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EMT-B Section 1 Study Guide
Most states require refresher training for EMT-B's every:
2-3 years
An EMT at a basic level is operating as a designated agent of the:
Medical Director
What is not a role or responsibility for an EMT?
Providing medical direction
The first concern of an EMT-B must be:
Personal safety
A policy set by an EMS Medical Director that allows EMT-B's to administer glucose to patients in certain circumstances without speaking to the physician in an example of a:
Standing order
An order from an EMS system's on-duty physician given by radio or phone is an example of:
On-line medical direction
The level of EMS training in which the emphasis is on activating the EMS system and controlling immediate life-threatening emergencies is:
First responder
A good personal trait for an EMT is:
Nonjudgmental
Lists of steps, such as assessment and interventions, to be taken in different situations by EMS personnel are known as:
Protocols
What is a way for an EMT to have a role in the QI process?
Continue her education
Organisms that cause infection, such as viruses and bacteria, are:
Pathogens
Equipment and procedures that protect you from the blood and body fluids of the patient are referred to as:
Body substance isolation precautions
Gloves, masks, and gowns are examples of:
PPE
The positive form of stress that helps people work under pressure and respond effectively is:
Eustress
A single incident that produces multiple patients is an:
MCI
The goal of the CISD is to:
Assist emergency care workers in dealing with stress
An initial component of the CISD, which may be held before the formal debriefing, is called a:
Defusing session
The stage of grieving in which a patient seeks to postpone death, even for a short time, is:
Bargaining
It is important that the EMT-B follow the same path in and out of a crime scene in order to:
Prevent disturbing the crime scene
The agency that has issued strict guidelines detailing precautions against exposure to bloodborne pathogens is the:
OSHA
What material is not recommended for gloves to be used when there is potential for contact with blood and other body fluids?
Cotton
Personal protective equipment does not include:
Cotton scrub pants
In cases where TB is suspected, use a:
HEPA respirator
A situation that would usually call for the use of a gown as protection would be one involving:
Childbirth
An infection that causes an inflammation of the liver is:
Hepatitis
The 3 R's of reacting to danger are:
Retreat, radio, reevaluate
Hep B, TB, and AIDS are the communicable diseases of greatest concern because they are:
All spread through the air
The test that can detect exposure to TB is the:
PPD test
Under the Ryan White CARE Act, the officials in every emergency response organization who gather facts about possible emergency responder exposure to infectious diseases are the:
Designated officers
Vehicles, structures, and storage containers holding hazardous materials should be identified with:
Placards
An ambulance crew's participation in a contructive mutual critique after each call is part of the process known as:
Quality improvement
Mentally competent adults of legal age who accept care from an EMS crew are said to give:
Expressed consent
EMS personnel can treat unconscious patients because the law holds that rational patients would consent to treatment if they were conscious; this principle is known as:
Implied consent
Minors who are married or of a certain age and who are legally able to give consent for medical care are known as:
Emancipated
When a patient refuses care, he or she must sign a:
Release form
Refusal to go to the hospital may be a form of __________, or unwillingness to acces the idea of illness.
