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






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






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






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






5. The lower jaw bone






6. The toe and finger bones






7. Time - Route - Amount - Medication - Patient






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






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






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






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






12. 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






13. The lateral and small bone of the lower leg






14. The highest portion of the shoulder






15. 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






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






17. The point where two bones come together






18. Use emergency moves when....






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






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






21. Radial - brachial - posterior - tibial - dorsalis pedis pulses - which can be felt at peripheral points of the body






22. Adult breathing rate






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






24. Tissue that connects bone to bone






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






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






28. Hides body






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






30. Permission from the patient for care or other action by the EMT






31. The collarbone






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






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






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






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






36. Smallest veins






37. Any blood vessel returning blood to the heart






38. The bones of the body






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






40. 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






41. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






42. 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






43. Carry blood away from the heart






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






45. Blood vessels that supply the muscle of the heart






46. On both sides






47. 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)






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






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






50. Consent given by adults who are of legal age and mentally competent to make a rational decision in regard to their medical well - being