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EMT Basics

Subjects : health-sciences, emt
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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 major artery supplying the leg






2. 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






3. Division of the PNS that controls involuntary motor function






4. Hides and protects your body






5. Form the structure of the cheeks






6. The release of a harmful substance into the environment






7. Breastbone






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






9. Ankle bone






10. 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






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






12. 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






13. The area directly posterior to the nose






14. The chest






15. Pediatric airway






16. Lists of steps - such as assessments and interventions - to be taken in different situations






17. The point where two bones come together






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






19. 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






20. A sitting position

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21. An emergency involving multiple patients






22. An obligation to provide care to a patient






23. The trunk of the body; the body without the head and the extremities






24. Gripping with as much hand surface as possible in contact with the objects being lifted - all fingers bent at the same angle - hands at least 10 inches apart






25. 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






26. Carry blood toward the heart






27. The lateral and small bone of the lower leg






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






29. 60-100 bpm






30. Artery supplying the foot - behind the medial ankle






31. Smallest veins






32. Blood vessels that supply the muscle of the heart






33. Wrist bones






34. 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






35. 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






36. On both sides






37. Shoulder Blade






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






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






40. Brain and spinal cord






41. The lower - posterior portions of the pelvis






42. Any blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart






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






44. Study of function






45. An organ located in the LUQ of the ab that acts as a blood filtering system and a reservoirs for reserves of blood






46. Lying on the back






47. A state of physical and/or psychological arousal to a stimulus






48. 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






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






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