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






2. List of steps - such as assessements and interventions - to be taken in different situations. Developed by the Medical Director.






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






4. Toward the head






5. Hand bones






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






7. Pressure in arteries when left ventricle is refilling






8. The breastbone






9. Smallest kind of artery






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






11. Foot bones






12. Lower end of the fibula - seen on the outer ankle.






13. The vessels that carry blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs.






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






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.






16. The anklebones






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






18. Immediate threat to life - little spinal precautions are taken






19. Toe and finger bones






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






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






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






23. The bessels that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.






24. Referring to the back of the body or the back of the hand or foot.






25. Line drawn vertically from the middle of the armpit to the ankle






26. Farther away from the torso.






27. Form the structure of the cheeks.






28. Hormone produced by body - aka adrenaline. As a medication - it dilates respiratory passages and is used to relieve severe allergic reactions.






29. The large neck arteries - one on each side of the neck - that carry blood from the heart to the head.






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






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






32. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw.






33. The wrist bones






34. Inner (second) of skin - rich in blood vessels and nerves - found beneath the epidermis.






35. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






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.






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






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.






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






40. A blue of gray color resulting from lack of oxygen in the body.






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






42. Artery supplying the foot - lateral to the large tendon the big toe.






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






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






45. Obligation to provide care to a patient






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.






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.






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. 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.






50. Superior and widest portion of the pelvis