Denial
If an EMT-B forces a competent patient to go to the hospital against his or her will, the EMT-B may be charged with:
Assault
A legal document, usually signed by the patient and his physician, which states that the patient has a terminal illness and does not wish to prolong life through resuscitative efforts, is called a:
DNR order
A person whom the signer of a document names to make health care decisions in case the signer is unable to make such decisions for himself or herself is called a:
Proxy
Legislative means intended to provide legal protection for citizens and some health care personnel who administer emergency care are known as:
Good Samaritan laws
An EMT-B's obligation in certain situations to provide care to a patient is referred to as a:
Duty to act
If a jury finds that an EMT-B had a duty to a patient, that he failed to carry out that duty properly, and that his action caused harm to the patient, the EMT-B would be guilty of:
Negligence
A loss that requires reimbursement is called a:
Compensable
A DNR order is one example of a:
Advance directive
The principle that information about a patients history, condition, or treatment must not be shared with unauthorized parties is called:
Confidentiality
If you discover that a critically injured patient is an organ donor, as an EMT-B you should:
Notify the nurse/physician at the hospital
Once police have made the scene safe, the priority of the EMT-B at a crime scene is to:
Provide patient care
Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before the patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training is known as:
Abandonment
The extent and limits of the job that an EMT-B does are referred to as:
Scope of practice
Simply stated, liability means:
Legal responisbility
The study of functions of the body is called:
Physiology
The structure of the body is referred to as its:
Anatomy
The anatomical position is best described as a person:
Standing, facing forward, palms facing forward
An imaginary line down the center of the body that passes between the eyes and extends down past the umbilicus is the:
Midline
The term that refers to a position closer to the midline is:
Medial
Another word for anterior is:
Ventral
The preferred position for any unconscious nontrauma patient is:
Recovery
The Fowler's position is usually achieved by raising the head end of the stretcher so that the body is at a:
45-60 degree angle
This division of the spinal collumn is subject to injury because it is not supported by another part of the skeleton:
Lumbar
The pelvis is commonly referred to as the:
Hip
The scapula and acromion are parts of the:
Shoulder
Inferiorly, the knee connects with the:
Tibia and fibula
The body contains how many different types of muscle:
3
After inhaled air goes through the larynx the next part of the respiratory system the air passes as it moves to the lungs is the:
Trachea
The chamber that pumps oxygen-rich blood out of the heart for distribution to the rest of the body is the:
Left ventricle
The largest artery in the body is the:
Aorta
The pulse checked during infant CPR is the:
Brachial
The blood vessels where gases, nutrients, and waste products are exchanged between the body's cells and the bloodstream are the:
Capillaries
The component of the blood that has a primary function of carrying oxygen to tissue is:
Red blood cells
The pressure created in the arteries when blood is forced out of the heart is referred to as:
Systolic
The adequate supply of oxygen and nutrients to the organs and tissues of the body is called:
Perfusion
The CNS is made up of the brain and the:
Spinal cord
The skin layer rich with blood vessels, nerves, and specialized structures such as sweat glands and sebaceous glands is the:
Dermis
The endocrine system produces chemicals called:
Hormones
Body functions such as digestion and heart rate are controlled by the:
Autonomic nervous system
When you are lifting a heavy object, most of the work should be done by the muscles of your:
Legs
What is a reason that an urgent move should be used:
Immediate treatment for a breathing emergency can be performed
The preferred device for carrying a conscious medical patient down a flight of stairs is the:
Stair chair
One technique that can greatly reduce risk of back injuries when lifting and moving patients is:
Keeping the lifted weight in close to your body
What is not a condition that permits the use of an emergency move?
A stable patient's position is hampering a police investigation
When an abbreviated assessment on a patient trapped in wreckage reveals that the patient must be moved quickly, you would order a:
Urgent move
The technique used when quickly removing a patients from a vehicle is called:
Rapid extraction
Unresponsive patients without suspected spinal injuries should be placed in the:
Recovery position
The method that should be used when moving a patient onto a long spine board is the:
Log roll
The method commonly used to transfer a patient from a bed at home to a stretcher is the:
Draw sheet method
The first step of emergency care in the patient with inadequate breathing is:
Opening and maintaining the patient's airway
The reduction of breathing to the point where oxygen intake is not sufficient to support life is called:
Respiratory failure
Signs of inadequate breathing include:
wheezing, crowing, gurgling noises; cyanosis of the lips, earlobes, or nail beds; being unable to speak in full sentences
During your assessment of a 54 year old male patient, you find that he is not breathing; your next step would be to:
Begin providing artificial respirations to the patient
Your 24 year old female patient has fallen from the roof of her house and is unconscious; the bets method of opening her airway is the:
Jaw-thrust maneuver
What method for providing ventilatory assistance is considered most effective?
