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






2. The rhythmic beats caused as waves of blood move through and expand the arteries






3. The system made up of the heart and the blood vessels






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. The organisms that cause infection - such as viruses and bacteria






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






7. Trade name: proventil - ventolin - Action: B-2 adrenergic receptor agonist - smooth muscle relaxant - Indication: Respiratory distress in pts diagnostic with asthma - Contraindications:angina - MI - arrhythmia - CHF (Congestive heart failure) - side






8. The supply of oxygen to and removal of wastes from the cells and tissues of the body as a result of the flow of blood through the capillaries






9. 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






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






11. A comprehencive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and to deal with stress appropriately






12. Lips turning blue






13. The front of the body or body






14. The muscular structure that divides the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity. A major muscle of respiration






15. The chest






16. Action: pain reliever - fever reducer - anti - inflammatory - antiplatelet - indication: cardiac related chest pain - Contraindication: allergy - recently taken the med - recent GI bleed - Side effects: upset stomach - heartburn - Dose: 81 mg up to 3






17. Blood's pathway






18. The smallest kind of vein






19. A method of transferring a patient from bed to stretcher - during which two or more rescuers curl the patient to their chests - then reverse the process to lower the patient to the stretcher






20. A process of continuous self - review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement






21. Toward the head.






22. An obligation to provide care to a patient






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






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






25. 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






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






27. 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






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






29. The medial and larger bone of the lower leg






30. The 33 bones of the spinal column






31. Laying down with their legs elevated (Shock)






32. The top - back and sides of the skull






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






34. The bone of the upper arm between the shoulder and the elbow






35. Lying on the back






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






37. The joint where the acromion and the clavicle meet






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






39. Smallest veins






40. A lift from a squatting position with weight to be lifted close to the body - feet apart and flat on the ground - body weight on or just behind balls of feet - back locked in. the upper body is raised before the hips






41. 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)






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






43. Form the structure of the cheeks






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






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






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






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






48. Blood vessels that supply the muscle of the heart






49. 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






50. 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