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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. Superior portion of the sternum






2. 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






3. An active process in which the intercostal muscles and the diaphragm contract - expanding the size of the chest cavity and causing air flow into the lungs.






4. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw.






5. The breastbone






6. An emergency involving multiple patients






7. Ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own.






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






9. A sac on the underside of the liver that stores bile produced by the liver






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






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






12. A DNR order






13. Pressure in arteries when left ventricle is refilling






14. A means of correcting blockage of the airway by the tongue by tilting the head back and lifting the chin. Used when no trauma or injury is suspected






15. The wrist bones






16. Toward the head






17. Lying on the back.






18. The release of a harmful substance into the environment






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






20. The muscular structure that divides the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity.






21. The area directly posterior to the mouth and nose. It is made up of the oropharynx and the nasopharynx.






22. The toes bones and finger bones.






23. Lying face down






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






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






26. Toward the midline of the body.






27. A hormone produced by the pancreas or taken as a medication by many diabetics.






28. Process of continuous self - review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement






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.






30. 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.






31. The radial - brachial - posterior tibial - and dorsalis pedis pulses - which can be felt at peripheral points of the body.






32. Stress reaction linked to catastrophes. The symptoms are appear instantly or shorty follow the incident.






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






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






35. Vomiting or retching that resuls when something is place in the back of the pharynx. This is tied to the swallow reflex.






36. The kneecap






37. The artery of the lower arm. It is felt when taking the pulse at the wrist.






38. To the side; away from the midline of the body.






39. 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.






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






41. Being held legally responsible






42. Superior and widest portion of the pelvis






43. 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.






44. The lateral bone of the forearm






45. The pressure created in the arteries when the left ventricle contracts and forces blood out into circulation.






46. Basket stretcher - can be used to move a patient from one level to another or over rough terrain.






47. Number of vertebrae in coccyx (tailbone)






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






49. Inadequate perfusion of the cells and tissues of the body caused by insufficient flow of blood through the capillaries.






50. The study of body function.