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






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






3. Three lifestyle changes to deal with stress.






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.






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.






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






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






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.






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






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






11. The system of nose - mouth - throat - lungs - and muscles that brings oxygen into the body and expels carbon dioxide.






12. Muscle that responds automatically to brain signals but cannot be controlled.






13. Artery of the upper arm; the site of the the pulse checked during infant CPR






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






15. Equipment that protects the EMS worker from infection and/or exposure to the dangers of rescue operations.






16. Hand bones






17. Referring to the sole of the foot.






18. Closer to the torso






19. A device connected to the flowmeter to add moisture to the dry oxygen coming from an oxygen cylinder






20. Automatically identifies caller's phone number and location.






21. The area directly posterior to the nose.






22. Five stages of dying






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






24. Farther away from the torso.






25. Superior portion of the sternum






26. Lower jaw bone.






27. Component of blood; membrane - enclosed fragments of specialized cells.






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






29. A permanent surgical opening in the neck through which the patient breathes.






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






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






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






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






34. The study of body function.






35. The highest portion of the shoulder.






36. The breastbone






37. The major artery supplying the leg






38. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw.






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.






40. The inferior portion of the sternum.






41. The pelvic socket into which the ball at proximal end of the femur fits to form the hip joint.






42. The superior and inferior return blood from the body to the right atrium.






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






44. When breathing completely stops.






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.






46. Smallest kind of artery






47. A flexible breating tube inserted through the atient's nose into the pharynx to help maintain an open airway.






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.






49. A comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and to deal with stress.






50. Voice Box