2 person BVM technique with high flow supplemental oxygen
Signs of inadequate artificial ventilation of an adult patient include:
Failure of the patients skin color to improve
If oxygen is connected to a pocket face mask the setting on the oxygen tank regulator should be set to:
15 lpm
What device on a BVM may prevent adequate ventilation?
A pop off valve
The most difficult part of delivering BVM artificial ventialtions is:
Obtaining an adequate mask seal
Oropharyngeal airways can be used on unconscious patients, except those who:
Have a gag reflex
If you do not have the proper size oropharyngeal airway to fit your patient:
Do not use one
The nasopharyngeal airway is popular because it:
Often does not stimulate a gag reflex
What is true when suctioning a patient's airway?
You may hyperventilate a patient before and after suctioning
The most popular type of suction tip used in the prehospital setting is:
Rigid pharyngeal tip (Yankauer)
Patient conditions that may require supplemental oxygen include:
Shock, head injury, and broken bones
A nasal cannula should be used to deliver oxygen to a patient who:
Will not tolerate a nonrebreather mask
Safety is of prime importance when working with oxygen; what is therefore true?
Always store reserve oxygen tanks in a cool and ventilated space
Oxygen cylinder sizes vary, but all are considered "full" when pressure is equal to:
2,000 psi
An insufficiency in the supply of oxygen to the body's tissues is called:
Hypoxia
The artificial ventilation technique whose use in children is contraindicated unless the provider has has special training is:
Flow resticted, oxygen powered ventilation device
Nasopharyngeal airways must be lubricated to ease insertion; you should use:
Any water based lubricant
One method of determining which size oropharyngeal airway to use is by:
Measuring from the corner of the patients mouth to the tip of the earlobe on the same side
Suctioning should not be done for longer than:
15 seconds
When a nasal cannula is used, the flow rate should be set for no more than:
4 to 6 lpm
What is not a part of the scene size-up?
Establishing an airway
Body substance isolation precautions may include:
Gloves, eyewear, mask
The scene size-up should take place:
At the beginning and throughout the entire call
When there are no apparent hazards, the danger zone at the scene of a vehicle collision should extend at least:
50 feet in all directions
When fuel has been spilled at a motor vehicle collision, the danger zone should be extended at least:
100 feet in all directions
If you observe potential signs of violence at a scene, your first action generally should be to:
Retreat to a position of safety
In every motor vehicle accident there are generally how many collisions:
3
A fall should be considered severe whenever patients have fallen:
3 times their height
During scene size up at a multiple vehicle crash, it is important to determine the number of patients because:
Additional EMS resources may have to be called if there are more patients than the first crew on the scene can handle
What may be useful in determining the nature of illness/mechanism of injury?
Patient, family, and bystanders
The portion of the assessment that is designed to identify and treat immediately life-threatening conditions is called the:
Initial assessment
Actions taken to correct a patient's problems are called:
Interventions
When an EMT-B feels that a patient just "doesn't look right" this is called:
Clinical judgement
What is not an example of an intervention?
Checking a carotid pulse
In any patient with a suspected spinal injury, an EMT-B should apply manual stabilization:
On first contact with the patient
Using the AVPU scale, a patient who will respond only to a brisk rubbing of the sternum would recieve a rating of:
Painful
If a patient is not alert and is breathing less than 8 breaths per minute, the EMT-B should:
Ventialte with a positive pressure device and 100% oxygen
In light-skinned people, poor circulation is indicated if the skin at the wrist is pale and:
Clammy
The assessment sign that is generally more reliable in children than adults is:
Capillary refill
The mental status of unresponsive infants is typically checked by flicking the feet and:
Talking to the infant
What is not a vital sign?
