






22. Study of the structure or form of living things






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






24. The bony structure of the head






25. The muscular structure that divides the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity. A major muscle of respiration






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






27. Ankle bone






28. The smallest kind of vein






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






30. A strict form of infection control that is based on the assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious






31. A person who has completed a legal document that allows for donation of organs and tissues in the event of death






32. Radial - brachial - posterior - tibial - dorsalis pedis pulses - which can be felt at peripheral points of the body






33. The foot bone






34. The two fused bones forming the upper jaw






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






36. 60-100 bpm






37. Lists of steps - such as assessments and interventions - to be taken in different situations






38. A comprehencive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and to deal with stress appropriately






39. 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






40. Shoulder Blade






41. The line through the center of the clavical






42. A method of lifting and carrying a patient during which one rescuer slips hands under patient's armpits and grasps the wrists - which another rescuer grasps the patient's knees






43. The obligation not to revel information obtained about a patient except to other health care professionals involved in the patient's care - or under subpoena - or in a court of law - or when the patient has signed a release of confidentiality






44. The 33 bones of the spinal column






45. The chest






46. Hides and protects your body






47. The fluid portion of the blood






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






49. 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)






50. 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