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






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






3. The superior portion of the sternum






4. Muscular tube between the stomach and the large intestine - divided into the duodenum - jejunum and the ileum - which receives partially digested food from the stomach and continues digestion. Nutrients are absorbed by the body through its walls






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






6. Trade name:insta - glucose - Action: increases blood sugar levels - indications:altered mental status And history of diabetes - Contraindications: unresponsive - inability to swallow - dose: one tube - Oral - Supplies: gel






7. A set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the scope - or extent and limits - of the EMT's job






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






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






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






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






12. The location where a crime has been committed or any place that evidence relating to a crime may be found






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






14. Wrist bones






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






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






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






18. The area directly posterior to the mouth






19. Smallest veins






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






21. 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)






22. 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






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






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






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






26. An active process in which the intercostal muscles and the diaphragm contract - expanding the size of the chest cavity and causing air to flow into the lungs






27. The joint where the acromion and the clavicle meet






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






29. Blood's pathway






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






31. A sitting position

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32. To the side - away from the midline of the body






33. A passive process in which the intercostal muscles and the diaphragm relax - causing the chest cavity to decrease in size and air to flow out of the lungs






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






35. Ankle bone






36. The area directly posterior to the mouth and nose. It is made up of the oropharynx and the nasopharynx






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






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






39. Consists of orders from the on - duty physician given directly to an EMT in the field by radio or telephone






40. Any blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart






41. 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






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






43. 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






44. Brain and spinal cord






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






46. The inner layer of skin - rich in blood vessels and nerves - found beneath the epidermis






47. Tissue that connects bone to bone






48. Shoulder Blade






49. The toe and finger bones






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