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






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






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






4. 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






5. The heel bone






6. In a stretcher sitting up

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7. Carry blood toward the heart






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






9. Artery supplying the foot - behind the medial ankle






10. 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






11. A person who has completed a legal document that allows for donation of organs and tissues in the event of death






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






13. Wrist bones






14. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






15. Components of the blood; membrane - enclosed fragments of specialized cells






16. Heart beating too slow






17. 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






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






19. Brain and spinal cord






20. Pediatric airway






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






22. Tissue that connects bone to bone






23. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - a federal law protecting the privacy of patient - specific health care information and providing the patient with control over how this information is used and distributed






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






25. First Responder - EMT - EMT- intermediate - EMT paramedic






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






27. The superior and widest portion of the pelvis






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






29. 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






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






31. Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart; has its own blood supply; contracts on its own






32. The medial anterior portion of the pelvis






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






34. System of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit movement






35. The highest portion of the shoulder






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






37. 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)






38. Carry blood away from the heart






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






40. Tissue that can contract to allow movement of a body part






41. The pressure in the arteries when the left ventricle is refilling






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






43. The chest






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






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






46. The two large sets of branches that come off the trachea and enter the lungs. There are right and left bronchi






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






48. The smallest kind of artery






49. Any blood vessel returning blood to the heart






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