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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. 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






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






3. Adult breathing rate






4. Lying on the back






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






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






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






8. The heel bone






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






10. Urgent moves are done when....


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






12. Study of the structure or form of living things






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






14. First Responder - EMT - EMT- intermediate - EMT paramedic






15. The fluid portion of the blood






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






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






18. Pressure caused by blood exerting force against the walls of blood vessels - usually arterial BP is measured






19. 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






20. Toward the head.






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






22. Continuous self - review to identify aspects of the system that require improvement to ensure that the public receives the highest quality prehospital care






23. 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 -






24. Referring to the palm of the hand






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






26. Brain and spinal cord






27. Referring to the front of the body. a synonym for anterior






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






29. The highest portion of the shoulder






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






31. Hand bones






32. The area directly posterior to the nose






33. 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






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






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






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. Found in gastrointestinal tract - urinary system - blood vessels; controls the flow of materials through these structures; carris out automatic muscular functions; no conscious control; responds to stimuli such as heat - cold and stretching






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






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






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






41. The two fused bones forming the upper jaw






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






43. Heart beating too slow






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






45. The 'windpipe'; the structure that connects the pharynx to the lungs






46. Musuclar sac between the esophagus and the small intestine where digestion of food begins






47. The smallest kind of artery






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






49. The toe and finger bones






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