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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 major artery supplying the leg
phalanges
malleolous
standing orders
femoral artery
2. The joint where the acromion and the clavicle meet
pulmonary veins
nasal bones
acromioclavicular joint
oropharynx
3. The organisms that cause infection - such as viruses and bacteria
draw - sheet method
alveoli
cover
pathogens
4. An emergency involving multiple patients
stomach
cyanosis
multiple - casualty incident
tarsal
5. The basin - shaped bony structure that supports the spine and is the point of proximal attachment for the lower extremities
trachea narrower - trachea softer - more flexible - airway structures smaller - cricoid not well developed - chest wall softer - tongue proportionally larger than an adults
blood pressure
musculoskeletal system
pelvis
6. Hides and protects your body
aorta
skeleton
tibia
cover
7. The release of a harmful substance into the environment
hazardous - material incident
crime scene
Oxygen
tachycardia
8. Equipment that protects the EMS worker from infection and or exposure to the dangers of rescue operations
PPE
Activated Charcoal
ischium
cyanosis
9. Breathing effort; increased use of accessory muscles especially in infants and children; cyanotic skin - cool - clammy; agonal respirations
protocols
supine
inadequate breathing
involuntary muscle
10. Components of the blood. carry oxygen to and carbon dioxide from cells
power lift
RBC
stress
brachial artery
11. Blood vessels that supply the muscle of the heart
Albuterol
coronary arteries
palmer
4
12. Gripping with as much hand surface as possible in contact with the objects being lifted - all fingers bent at the same angle - hands at least 10 inches apart
patella
power lift
malleolous
power grip
13. The voice box
femur
larynx
dorsal
Off - Line medical direction
14. Liver - Spleen - Left Kidney - Stomach - Colon Pancreas
orbits
From the body--> Vena Cava -->SA Node -->Right atrium -->Right Ventricle -->AV Node -->pulmonary artery-->lungs -->pulmonary vein -->left atrium -->left ventricle -->Aorta -->body
power grip
Left Upper Quadrant
15. An EMT or other person authorized by a medical director to give medications and provide emergency car.
pubis
posterior tibial artery
digestive system
Designated agent
16. A system for telephone access to report emergencies. A dispatcher takes the information and alerts EMS or the fire or police department as needed
911 System
endocrine system
hypoperfusion
protocols
17. 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
Albuterol
Good Samaritan Laws
Designated agent
stomach
18. Components of the blood; membrane - enclosed fragments of specialized cells
inadequate breathing
cover
trachea
platelets
19. The rhythmic beats caused as waves of blood move through and expand the arteries
pulse
distal
acetabulum
pelvis
20. The largest artery in the body. transports blood from the left ventricle to begin systemic circulation
ventricles
ischium
aorta
carpals
21. A strict form of infection control that is based on the assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious
standing orders
standard precautions
physiology
nitroglycerin
22. Number of bones in the coccyx spine
arterioles
radial artery
insulin
4
23. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - a federal law protecting the privacy of patient - specific health care information and providing the patient with control over how this information is used and distributed
femur
HIPAA
mid - axillary line
epinephrine
24. Smallest veins
fibula
venae cavae
venules
skull
25. Hormone produced by the pancreas or taken as a medication by many diabetics
spleen
insulin
pulmonary arteries
Fowler's Position
26. Breastbone
sternum
diaphragm
mid - clavicular
quality improvement
27. Adult breathing rate
superior
12-29 breaths/min
Left Lower Quadrant
expressed consent
28. A leaf - shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter from entering the trachea
dorsal
epiglottis
abandonment
tachycardia
29. The bony structures around the eyes - the eye sockets
anatomy
direct carry
organ donor
orbits
30. On both sides
vertebrae
acromioclavicular joint
bilateral
respiratory system
31. Tissue that connects muscle to bone
smooth muscle
tendon
duty to act
abdominal quadrants
32. A small tube located near the junction of the small and large intestines in the RLQ of the ab - then function of which is not well known; best known for it's inflammation which is appendicitis
ischium
organ donor
Levels of EMS training
appendix
33. Study of function
physiology
hazardous - material incident
HIPAA
proximal
34. Tissue that connects bone to bone
hypoperfusion
lungs
ligament
torso
35. The introduction of dangerous chemicals - diseases - or infectious material
appendix
abdominal quadrants
bilateral
contamination
36. 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 -
venule
central pulses
Activated Charcoal
radius
37. The medial and larger bone of the lower leg
PPE
atria
carpals
tibia
38. 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
cardiac conduction system
quality improvement
tachycardia
large intestine
39. Large neck arteries - one on each side of the neck - that carry blood blood from the heart to the head
cardiac muscle
joints
carotid arteries
Activated Charcoal
40. Tissue that can contract to allow movement of a body part
scene is hazardous - life - threatening condition requires move - patient must be moved to reach a critical patient
pelvis
cricoid cartilage
muscle
41. Radial - brachial - posterior - tibial - dorsalis pedis pulses - which can be felt at peripheral points of the body
lateral
peripheral pulses
tachycardia
5
42. The consent it is presumed a patient - or patient's parent/guardian would give if they could - such as for an unconscious patient or a parent who cannot be contacted when care is needed
pathogens
implied consent
ventral
superior
43. Referring to the back of the body or the back of the hand or foot. A synonym for posterior
dorsal
Levels of EMS training
Right Upper Quadrant
malleolous
44. Pediatric airway
Right Upper Quadrant
anterior
tachycardia
trachea narrower - trachea softer - more flexible - airway structures smaller - cricoid not well developed - chest wall softer - tongue proportionally larger than an adults
45. Ankle bone
Right Upper Quadrant
tarsal
trachea
12-29 breaths/min
46. The foot bone
acromioclavicular joint
abandonment
metatarsal
scene is hazardous - life - threatening condition requires move - patient must be moved to reach a critical patient
47. Study of the structure or form of living things
nasal bones
organ donor
WBC
anatomy
48. The bony structure of the head
scapula
ischium
skull
cricoid cartilage
49. The bones of the body
skeleton
lateral
dorsalis pedis artery
RBC
50. The fluid portion of the blood
humerus
aorta
Medical director
plasma