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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; membrane - enclosed fragments of specialized cells






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






3. The pelvis socket into which the ball at the proximal end of the femur fits to form the hip joint






4. Blood vessels that supply the muscle of the heart






5. Lying on the back






6. A system of specialized muscle tissues which conduct electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to beat






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






8. Tissue that connects bone to bone






9. Adult breathing rate






10. A method of lifting and carrying a patient during which one rescuer slips hands under patient's armpits and grasps the wrists - which another rescuer grasps the patient's knees






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






12. On both sides






13. 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






14. Time - Route - Amount - Medication - Patient






15. Infants breathing rate






16. Shoulder Blade






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






18. Artery supplying the foot - behind the medial ankle






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






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






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






22. The number of bones in the Cervical spine






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. 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






25. To the side - away from the midline of the body






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






27. 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)






28. The lateral and small bone of the lower leg






29. The bones of the body






30. The top - back and sides of the skull






31. 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






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






33. A legal document - usually signed by the patient and his physician - which states that the patient and his physician - which state that the patient has a terminal illness and does not wish to prolong life through resuscitation efforts






34. 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






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






36. The collarbone






37. The 33 bones of the spinal column






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






39. Inadequate perfusion of the cells and tissues of the body caused by insufficient flow of blood through the capillaries






40. Breastbone






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






42. Referring to the sole of the foot






43. The front of the body or body






44. The smallest kind of artery






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






46. The release of a harmful substance into the environment






47. The two lower chambers of the heart. There is a right (which sends oxygen poor blood to the lungs) and the left (sends oxygen rich blood to the body)






48. 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






49. 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






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