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EMT Training 2

Subjects : health-sciences, emt
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • 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. Number of vertebrae in sacral (back wall of pelvis)






2. The passageway by which air enters or leaves the body. The structures of the airway are the nose - mouth - pharynx - larynx - trachea - bronchi - and lungs.






3. Lying face down






4. 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






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






6. The back of the body or body part






7. Breathing






8. System of brain - spinal cord - and nerves that govern sensations - movement - and thought






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






10. The toes bones and finger bones.






11. Voice Box






12. Referring to the palm of the hand.






13. 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.






14. Pressure in arteries when left ventricle is refilling






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






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






17. The 33 bones of the spinal column






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






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






20. To provide ventilations at a higher rate than normal.






21. The heel bone






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






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






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






25. Farther away from the torso.






26. 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






27. Blood vessels that supply the muscle of the heart.






28. The amount of breathed in during each respiratin multiplied by the number of breaths a minute.






29. Toward the head






30. The study of body function.






31. The line through the center of each clavicle (2)






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






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






34. When breathing completely stops.






35. Same as hypoperfusion






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






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






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






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






40. Area directly posterior to the mouth.






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






42. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw.






43. 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.






44. Nose bone






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






46. The bony structures around the eyes - the eye sockets






47. The rhytmic beats caused as waves of blood move through and expand arteries.






48. Consent given by adults who are of legal age and mentally competent to make a rational decision in regard to their medical well - being.






49. The kneecap






50. Three things at the scene that indicate extra caution.