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






2. 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






3. A position in which the patients feet and legs are higher than the head (Shock position)






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






5. 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






6. The bony structure of the head






7. The superior and widest portion of the pelvis






8. The lower - posterior portions of the pelvis






9. Left kidney - colon - small intestines - major artery and vein to the left leg - ureter






10. The two fused bones forming the upper jaw






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






12. 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






13. Liver - Right Kidney - Colon - Pancreas - Gallbladder






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






15. Inferior portion of the sternum






16. Consists of orders from the on - duty physician given directly to an EMT in the field by radio or telephone






17. The medial anterior portion of the pelvis






18. Number of bones in lumbar spine






19. 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)






20. 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)






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






22. Heart beating too slow






23. Adult breathing rate






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






25. The large bone of the thigh






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






27. Infants breathing rate






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






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






30. Layer of tissue between the body and the external environment






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






32. The number of bones in the Cervical spine






33. High heart rate (Above 160)






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






35. Protrusion on the side of the ankle.






36. The area directly posterior to the nose






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






38. The superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava. Return blood from the body to the right atrium






39. Pediatric airway






40. Hand bones






41. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






42. Brain and spinal cord






43. The smallest kind of vein






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






45. The medial and larger bone of the lower leg






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






47. 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






48. Lying on the back






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






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