Emt Final

Front 1

What are the four levels of EMs practitioners?

Back 1

Emergency Medical Responder
Emergency Medical Technician
Advanced Emergency Medical Tech.
Paramedic

Front 2

A physician who is legally responsible for the clinical and patient care aspects of the EMS system.

Back 2

Medical Director

Front 3

When a patient states, "Not Me" what emotional stage is he presenting with?

Back 3

Denial

Front 4

When a patient states, "Why me?" what emotional stage is he presenting with?

Back 4

Anger

Front 5

When a patient states, "Okay, but first let me.." what emotional stage is he presenting with?

Back 5

Bargaining

Front 6

When a patient states, "Okay, but I havent..." what emotional stage is he presenting with?

Back 6

Depression

Front 7

When a patient states, "Okay, Im not afraid" what emotional stage is he presenting with?

Back 7

Acceptance

Front 8

A critical incident stress debriefing is ideally held within ____ of a critical incident?

Back 8

24-72 hours

Front 9

Defusing is a version of CISD held within ____ hours following a critical incident.

Back 9

1-4 hours

Front 10

What ppe should be applied for a patient with AIDS?

Back 10

Gloves and eyewear

Front 11

When dealing with a patient with tuberculosis, what standard precautions should be taken?

Back 11

Gloves, eyewear, HEPA/N-95 respirator

Front 12

What is the single most important way you can prevent the spread of infection?

Back 12

Washing your hands

Front 13

What should you do if you are exposed to any diseases?

Back 13

Contact your supervisor of the incident including documentation

Front 14

Hepatitis B directly affects what organ?

Back 14

Liver

Front 15

Yellow color to the skin or eyes

Back 15

Jaundice

Front 16

A virus that destroys the body's ability to fight infections.

Back 16

HIV

Front 17

_____ covers more general health car issues including the use of long term life support equipment.

Back 17

Living Will

Front 18

_____ designates a person who is legally empowered to make health care decisions for the signer of the document.

Back 18

Durable Power of Attorney

Front 19

What four elements have to be proven for negligence?

Back 19

duty to act, negligence,injury, and proximate cause

Front 20

Willful threat to inflict harm on a pt.

Back 20

Assault

Front 21

The act of touching a pt unlawfully without his consent.

Back 21

Battery

Front 22

What is included in the minimum data set?

Back 22

chief complaint, LOC, BP, Skin perfusion, Skin color-temp-condition, Pulse, respiratory rate/effort, pt demographics (age, sex, race, weight)

Front 23

_____ information is measurable or verifiable in some way.

Back 23

Objective

Front 24

_____ information is based on an individual's perception's or interpretations.

Back 24

Subjective

Front 25

Signs or symptoms that might be expected, based on the chief complaint but that the pt denies having.

Back 25

Pertinent negatives

Front 26

What does SOAP stand for?

Back 26

Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan

Front 27

What does CHART stand for?

Back 27

Chief complaint
History
Assessment
Rx
Transport

Front 28

What does CHEATED stand for?

Back 28

Chief complaint
History
Exam
Assessment
Treatment
Evaluation
Disposition

Front 29

What are two terms to indentify excessive back slouch/sway?

Back 29

Lordosis
Kyphosis

Front 30

Reach no more than ____ in front of the body (when lifting).

Back 30

15-20 inches

Front 31

What position? when the upper body is elevated..

Back 31

Fowler's

Front 32

What position? when the legs are elevated..

Back 32

Trendelenburg

Front 33

vertical plane that runs lengthwise and divides the body into right and left segments

Back 33

sagittal plane

Front 34

a plane that divides the body into two equal halfs

Back 34

midsagittal plane

Front 35

plane that divides the body into front and back halves

Back 35

frontal/coronal plane

Front 36

plane that divides the body into upper and lower halves

Back 36

transverse/horizontal plane

Front 37

____ connects muscle to bone

Back 37

tendons

Front 38

____ connects bones to bones

Back 38

ligaments

Front 39

What is in the right upper quadrant?

Back 39

liver
right kidney
colon
pancreas
gallbladder
small intestines

Front 40

what is in the left upper quadrant?

Back 40

liver
spleen
left kidney
stomach
colon
pancreas
small intestines

Front 41

What is in the right lower quadrant?

Back 41

colon
small intestines
right ureter
appendix

Front 42

What is in the left lower quadrant?

Back 42

colon
small intestines
left ureter

Front 43

_____ controls the specific body functions

Back 43

cerebrum

Front 44

_____ coordinates muscle activity

Back 44

cerebellum

Front 45

______ effects cause the vessels to constrict.

Back 45

Alpha 1

Front 46

______ increases the heart rate.

Back 46

Beta1

Front 47

_______ effects cause the smooth muscles to dilate.

Back 47

Beta2