EME 105 Final Ques ons and answers Newest RATED A+
2025/2026
white blood cells
fight infec on
red blood cells
carry oxygen
plasma
liquid por on of blood
platelets
forms blood clots
pulse
Beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries.
Standard Precau ons
BSI, Scene safety
pathogen
An organism that causes disease
supine
lying on the back
prone
lying face down
patent
to be open
aspira on
To draw in or out using a sucking mo on, commonly occurs as breathing fluid, food, vomitus, or
an object into the lungs
DOT
,The Department of Transporta on sets the protocols and procedures over EMS.
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Arteries
carry blood away from the heart. typically oxygenated blood, except in the pulmonary artery
Veins
carry blood to the heart. typically deoxygenated blood, except in the pulmonary vein
Capillaries
the part of the circulatory system where the oxygen and nutrients are received in exchange for
CO2 and waste. In through the arteries, out the veins.
Standard of Care
level of skill, knowledge, and care in diagnosis treatment, and care that another reasonably
careful prac oner would use in the same or similar circumstances.
negligence
1. Duty to Act
2. Breach of Duty
3. Breach causing Harm
4. Damage Inflicted
Duty to Act
Your legal responsibility to do something in the case of an emergency. Expecta ons of the job.
Breach of Duty
failure to use the degree of care required under the circumstances
Harm
Harm caused due to the breach of duty
Damage Inflicted
Possible emo onal or physical damage inflicted due to the prac oners negligence
abandonment
, Insufficient care provided by EMS, or not con nuous care due to lack of or improper transfer of
pa ent
CNS
Central Nervous System; brain and spinal cord
PNS
Peripheral Nervous System; nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord
Pancreas
Regulates the level of sugar in the blood by crea ng insulin
le6 ventricle
Pumps oxygenated blood through the aorta and into the body (largest chamber of the heart)
right ventricle
pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs via the pulmonary artery
le6 atrium
receives oxygenated blood from the lungs via the pulmonary vein
right atrium
Receives deoxygenated blood from the body
systolic pressure
The pressure in the blood generated by the le6 ventricle during systole (top number).
Diastolic
Blood pressure that remains between heart contrac ons (bo9om number).
"thready" pulse
a weak, rapid pulse.
Atherosclerosis
hardening of the arteries
Conges ve Heart Failure
a condi on where the heart is unable to pump sufficiently in that the blood backs up in the
heart and begins to pool in the body specifically in the lungs and other organs
2025/2026
white blood cells
fight infec on
red blood cells
carry oxygen
plasma
liquid por on of blood
platelets
forms blood clots
pulse
Beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries.
Standard Precau ons
BSI, Scene safety
pathogen
An organism that causes disease
supine
lying on the back
prone
lying face down
patent
to be open
aspira on
To draw in or out using a sucking mo on, commonly occurs as breathing fluid, food, vomitus, or
an object into the lungs
DOT
,The Department of Transporta on sets the protocols and procedures over EMS.
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Arteries
carry blood away from the heart. typically oxygenated blood, except in the pulmonary artery
Veins
carry blood to the heart. typically deoxygenated blood, except in the pulmonary vein
Capillaries
the part of the circulatory system where the oxygen and nutrients are received in exchange for
CO2 and waste. In through the arteries, out the veins.
Standard of Care
level of skill, knowledge, and care in diagnosis treatment, and care that another reasonably
careful prac oner would use in the same or similar circumstances.
negligence
1. Duty to Act
2. Breach of Duty
3. Breach causing Harm
4. Damage Inflicted
Duty to Act
Your legal responsibility to do something in the case of an emergency. Expecta ons of the job.
Breach of Duty
failure to use the degree of care required under the circumstances
Harm
Harm caused due to the breach of duty
Damage Inflicted
Possible emo onal or physical damage inflicted due to the prac oners negligence
abandonment
, Insufficient care provided by EMS, or not con nuous care due to lack of or improper transfer of
pa ent
CNS
Central Nervous System; brain and spinal cord
PNS
Peripheral Nervous System; nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord
Pancreas
Regulates the level of sugar in the blood by crea ng insulin
le6 ventricle
Pumps oxygenated blood through the aorta and into the body (largest chamber of the heart)
right ventricle
pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs via the pulmonary artery
le6 atrium
receives oxygenated blood from the lungs via the pulmonary vein
right atrium
Receives deoxygenated blood from the body
systolic pressure
The pressure in the blood generated by the le6 ventricle during systole (top number).
Diastolic
Blood pressure that remains between heart contrac ons (bo9om number).
"thready" pulse
a weak, rapid pulse.
Atherosclerosis
hardening of the arteries
Conges ve Heart Failure
a condi on where the heart is unable to pump sufficiently in that the blood backs up in the
heart and begins to pool in the body specifically in the lungs and other organs
