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






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






3. Any blood vessel returning blood to the heart






4. Artery supplying the foot - behind the medial ankle






5. Hides body






6. The smallest kind of vein






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






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






9. Blood vessels that supply the muscle of the heart






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






11. The toe and finger bones






12. Blood's pathway






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






14. The ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own






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






16. 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 -






17. First Responder - EMT - EMT- intermediate - EMT paramedic






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






19. Time - Route - Amount - Medication - Patient






20. The area directly posterior to the mouth






21. Carry blood toward the heart






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






23. Trade name: adrenaline - Actions: causes bronchiole dilation and contraction of blood vessels (Vasoconstrictor and broncodialator) - Indiction: anaphylaxis - respiratory distress - hypoperfusion - side effects: increased heart rate - chest pain - dis






24. 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)






25. 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






26. The joint where the acromion and the clavicle meet






27. 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






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






29. Protrusion on the side of the ankle.






30. Nerves that enter and leave the spinal cord and travel between the brain and organs without passing through the spinal cords






31. 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






32. The large bone of the thigh






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






34. 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






35. Smallest veins






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






37. 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






38. Closer to the torso






39. The cartoid and femeral pulses - which can be felt in the center part of the body






40. Muscular tube that removes water from waste products received from the small intestine and removes anything not absorbed by the body toward excretion from the body






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






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






43. A strict form of infection control that is based on the assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious






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






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






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






47. The release of a harmful substance into the environment






48. Carry blood away from the heart






49. Pediatric airway






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