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EMT Training 2

Subjects : health-sciences, emt
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • 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 method of lifting and carrying a patient from ground level to a stretcher in which two or more rescuers kneel - curl the patient to their chests - stand - then reverse the process to lower the patient to the stretcher.






2. A lift from squatting position with weight to be lifted close to the body - feet apart and flat on the ground - body weight on or just behind the balls of feet - back locked in. The upper body is raised before the hips. Also called the squat - lift p






3. On both sides






4. The breathing in of air or oxygen or providing breaths artificially.






5. The bone of the upper arm - between shoulder and the elbow.






6. The medial and larger bone of the lower leg.






7. Same as hypoperfusion






8. A system for telephone access to report emergencies. Dispatcher takes information and alerts appropriate services.






9. A small tube located near the junction of the small and large intestines in the right lower quadrant of the abdoment - the function of which is not well understood. It's inflammation - called appendicitis - is a common cause of abdominal pain.






10. Number of vertebrae in lumbar (lower back)






11. A person whom the signer of the document names to make health care decisions in case he is unable to make such decisions for himself.






12. Flexible stretcher - made of canvasro ruberized material useful in restricted areas or narrow hallways.






13. The two lower chambers of the heart - consists of a left and right.






14. Quartile contains: left kidney - colon - small intestine - ureter






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






16. The artery of the lower arm. It is felt when taking the pulse at the wrist.






17. Lower jaw bone.






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






19. An imaginary line drawn down the center of the body - dividing it into right and left halves.






20. Nose bone






21. Referring to the palm of the hand.






22. Areas of the lungs outside the alveoli where gas exchange with blood doesn't take place.






23. The joint where the acromion and the clavicle meet.






24. Vomiting or retching that resuls when something is place in the back of the pharynx. This is tied to the swallow reflex.






25. Any blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart.






26. Leaving a patient after care has been initated and before a patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training.






27. EMT or other person authorized by a Medical Director to give medications and provide emergency care.






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






29. An airway (passage from nose or mouth to lungs) that is open and lear and will remain open and clear - without inteference to the passage of air into and out of the body.






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






31. Any blood vessel returning blood to the heart.






32. The release of a harmful substance into the environment






33. The supply of oxygen to and removal of wastes from the cells and tissues of the body as a result of the flow of blooed through the capillaries.






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






35. The large neck arteries - one on each side of the neck - that carry blood from the heart to the head.






36. Process of continuous self - review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement






37. The chest






38. A face mask and reservoir bag device that delivers specific concentrations of oxygen by mixing oxygen with inhaled gas.






39. Muscular sac between the esophagus and the small intestine where digestion of food begins






40. The breastbone






41. Expressed consent must be _________ consent. (person must understand the risks associated with the care they're receiving)






42. Toward the midline of the body.






43. A sac on the underside of the liver that stores bile produced by the liver






44. The heel bone






45. No immediate threat to life - are carried out in such a way as to prevent injury and to avoid discomfort and pain.






46. The area directly posterior to the nose.






47. Area directly posterior to the mouth.






48. A position in which the patient's feet and legs are higher than the head. Also referred to as the shock position.






49. Organs where exchanges of atmospheric oxygen and waste CO2 take place.






50. The muscular tube between the stomach and the large intestine - divided into the duodenum - the jejunum - and the ileum - which receives partially digested food from the stomach and continues digestion. Nutrients are absorbed by the body through its