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






2. Nerves that enter and leave the spinal cord and travel between the brain and organs without passing through the spinal cords






3. 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






4. Children breathing rate






5. A line drawn vertically from the middle of the armpit to the ankle






6. Any blood vessel returning blood to the heart






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






8. First Responder - EMT - EMT- intermediate - EMT paramedic






9. Adults: 12-19 Children: 15-30 Infants: 25-50






10. The toe and finger bones






11. Study of the structure or form of living things






12. Adult breathing rate






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






14. A system for telephone access to report emergencies. A dispatcher takes the information and alerts EMS or the fire or police department as needed






15. The two fused bones forming the upper jaw






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






17. A series of laws - varying in each state - designed - to provide limited legal protection for citizens and some health care personnel when they are administering emergency care






18. The collarbone






19. Continuous self - review to identify aspects of the system that require improvement to ensure that the public receives the highest quality prehospital care






20. The removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials






21. The smallest kind of artery






22. Vessels that carry blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs






23. Laying down with their legs elevated (Shock)






24. The bony structure of the head






25. Large neck arteries - one on each side of the neck - that carry blood blood from the heart to the head






26. 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 -






27. Artery supplying the foot - behind the medial ankle






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






29. Toward the midline of the body






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






31. Permission from the patient for care or other action by the EMT






32. Brain and spinal cord






33. The ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own






34. The highest portion of the shoulder






35. In a stretcher sitting up

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36. The large bone of the thigh






37. Outer layer of the skin






38. Use emergency moves when....






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






40. Components of the blood - produce substances that help the body fight infection






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






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






43. The voice box






44. Wrist bones






45. Smallest arteries






46. A gland located behind the stomach that produces insulin and juices that assist in digestion of food in the duodenum of the small intestine






47. The fluid portion of the blood






48. Referring to the back of the body or the back of the hand or foot. A synonym for posterior






49. The lateral bone of the forearm






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







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