Test your basic knowledge |

EMT Basics

Subjects : health-sciences, emt
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. 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






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






3. Hides body






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






5. 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






6. The highest portion of the shoulder






7. The chest






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






9. 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






10. Form the structure of the cheeks






11. The top - back and sides of the skull






12. Away from the head; usually compared with another structure that is closer to the head






13. The inner layer of skin - rich in blood vessels and nerves - found beneath the epidermis






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






15. The fluid portion of the blood






16. 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






17. 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






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






19. 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






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






21. 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






22. Children breathing rate






23. 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






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






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






26. The medial anterior portion of the pelvis






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






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






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






30. The removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials






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






32. The superior portion of the sternum






33. 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






34. Study of function






35. 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






36. Hand bones






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






38. The release of a harmful substance into the environment






39. Toward the midline of the body






40. The bones of the body






41. Shoulder Blade






42. 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






43. Urgent moves are done when....

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


44. The large bone of the thigh






45. Muscle that can be conscious controlled; attaches to bones; forms the major muscle mass of the body - responsible for movement






46. The nose bones






47. 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






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






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






50. Carry blood toward the heart