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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. The obligation not to reveal information obtained about a patient except to other health care professionals involved in the patient's care - or under subpoena - or in a court of law - or when the patient has signed a release of confidentiality.






2. Lying on the back.






3. That system of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit movement.






4. The medial anterior portion o the pelvis






5. A handheld device with a mask and self - refilling bag hat can be squeezed to provide artificial entilations to a patient. It can deliver air from the atmosphere or oxygen from a supplemental oxygen supply system.






6. The reduction of breathing to the point where oxygen intake is not sufficient to suppory life.






7. At the lower end of the tibia - seen on the inner ankle






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






9. Artery supplying the foot - behind the medial ankle.






10. Number of vertebrae in thoracic (Thorax - ribs - upper back)






11. The highest portion of the shoulder.






12. Basket stretcher - can be used to move a patient from one level to another or over rough terrain.






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






14. The toes bones and finger bones.






15. A passive process in which the intercostal (rib) muscles and the diaphragm relax - causing the chest cavity to decrease in size and air to flow out of the lungs.






16. The front of the body or body part






17. Obligation to provide care to a patient






18. System by which food travels through body and is digested - or broken down into absorbable forms.






19. 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.






20. Toward the head






21. System of glands that produce chemicals called hormones that help to regulate many body activities and functions.






22. 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






23. Microscopic sacs of the lungs where gas exchange with the bloodstream takes place.






24. Referring to the front of the body. Synonym for anterior.






25. The anklebones






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






27. Reaction from recurring low - level stressors and develops over years. It's also known as burnout.






28. Standing orders issued by the Medical Director that allows EMTs to give certain medications or perform certain procedures without speaking to the Medical Director or another physician.






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. A curved device inserted into the patient's mouth into the phaynx to help maintain an open airway.






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






32. Number of vertebrae in lumbar (lower back)






33. Thine walled - microscopic where the oxygen/CO2 and nutrient/waste exchange within body cells takes place.






34. 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 distrubuted.






35. A means of correcting blockage of the airway by moving the jaw forward without tilting the head or neck. Used when trauma - or injury - is suspected to open the airway without causing further injury to the spinal cord in the neck.






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






37. Pressure in arteries when left ventricle is refilling






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






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






40. Superior portion of the sternum






41. The back of the body or body part






42. Lying of the side. Also called the Lateral Recumbent






43. A device connected to an oxygen cylinder to reduce cylinder pressure so it is safe for delivery of oxygen to a patient.






44. The study of body structure.






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






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






47. Closer to the torso






48. Largest organ of the body - produces bile to aid in the breakedown of fats and assists in the metabolism of various substances in the body.






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






50. 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.