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






2. A method of transferring a patient from bed to stretcher - during which two or more rescuers curl the patient to their chests - then reverse the process to lower the patient to the stretcher






3. An emergency involving multiple patients






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






5. Liver - Spleen - Left Kidney - Stomach - Colon Pancreas






6. 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






7. The joint where the acromion and the clavicle meet






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






9. The two fused bones forming the upper jaw






10. Smallest arteries






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






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






13. 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






14. The toe and finger bones






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






16. The release of a harmful substance into the environment






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






18. The voice box






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






20. A set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the scope - or extent and limits - of the EMT's job






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






22. 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






23. In a stretcher sitting up

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


24. The ring - structure that forms the lower portion of the larynx






25. Trade name: adrenaline - Actions: causes bronchiole dilation and contraction of blood vessels (Vasoconstrictor and broncodialator) - Indiction: anaphylaxis - respiratory distress - hypoperfusion - side effects: increased heart rate - chest pain - dis






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






27. 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






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






29. Trade Names: Superchar - Insta - char - liqui - char - Action: Binds to some poisons preventing absorpotion - Indications: Ingested poison - Don't give if (contraindications): altered mental status - ingested acids or alkalis - inability to swallow -






30. Number of bones in the thoracic spine






31. The bone of the upper arm between the shoulder and the elbow






32. The collarbone






33. Time - Route - Amount - Medication - Patient






34. An obligation to provide care to a patient






35. The system made up of the heart and the blood vessels






36. 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






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






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






39. Laying down with their legs elevated (Shock)






40. On both sides






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






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






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






44. The superior portion of the sternum






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






46. A system for telephone access to report emergencies. A dispatcher takes the information and alerts EMS or the fire or police department as needed






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






48. Urgent moves are done when....

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


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






50. Number of bones in the sacral spine