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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. 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






2. Pediatric airway






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






4. Study of the structure or form of living things






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






6. Children breathing rate






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






8. Largest internal organ of the body - produces bile to assist in breakdown of fats and assists in the metabolism of various substances in the body






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






10. Smallest veins






11. Number of bones in the sacral spine






12. The nose bones






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






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






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






16. A physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient care aspects of the EMS system






17. Wrist bones






18. The front of the body or body






19. Adult breathing rate






20. Laying down with their legs elevated (Shock)






21. Brain and spinal cord






22. 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






23. Number of bones in the thoracic spine






24. The basin - shaped bony structure that supports the spine and is the point of proximal attachment for the lower extremities






25. Unlawfully touching a patient without consent can be considered battery; providing care without consent






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






27. Found in gastrointestinal tract - urinary system - blood vessels; controls the flow of materials through these structures; carris out automatic muscular functions; no conscious control; responds to stimuli such as heat - cold and stretching






28. Muscle that responds automatically to brain signals but cannot be consciously controlled






29. 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






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






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






32. Equipment that protects the EMS worker from infection and or exposure to the dangers of rescue operations






33. Carry blood away from the heart






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






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






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






37. The lateral and small bone of the lower leg






38. 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






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






40. Pressure created in the arteries when the left ventrical contracts and forces blood out into circulation






41. The large bone of the thigh






42. The area directly posterior to the mouth






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






44. The superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava. Return blood from the body to the right atrium






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






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






47. Action:increases levels of O2 in the blood - indications: hypoxia - known or suspected - dose: 6lpm NC (44%) - 12 lpm NRB (90%) - 15 lpm BVM (100%) - Inhaled - supplied: compressed gas






48. Any blood vessel returning blood to the heart






49. Recovery position - patient ends up on their left side - with their left arm folded under their head






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