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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. Musuclar sac between the esophagus and the small intestine where digestion of food begins






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






3. Artery supplying the foot - lateral to the large tendon of the big toe






4. The pelvis socket into which the ball at the proximal end of the femur fits to form the hip joint






5. The top - back and sides of the skull






6. The front of the body or body






7. Carry blood toward the heart






8. The major artery supplying the leg






9. A position in which the patients feet and legs are higher than the head (Shock position)






10. The introduction of dangerous chemicals - diseases - or infectious material






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






12. Closer to the torso






13. A leaf - shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter from entering the trachea






14. Time - Route - Amount - Medication - Patient






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






16. Farther away from the torso






17. The collarbone






18. Use emergency moves when....






19. Away from the head; usually compared with another structure that is closer to the head






20. First Responder - EMT - EMT- intermediate - EMT paramedic






21. Tissue that can contract to allow movement of a body part






22. Breathing effort; increased use of accessory muscles especially in infants and children; cyanotic skin - cool - clammy; agonal respirations






23. Form the structure of the cheeks






24. Consists of standing orders issued by the medical director that allow EMT's to give certain medications or perform certain procedures without speaking to the medical director or another physician






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






26. The voice box






27. A structure that opens and closes to permit the flow of a fluid in only one direction






28. An obligation to provide care to a patient






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






30. The highest portion of the shoulder






31. The pressure in the arteries when the left ventricle is refilling






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






33. Children breathing rate






34. 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






35. Pressure caused by blood exerting force against the walls of blood vessels - usually arterial BP is measured






36. Blood's pathway






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






38. Adult breathing rate






39. 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)






40. A method of transferring a patient from bed to stretcher by grasping and pulling the loosened bottom sheet of the bed






41. The cartoid and femeral pulses - which can be felt in the center part of the body






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






43. Artery of the lower arm. it is felt when taking the pulse at the wrist






44. Being held legally responsible






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






46. The area directly posterior to the mouth






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






48. Muscle that can be conscious controlled; attaches to bones; forms the major muscle mass of the body - responsible for movement






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






50. Toward the midline of the body