SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
EMT Training 2
Start Test
Study First
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. 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.
Lateral
Epiglottis
Confidentiality
Artery
2. Lying on the back.
Humidifier
Muscle
Urgent Move
Supine
3. That system of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit movement.
Distal
Musculoskeletal System
Nasal Bones
Medial
4. The medial anterior portion o the pelvis
Pubis
Head - tilt - chin - lift maneuver
Jaw - Thrust Maneuver
Quality Improvement
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.
LLQ
Bronchi
Proximal
Bag - valce mask
6. The reduction of breathing to the point where oxygen intake is not sufficient to suppory life.
Subcutaneous Layers
Medical Direction
Respiratory Failure
Liability
7. At the lower end of the tibia - seen on the inner ankle
Ventilation
Medial Malleolus
Violence - Drugs - Weapons - Family members - Bystanders - Perpetrators - Pets)
Suctioning
8. Artery supplying the foot - lateral to the large tendon the big toe.
Lateral
Cranium
Dorsalis Pedis Artery
Oropharyngeal Airway
9. Artery supplying the foot - behind the medial ankle.
Prone
Posterior Tibial Artery
Acromion Process
Non - Urgent Move
10. Number of vertebrae in thoracic (Thorax - ribs - upper back)
2
LLQ
Patent Airway
Pubis
11. The highest portion of the shoulder.
Larynx
Acromion Process
Pancreas
Pressure Regulator
12. Basket stretcher - can be used to move a patient from one level to another or over rough terrain.
Acute (Stress Reaction)
RUQ
Systolic Blood Pressue
Stokes Stretcher
13. The joint where the acromion and the clavicle meet.
Metacarpals
Acromiovacular Joint
Flowmeter
Venturi Mask
14. The toes bones and finger bones.
Acromiovacular Joint
Phalanges
Plantar
Blood Pressure
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.
Abdominal Quadrants
Head - tilt - chin - lift maneuver
Voluntary Muscle
Exhalation
16. The front of the body or body part
Capillary
Anterior
Violence - Drugs - Weapons - Family members - Bystanders - Perpetrators - Pets)
Cyanosis
17. Obligation to provide care to a patient
Duty to Act
Xiphoid Process
Manubrium
Bilateral
18. System by which food travels through body and is digested - or broken down into absorbable forms.
Enhanced 911
Digestive System
Liver
Insulin
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.
Perfusiion
Suctioning
Acetabulum
Shock
20. Toward the head
Superior
Inferior
Lateral
Hyperventilate
21. System of glands that produce chemicals called hormones that help to regulate many body activities and functions.
Perfusiion
Endocrine System
Coronary Arteries
Respiratory Arrest
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
Pharynx
Valve
Protocols
Power Lift
23. Microscopic sacs of the lungs where gas exchange with the bloodstream takes place.
Cumulative (Stress Reaction)
Posterior
Alveoli
Larynx
24. Referring to the front of the body. Synonym for anterior.
Delayed (Stress Reaction)
Ventral
Plane
Power Grip
25. The anklebones
HIPAA
Alveoli
Tarsals
Joint
26. The large neck arteries - one on each side of the neck - that carry blood from the heart to the head.
Quality Improvement
Pocket Face Mask
Carotid Arteries
Extremity Lift
27. Reaction from recurring low - level stressors and develops over years. It's also known as burnout.
Cumulative (Stress Reaction)
Femoral Artery
Clavicle
Nonrebreather Mask
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.
Off - Line Medical Direction
Direct Ground Lift
Oxygen Cylinder
Cumulative (Stress Reaction)
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.
Patent Airway
Femoral Artery
Maxillae
Venule
30. A curved device inserted into the patient's mouth into the phaynx to help maintain an open airway.
Anterior
Recovery Position
Red Blood Cells
Oropharyngeal Airway
31. A set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the scope - or exent and limits - of the EMT's job.
Consent
Scope of Practice
Insulin
Standing Orders
32. Number of vertebrae in lumbar (lower back)
5
Lungs
Central Nervous System
Lateral
33. Thine walled - microscopic where the oxygen/CO2 and nutrient/waste exchange within body cells takes place.
Capillary
Radius
Pulse
Cranium
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.
HIPAA
Cardiovascular System
Diaphragm
Distal
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.
Oropharyngeal Airway
Jaw - Thrust Maneuver
Power Lift
Liver
36. The bone of the upper arm - between shoulder and the elbow.
Humerus
Systolic Blood Pressue
Thorax
Venturi Mask
37. Pressure in arteries when left ventricle is refilling
Posterior Tibial Artery
White blood cells
Autonomic Nervous System
Diastolic Pressure
38. The breathing in of air or oxygen or providing breaths artificially.
Venturi Mask
Pathogens
Power Lift
Ventilation
39. Process of continuous self - review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement
Lateral Malleolus
Quality Improvement
Designated Agent
Sternum
40. Superior portion of the sternum
Coronary Arteries
Valve
Hypoperfusion
Manubrium
41. The back of the body or body part
Posterior
Plasma
Phalanges
Fibula
42. Lying of the side. Also called the Lateral Recumbent
Humerus
4
Recovery Position
Voluntary Muscle
43. A device connected to an oxygen cylinder to reduce cylinder pressure so it is safe for delivery of oxygen to a patient.
Thorax
Respiration
Patent Airway
Pressure Regulator
44. The study of body structure.
Anatomy
Acromiovacular Joint
Off - Line Medical Direction
Voluntary Muscle
45. A structure that opens and closes to permit the flow of a fluid in only one direction.
Valve
Advance Directive
Stomach
Standard Precautions
46. A face mask and reservoir bag device that delivers specific concentrations of oxygen by mixing oxygen with inhaled gas.
Negligence
Diet - Exercise - Relax
Venturi Mask
(Peripheral Nervous System) PNS
47. Closer to the torso
Nasal Cannula
Coronary Arteries
Trendelenburg Position
Proximal
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.
Plantar
Anatomy
Liver
Bronchi
49. An imaginary line drawn down the center of the body - dividing it into right and left halves.
Posterior Tibial Artery
Manubrium
Midline
Stomach
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.
Muscle
Emergency Move
Direct Ground Lift
Manubrium