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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. Components of the blood. carry oxygen to and carbon dioxide from cells






2. Farther away from the torso






3. Toward the midline of the body






4. The heel bone






5. The lateral bone of the forearm






6. The organs where exchange of atmospheric oxygen and waste carbon dioxide take place






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






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






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






10. The fluid portion of the blood






11. 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






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






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






14. System of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit movement






15. Carry blood toward the heart






16. Any blood vessel returning blood to the heart






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






18. The nose bones






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






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






21. 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






22. Four divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury: the right upper quadrant - the left upper quadrant - the right lower quadrant and the left lower quadrant






23. 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






24. Laying down with their legs elevated (Shock)






25. The back of the body or body part






26. The large bone of the thigh






27. Left kidney - colon - small intestines - major artery and vein to the left leg - ureter






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






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






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






31. The major artery supplying the leg






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






33. Brain - spinal cord and nerves that govern sensation - movement and thought






34. Consent given by adults who are of legal age and mentally competent to make a rational decision in regard to their medical well - being






35. The bony structures around the eyes - the eye sockets






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






37. The medial and larger bone of the lower leg






38. Ankle bone






39. The area directly posterior to the nose






40. 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






41. Wrist bones






42. An EMT or other person authorized by a medical director to give medications and provide emergency car.






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






44. Use emergency moves when....






45. 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 -






46. Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart; has its own blood supply; contracts on its own






47. The microscopic sacs of the lungs where gas exchange with the bloodstream takes place






48. 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






49. Children breathing rate






50. 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