Mental status
You should obtain the first vital signs:
During the focused hisory and physical exam
The vital sign that is least useful in adults is:
Capillary refill
The patient that you would expect to have the slowest at rest pulse rate is a:
Athlete
An EMT-B should be most concerned with a pulse rate maintained above:
120 beats per minute
In case of shock or later stages of blood loss, an EMT-B would expect the pulse to be:
Rapid and thready
The first pulse taken by an EMT-B on patients one year and older is the:
Radial pulse
If an EMT-B has trouble finding the radial pulse on a conscious patient, he should first:
Try the wrist on the other arm
A rapid pulse, or any pulse over 100 beats per minute, is called:
Tachycardia
The act of breathing out is called:
Exhalation
In cases of children and infants, an EMT-B can expect to find the highest normal respiration rates in a:
Newborn
What are signs of labored breathing:
Nasal flaring, retractions, and grunting
The respiratory sound that points toward medical problems such as asthma is:
Wheezing
The respiratory sound that indicates a patient might need suctioning is:
Gurgling
The skin color that indicates poor circulation is:
Pale
The skin color that indicates inadequate breathing or heart function is:
Cyanotic
For skin to be called clammy it must be:
Cool and moist
When checking pupils, an EMT-B should look for:
Size, equality, and reactivity
In cases of stroke or head injury, the pupils are likely to be:
Unequal
A normal systolic BP for a 40 year old female would be:
130
When deflating the BP cuff, the systolic BP is the:
First sound
High blood pressure is associated with fright, exertionm and emotional distress, but not:
Blood loss
On unstable patients, vital signs are taken every:
5 minutes
In distinguishing signs from symptoms, an example of a symptom would be:
Chest pain
The L in SAMPLE stand for:
Last oral intake
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Hello, My Fellow EMT-Bs
As you might have, This week, the week after or Prior. Modular Exams are today. (Insert excited .gif here) Anyways, I will be leaving terms that shall get you through your first exams. Good Luck, and remember, 76% is PASSING (In my class anyways...) <.< STILL GOOD LUCK
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Body Planes
Sagittal plane:a vertical cut right down the middle of the body; separating it into left and right pieces
Transverse plane: a horizontal cut in the body; separating the body into top and bottom pieces
Frontal plane: vertical cut in the body; separating the body into front and back pieces
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Week One
Dear god the first day was nothing but Syllabus talk. It was nuts. Though it wasn’t bad. It’s best to ask all these questions or else. Uniforms won’t really be needed until later but I need to be sure to get my Healthcare CPR card before I forget and I’m not able to start clinicals, which won’t begin until later on near the end of September. :3 Test on Chapters 3-6 if I recall come monday, so. Woo, Medical Terminology! How NOT to get sued.
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EMT and Paramedic Programs in or near the greater Chicagoland area
EMT
Chicago Police and Firefighter Training Academy (CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY)
http://www.cpfta.com/
Malcolm X College (Chicago, IL)
http://www.ccc.edu/colleges/malcolm-x/programs/pages/emergency-medical-technician-program.aspx
Loyola Hospital (Maywood, IL)
http://www.loyolaems.com/program_descriptions.asp
Christ Hospital/Moraine Valley (Oak Lawn, IL)
http://www.morainevalley.edu/healthsciences/EMT/emt.htm
Edward Hospital/College of DuPage (Glen Ellyn, IL)
http://www.cod.edu/programs/fire/emt.aspx
Triton College (River Grove, IL)
http://www.triton.edu/ProspectiveStudents_detail.aspx?id=957&terms=medical%20technician
Paramedic
Malcolm X College (Chicago, IL)
http://www.ccc.edu/colleges/malcolm-x/programs/pages/paramedic.aspx
Loyola Hospital (Maywood, IL)
http://www.loyolaems.com/program_descriptions.asp
Christ Hospital/ Moraine Valley (Oak Lawn, IL)
http://www.morainevalley.edu/healthsciences/EMT/emt.htm
St.Francis Hospital/Oakton College (Evanston, IL)
http://www.oakton.edu/academics/academic_departments/fire_tech/paramedic/index.php
Edward Hospital/College of DuPage (Glen Ellyn, IL)
http://www.cod.edu/programs/fire/paramedic.aspx
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