EMT Midterm Exam Study Guide with complete solution
Earliest documented emergency medical service.
In 1790 the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the battlefield.
Who developed the first emergency medical standards?
U.S. Department of Transportation
What is enhanced 911?
Dispatchers are able to determine location of the caller.
Minimum level of certification to run on an ambulance crew.
EMT
Evaluation of patient's condition is done by doing a ___.
Patient Assessment
Who is responsible for scene safety?
All crew members
A person who speaks on behalf of the patient.
The Advocate
Assumes responsibility for all EMTs.
The Medical Director
Any agent that causes disease is called a ______.
Pathogen
How is Hepatitis A transmitted?
Fecal-oral route
What part of the nervous system is responsible for the "fight or flight" response?
Sympathetic Nervous System
Levels of EMS
EMR, EMT, AEMT, Paramedic
When lifting a patient, a basic principle is to:
Know your own limitations
Preferred number of rescuers when using a stair chair.
3
Set of limitations that defines the legal actions and limitations placed on the EMT.
Scope of Practice
Consent given by a school principal to treat a minor on behalf of the parents.
In loco parentis (in place of the parent)
An EMT's legal and ethical obligation to provide care to a patient.
Duty to Act
Act that governs patient confidentiality.
HIPAA
EMTs role at a crime scene.
Care of the patient
What is anatomy?
The structures of the human body.
What is physiology?
The function of the human body.
Sharing information about a patient's history or condition.
Breach of confidentiality
, Medial
Middle
Lateral
Outside
Standing erect, facing the observer, with arms down and the palms of the hands
facing forward.
Anatomical Position
Prone
Face down
Supine
Face up
Proximal
Near to
Distal
Away from
Patient is sitting straight up.
Fowler's position
Shock is also called _____.
Hypoperfusion
The two areas of the spine most easily injured.
Cervical and Lumbar
Arteries always carry blood ______ from the heart.
away
Veins always care blood _____ the heart.
towards
The clotting components of blood.
Platelets
The arteries the feed blood to the heart.
Coronary arteries
The pressure created by the contraction of the left ventricle
Systolic
The pressure remaining in the arteries when the left ventricle relaxes.
Diastolic
The system of the body that produces chemicals and hormones that regulate
most of the body's activities and functions.
Endocrine System
Main function of the liver.
Detoxifies harmful substances, stores sugar, and assists in the production of blood
products.
The most muscular and strongest part of the heart.
Left Ventricle
Primary organs of the renal system.
Kidneys
Carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs.
Pulmonary artery
Carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart.
Earliest documented emergency medical service.
In 1790 the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the battlefield.
Who developed the first emergency medical standards?
U.S. Department of Transportation
What is enhanced 911?
Dispatchers are able to determine location of the caller.
Minimum level of certification to run on an ambulance crew.
EMT
Evaluation of patient's condition is done by doing a ___.
Patient Assessment
Who is responsible for scene safety?
All crew members
A person who speaks on behalf of the patient.
The Advocate
Assumes responsibility for all EMTs.
The Medical Director
Any agent that causes disease is called a ______.
Pathogen
How is Hepatitis A transmitted?
Fecal-oral route
What part of the nervous system is responsible for the "fight or flight" response?
Sympathetic Nervous System
Levels of EMS
EMR, EMT, AEMT, Paramedic
When lifting a patient, a basic principle is to:
Know your own limitations
Preferred number of rescuers when using a stair chair.
3
Set of limitations that defines the legal actions and limitations placed on the EMT.
Scope of Practice
Consent given by a school principal to treat a minor on behalf of the parents.
In loco parentis (in place of the parent)
An EMT's legal and ethical obligation to provide care to a patient.
Duty to Act
Act that governs patient confidentiality.
HIPAA
EMTs role at a crime scene.
Care of the patient
What is anatomy?
The structures of the human body.
What is physiology?
The function of the human body.
Sharing information about a patient's history or condition.
Breach of confidentiality
, Medial
Middle
Lateral
Outside
Standing erect, facing the observer, with arms down and the palms of the hands
facing forward.
Anatomical Position
Prone
Face down
Supine
Face up
Proximal
Near to
Distal
Away from
Patient is sitting straight up.
Fowler's position
Shock is also called _____.
Hypoperfusion
The two areas of the spine most easily injured.
Cervical and Lumbar
Arteries always carry blood ______ from the heart.
away
Veins always care blood _____ the heart.
towards
The clotting components of blood.
Platelets
The arteries the feed blood to the heart.
Coronary arteries
The pressure created by the contraction of the left ventricle
Systolic
The pressure remaining in the arteries when the left ventricle relaxes.
Diastolic
The system of the body that produces chemicals and hormones that regulate
most of the body's activities and functions.
Endocrine System
Main function of the liver.
Detoxifies harmful substances, stores sugar, and assists in the production of blood
products.
The most muscular and strongest part of the heart.
Left Ventricle
Primary organs of the renal system.
Kidneys
Carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs.
Pulmonary artery
Carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart.
