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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. Quartile contains: liver - spleen - left kidney - stomach - colon - pancreas






2. Voice Box






3. Toe and finger bones






4. Tissue that can contract to allow movment of a body part






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






6. Strict form of infection control that is based on the assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious -






7. Outer layer of skin.






8. Required when the patient must be moved quickly for treatment of an immediate threat to life - are performed with spinal precautions.






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






10. Area directly posterior to the mouth.






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






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






13. Protusion on the side of the ankle.






14. Oversight of patient - care aspects of an EMS system by the Medical Director.






15. Number of vertebrae in coccyx (tailbone)






16. Line drawn vertically from the middle of the armpit to the ankle






17. Leaf - shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter from entering the trachea.






18. The muscular tube that removes water from waste products recieved from the small intestine and removes anything not absorbed by the body toward excretion from the body.






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






20. The toes bones and finger bones.






21. A valve that indicates the flow of oxygen in liters per minute.






22. Component of blood. The produce substances that help the body fight infection.






23. 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.






24. 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.






25. The signs and symptoms of the stress reaction may not appear for days - months - or even years. It's also known as Post - Traumatic Stress Disorder.






26. State of physical and/or psychological arousal to a stimulus.






27. The organisms that cause infection - such as viruses and bacteria






28. The study of body structure.






29. The back of the body or body part






30. The consent it is presumed a patient or patient's guardian would give if they could.






31. The cartoid and femoral pulses - which can be felt in the central part of the body.






32. A device that delivers low concentrations of oxygen through two prongs that rest in the patient's nostrils.






33. A physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient care aspects of the EMS system.






34. The release of a harmful substance into the environment






35. Being held legally responsible






36. 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.






37. The vessels that carry blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs.






38. Breathing






39. The inferior portion of the sternum.






40. Collarbone






41. A device that provides positive pressure ventilations. It includes settings designed to adjus ventilation rat and volume - is potable and is easily carrid on an ambulance.






42. Five stages of dying






43. A device that uses oxygen under pressure to deliver artificial ventilatins. Its trigger is placed so that the rescuer can operate it while still using both hands to maintaine a seal on the face mask. It has automatice flow restriction to prevent over






44. Orders from the on - duty physician given directly to an EMT in the field by radio or telephone.






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






46. An insufficiency of oxygen in the body's tissues.






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






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






49. Lying on the back.






50. Forcing air or oxygen into the lung when a patient has stopped breathing or is has inadequate breathing. Also called positive pressure ventilation.