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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. A flexible breating tube inserted through the atient's nose into the pharynx to help maintain an open airway.
Nasopharyngeal Airway
Carpals
Standard Precautions
Anatomical Position
2. List of steps - such as assessements and interventions - to be taken in different situations. Developed by the Medical Director.
Blood Pressure
Automaticity
Delayed (Stress Reaction)
Protocols
3. 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
Tarsals
Pulmonary Veins
Systolic Blood Pressue
Small Intestine
4. Toward the head
Superior
White blood cells
Crime Scene
Draw - Sheet Method
5. Hand bones
Metacarpals
Oxygen Cylinder
Direct Ground Lift
Stoma
6. Organs where exchanges of atmospheric oxygen and waste CO2 take place.
Large Intestine
Metatarsals
Ligament
Lungs
7. Pressure in arteries when left ventricle is refilling
Diastolic Pressure
Respiratory Failure
Enhanced 911
White blood cells
8. The breastbone
Hypoperfusion
5
Venae Cavae
Sternum
9. Smallest kind of artery
Venturi Mask
Calcaneus
Arteriole
Plasma
10. Artery of the upper arm; the site of the the pulse checked during infant CPR
Pulse
Brachial Artery
Violence - Drugs - Weapons - Family members - Bystanders - Perpetrators - Pets)
Head - tilt - chin - lift maneuver
11. Foot bones
Epinepherine
Pulse
Metatarsals
Flowmeter
12. Lower end of the fibula - seen on the outer ankle.
On - Line Mecial Direction
Lateral Malleolus
Contamination
Stress
13. The vessels that carry blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs.
Pulmonary Arteries
Endocrine System
Suctioning
Stokes Stretcher
14. Basket stretcher - can be used to move a patient from one level to another or over rough terrain.
Respiratory System
Maxillae
Stokes Stretcher
Atria
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.
Medical Director
Alveoli
Exhalation
Jaw - Thrust Maneuver
16. The anklebones
Tarsals
Duty to Act
Abdominal Quadrants
Standing Orders
17. Vomiting or retching that resuls when something is place in the back of the pharynx. This is tied to the swallow reflex.
Nasopharynx
RUQ
Recovery Position
Gag Reflex
18. Immediate threat to life - little spinal precautions are taken
Advance Directive
Plantar
Emergency Move
Voluntary Muscle
19. Toe and finger bones
Non - Urgent Move
Fibula
Phalanges
Pulse
20. Reaction from recurring low - level stressors and develops over years. It's also known as burnout.
Prone
Cumulative (Stress Reaction)
Suctioning
Larynx
21. The muscular structure that divides the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity.
Diaphragm
RLQ
Ischium
Nasopharynx
22. The radial - brachial - posterior tibial - and dorsalis pedis pulses - which can be felt at peripheral points of the body.
Cyanosis
Perfusiion
Nasal Cannula
Periperal Pulses
23. The bessels that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
Cervical - Thoracic - Lumbar - Sacral - Coccyx
Gag Reflex
Red Blood Cells
Pulmonary Veins
24. Referring to the back of the body or the back of the hand or foot.
Dorsal
Acetabulum
Metacarpals
Skeleton
25. Line drawn vertically from the middle of the armpit to the ankle
Ligament
Mid - Axillary Line
RLQ
Suctioning
26. Farther away from the torso.
Distal
Nonrebreather Mask
Superior
Nasal Cannula
27. Form the structure of the cheeks.
Endocrine System
Brachial Artery
Zygomatic Arches
Plantar
28. Hormone produced by body - aka adrenaline. As a medication - it dilates respiratory passages and is used to relieve severe allergic reactions.
Epinepherine
Carpals
Minute Volume
Cyanosis
29. The large neck arteries - one on each side of the neck - that carry blood from the heart to the head.
Carotid Arteries
Posterior
Insulin
Manubrium
30. 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
Power Grip
Skeleton
Head - tilt - chin - lift maneuver
Ventral
31. Three things at the scene that indicate extra caution.
Medial Malleolus
Scapula
Violence - Drugs - Weapons - Family members - Bystanders - Perpetrators - Pets)
Non - Urgent Move
32. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw.
Maxillae
Negligence
Muscle
Airway
33. The wrist bones
Abdominal Quadrants
Carpals
Alveoli
Pulse
34. Inner (second) of skin - rich in blood vessels and nerves - found beneath the epidermis.
Dermis
Humerus
Personal Protective Equipment
Liability
35. Tissue that connects muscle to bone
Standard Precautions
Arteriole
Tendon
Radius
36. A finding of failure to act properly in a situation in which there was a duty to act - that needed care as would reasonably be expected of the EMT was not provided - and that harm was caused to the patient as a result.
Negligence
Arteriole
Diaphragm
Metacarpals
37. Quartile contains: left kidney - colon - small intestine - ureter
Metacarpals
LLQ
Mandible
Oropharynx
38. 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.
Pulse
Proxy
Power Grip
4
39. Thine walled - microscopic where the oxygen/CO2 and nutrient/waste exchange within body cells takes place.
Appendix
Nervous System
Skeleton
Capillary
40. A blue of gray color resulting from lack of oxygen in the body.
Nervous System
Larynx
Plane
Cyanosis
41. A comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and to deal with stress.
CISM (Critical Incident Stress Management)
Acetabulum
Hazardous - Material Incident
Oxygen Cylinder
42. Artery supplying the foot - lateral to the large tendon the big toe.
Dorsalis Pedis Artery
Ulna
Gallbladder
Stoma
43. Leaf - shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter from entering the trachea.
Epiglottis
Valve
Standard Precautions
Anatomy
44. An imaginary line drawn down the center of the body - dividing it into right and left halves.
Nervous System
Midline
Liability
Calcaneus
45. Obligation to provide care to a patient
Duty to Act
RUQ
Femoral Artery
Blood Pressure
46. 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.
Patent Airway
Direct Carry
Off - Line Medical Direction
Stomach
47. An organ located in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen that acts as a blood filtration system and a reservoir for reserves of blood.
Appendix
Venturi Mask
Spleen
Recovery Position
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.
Advance Directive
Bilateral
Expressed Consent
Ilium
49. 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.
Periperal Pulses
Appendix
Muscle
Inhalation
50. Superior and widest portion of the pelvis
Ilium
Cardiovascular System
Plane
Digestive System