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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. 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






2. Form the structure of the cheeks






3. 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






4. 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






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






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






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






8. Study of function






9. Time - Route - Amount - Medication - Patient






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






11. 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)






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






13. Inferior portion of the sternum






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






15. Urgent moves are done when....

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16. Toward the midline of the body






17. Protrusion on the side of the ankle.






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






19. Division of the PNS that controls involuntary motor function






20. Trade Name: nitrostat - nitrolingual - Action: relaxes blood vessels - decreases workload of heart - indication: chest pain and history of cardiac problems and prescribed Nitro - Contraindication: bradycardia - tachycardia - head injury - systolic BP






21. 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 -






22. Adult breathing rate






23. Number of bones in the sacral spine






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






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






26. 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






27. The line through the center of the clavical






28. Any blood vessel returning blood to the heart






29. 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






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






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






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






33. Wrist bones






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






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






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






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






38. The chest






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






40. An obligation to provide care to a patient






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






42. Hormone produced by the body - as a med it dilated the respiratory passages and is used to relieve severe allergic reactions






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






44. The back of the body or body part






45. Being held legally responsible






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






47. Toward the head.






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






49. Number of bones in the coccyx spine






50. Number of bones in the thoracic spine