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EMT Training 2
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Subjects
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health-sciences
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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. Component of blood. The produce substances that help the body fight infection.
Implied Consent
Epinepherine
Protocols
White blood cells
2. A physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient care aspects of the EMS system.
Plasma
Diet - Exercise - Relax
Medical Director
Emergency Move
3. Three lifestyle changes to deal with stress.
Diet - Exercise - Relax
Posterior
Cervical - Thoracic - Lumbar - Sacral - Coccyx
Trendelenburg Position
4. A method of transferring a patint from bed to stretcher - during which two or more rescuers curl the patient to thei chests - then reverse the process to lower the patient to the stretcher.
Cricoid Cartilage
Stoma
Direct Carry
Artificial Ventilation
5. 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.
Ulna
Power Lift
Organ Donor
Patent Airway
6. 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
Power Lift
Anterior
Venturi Mask
Nasal Bones
7. Leaf - shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter from entering the trachea.
4
Ischium
Epiglottis
Airway
8. 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.
Scope of Practice
Respiratory Arrest
Diastolic Pressure
Jaw - Thrust Maneuver
9. That system of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit movement.
Small Intestine
Musculoskeletal System
Epinepherine
Abandonment
10. A gland located behind the stomach that produces insulin and juices that assist in digestion of food in the duodenum of the small intestine
Ilium
Midline
Pancreas
Dermis
11. The system of nose - mouth - throat - lungs - and muscles that brings oxygen into the body and expels carbon dioxide.
HIPAA
Acromion Process
Respiratory System
Ilium
12. Muscle that responds automatically to brain signals but cannot be controlled.
2
Exhalation
Involuntary Muscle
Ischium
13. Artery of the upper arm; the site of the the pulse checked during infant CPR
Ulna
Personal Protective Equipment
Good Samaritan Laws
Brachial Artery
14. Lying of the side. Also called the Lateral Recumbent
Airway
Recovery Position
Head - tilt - chin - lift maneuver
Cardiac Conduction system
15. Equipment that protects the EMS worker from infection and/or exposure to the dangers of rescue operations.
Dead Space
Contamination
Cranium
Personal Protective Equipment
16. Hand bones
Periperal Pulses
Ulna
Metacarpals
Confidentiality
17. Referring to the sole of the foot.
HIPAA
Superior
Denial - Anger - Bargaining - Depression - Acceptance
Plantar
18. Closer to the torso
Cardiovascular System
Proximal
Good Samaritan Laws
Nasal Bones
19. A device connected to the flowmeter to add moisture to the dry oxygen coming from an oxygen cylinder
Posterior
Joint
CISM (Critical Incident Stress Management)
Humidifier
20. Automatically identifies caller's phone number and location.
Autonomic Nervous System
Medical Direction
Clavicle
Enhanced 911
21. The area directly posterior to the nose.
Mandible
Oxygen Cylinder
Nasopharynx
Distal
22. Five stages of dying
Ulna
Denial - Anger - Bargaining - Depression - Acceptance
Medial
Central Pulses
23. Organs where exchanges of atmospheric oxygen and waste CO2 take place.
Mandible
Aorta
Central Pulses
Lungs
24. Farther away from the torso.
Respiration
Anatomy
Non - Urgent Move
Distal
25. Superior portion of the sternum
Nonrebreather Mask
Body Mechanics
Digestive System
Manubrium
26. Lower jaw bone.
Alveoli
Mandible
Inferior
Mid - Clavicular Line
27. Component of blood; membrane - enclosed fragments of specialized cells.
Humidifier
Sternum
Nasopharynx
Platelets
28. Expressed consent must be _________ consent. (person must understand the risks associated with the care they're receiving)
Informed
Oropharyngeal Airway
Epinepherine
Clavicle
29. A permanent surgical opening in the neck through which the patient breathes.
Stress
Power Lift
Stoma
Inferior
30. An insufficiency of oxygen in the body's tissues.
Prone
Hypoxia
Hazardous - Material Incident
Plasma
31. Forcing air or oxygen into the lung when a patient has stopped breathing or is has inadequate breathing. Also called positive pressure ventilation.
Artificial Ventilation
Tibia
Radius
Trendelenburg Position
32. The medial and larger bone of the lower leg.
Tibia
Zygomatic Arches
Epiglottis
Liability
33. The joint where the acromion and the clavicle meet.
Ventral
Acromiovacular Joint
Draw - Sheet Method
Appendix
34. The study of body function.
Stress
Violence - Drugs - Weapons - Family members - Bystanders - Perpetrators - Pets)
Small Intestine
Physiology
35. The highest portion of the shoulder.
Small Intestine
HIPAA
Emergency Move
Acromion Process
36. The breastbone
Ilium
Sternum
Digestive System
Good Samaritan Laws
37. The major artery supplying the leg
Protocols
Femoral Artery
Ulna
Appendix
38. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw.
Atria
Maxillae
Anterior
Proximal
39. 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.
Abdominal Quadrants
Proxy
Acetabulum
Oropharyngeal Airway
40. The inferior portion of the sternum.
Xiphoid Process
Ventral
Cricoid Cartilage
Jaw - Thrust Maneuver
41. The pelvic socket into which the ball at proximal end of the femur fits to form the hip joint.
Ischium
Zygomatic Arches
Acetabulum
Larynx
42. The superior and inferior return blood from the body to the right atrium.
Venae Cavae
Dorsalis Pedis Artery
Small Intestine
CISM (Critical Incident Stress Management)
43. Quartile contains: left kidney - colon - small intestine - ureter
LLQ
Shock
Mandible
Extremity Lift
44. When breathing completely stops.
Good Samaritan Laws
Cardiac Muscle
Respiratory Arrest
Liability
45. 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.
Autonomic Nervous System
Medical Director
Coronary Arteries
Appendix
46. Smallest kind of artery
Arteriole
Expressed Consent
RUQ
Stress
47. A flexible breating tube inserted through the atient's nose into the pharynx to help maintain an open airway.
Nasopharyngeal Airway
Stoma
2
Pocket Face Mask
48. 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.
Nasal Bones
Organ Donor
Large Intestine
Femur
49. A comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and to deal with stress.
Malleolus
CISM (Critical Incident Stress Management)
Inferior
Jaw - Thrust Maneuver
50. Voice Box
Larynx
LUQ
Atria
Gag Reflex