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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. Toward the head






2. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






3. Ring - shaped structure that forms the lower portion of the larynx.






4. State of physical and/or psychological arousal to a stimulus.






5. The medial and larger bone of the lower leg.






6. The major artery supplying the leg






7. Component of blood; membrane - enclosed fragments of specialized cells.






8. The inferior portion of the sternum.






9. Muscular sac between the esophagus and the small intestine where digestion of food begins






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






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






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






13. Superior portion of the sternum






14. Use of a vacuum device to remove blood - vomitus - and other secretions or foreign materials from the airway.






15. The introduction of dangerous chemicals - disease - or infectious materials.






16. Number of vertebrae in coccyx (tailbone)






17. The removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials.






18. A sitting position.


19. A DNR order






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






21. A device connected to an oxygen cylinder to reduce cylinder pressure so it is safe for delivery of oxygen to a patient.






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






23. Largerst artery in the body. Transports blood from left ventricle to begin systemic circulation.






24. An insufficiency of oxygen in the body's tissues.






25. Required when the patient must be moved quickly for treatment of an immediate threat to life - are performed with spinal precautions.






26. Component of blood. The produce substances that help the body fight infection.






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






28. Muscle that responds automatically to brain signals but cannot be controlled.






29. A device - usually with a one - way valve - to aid in artificial ventilation. A rescuer breathes through the valve when the mask is placed over the patient's face. It also acts as a barrier to prevent contact with a patient's breath or body fluids. I






30. A gland located behind the stomach that produces insulin and juices that assist in digestion of food in the duodenum of the small intestine






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






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






33. EMT or other person authorized by a Medical Director to give medications and provide emergency care.






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






35. A method of transferring a patient from bed o strtcher by grasping and pulling the loosened bottom sheet of the bed.






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






37. A structure that opens and closes to permit the flow of a fluid in only one direction.






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






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






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






41. Referring to the sole of the foot.






42. The wrist bones






43. The location where a crime has been committed or any place that evidence relating to a crime may be found.






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






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






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






47. Smallest kind of artery






48. The proper use of the body to facilitate lifting and moving and prevent injury.






49. Oversight of patient - care aspects of an EMS system by the Medical Director.






50. The 'windpipe'; the structure that connects the pharynx to the lungs.