EMT set, Pearson Emergency Care 14th edition Limmer, O'Keefe
1. Hepatitis (Hepatitis B especially): What disease can survive for many days in
dried blood
2. Always wash hands: Should you wash your hands or use an alcohol based
cleanser if hands are soiled
3. True: T or F? Airborne pathogens can be absorbed through the mucous
membrane of the eyes
4. Assume TB (take necessary respiratory precautions): If a patient has a
cough
5. AIDS, HIV: _____ is a set of conditions due to immune system attack from
____ 6. HIV (human immunodeficiency virus): Which virus survives poorly
outside the body and infections result in <1% of contact 7. MERS and SARS: 2
severe respiratory illnesses
8. Employees receive training, PPE, and vaccinations: Joint responsibility of
employers and employees for blood-borne pathogens under OSHA
9. False: T or F? If you had an expected exposure incident but no symptoms,
you don't have to report the exposure
10. Ryan White CARE Act: A federal act that establishes procedures by which
emergency response workers can find out if they have been exposed to life-
threatening infectious diseases.
11. True: T or F? You are required to wear an N-95 mask when there is
suspected
TB or performing a high risk procedure
12. In place of a parent: Child care providers or school authority may act in loco
parentis, what is in loco parentis?
13. Assault and battery: Subjecting patients to unwanted care and transport
constitutes what charge
14. Proximate causation: Term for when the damages to a patient were the
result of action or inaction by the EMT
15. Tort: Term for an action or injury caused by negligence from which a lawsuit
may arise
16. Res Ipsa Loquitur: The thing speaks for itself
17. False: T or F? If a patient has a tattoo of a medical condition, you should not
regard it as a medical identification device 18. Away from: What does the
prefix "ab-" mean
19. Toward or near: What does the prefix "ad-" mean
20. Around: What does the prefix "Peri-" mean, example: pericardium
21. Vomiting: What does the suffix "-emesis" mean, example: hematemesis
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, 22. Breathing: What does the suffix "-pnea" mean, example: dyspnea
23. Pain: What does the suffix "-algia" mean, example: myalgia
24. Difficult or painful: What does the prefix "dys-" mean, example: dyspnea
25 Midaxillary line: The line that extends vertically from the middle of the armpit
to the ankle
26. Midclavicular lines: Lines that runs through the center of each clavicle (2 of
them)
27. Prone: A position in which the patient is lying face down
28. Cranium: Include the top, back, and sides of the skull
29. Endocrine system: Regulate metabolic/hormonal activities of the body
30. Lymphatic system: Help maintain the fluid balance of body and contributes to
immune system
31. Maxillae: Fused bone of the upper jaw
32. Zygomatic arches: Forms the structures of the cheek
33. 33: How many vertebrae are in the spinal column
34. Cervical: Car crashes frequently cause injuries to what division of the spine?
(control muscles for breathing)
35. Manubrium, body, and xiphoid process: The three parts of a sternum are
36. Tibia, fibula: The _____ is the medial and larger shin bone, the ____ is
the lateral smaller bone
37. Malleolus (plural malleoli): The protrusion that is on either side of the ankle
38. Acromion process, acromioclavicular joint: The ____ is the highest portion
of the shoulder and forms the ____ with the clavicle (frequent area of shoulder
injury)
39. Automaticity: The ability of the heart to generate and conduct impulses on
its own
40. Oropharynx and nasopharynx: The pharynx includes these two
subdivisions 41. Cricoid cartilage: The ring-shaped structure that forms the lower
portion of the larynx
42. Ventilation: Movement of gases to and from the alveoli
43. True: T or F? When they have difficulty breathing, infants and children rely
more on the diagram, causing a see saw breathing pattern
44. False (it is the movement of gases and nutrients between cells and the
blood): T or F? Respiration is the movement of gas to and from the alveoli
45. Carotid arteries: The large arteries on each side of the neck that carries
blood to the head
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1. Hepatitis (Hepatitis B especially): What disease can survive for many days in
dried blood
2. Always wash hands: Should you wash your hands or use an alcohol based
cleanser if hands are soiled
3. True: T or F? Airborne pathogens can be absorbed through the mucous
membrane of the eyes
4. Assume TB (take necessary respiratory precautions): If a patient has a
cough
5. AIDS, HIV: _____ is a set of conditions due to immune system attack from
____ 6. HIV (human immunodeficiency virus): Which virus survives poorly
outside the body and infections result in <1% of contact 7. MERS and SARS: 2
severe respiratory illnesses
8. Employees receive training, PPE, and vaccinations: Joint responsibility of
employers and employees for blood-borne pathogens under OSHA
9. False: T or F? If you had an expected exposure incident but no symptoms,
you don't have to report the exposure
10. Ryan White CARE Act: A federal act that establishes procedures by which
emergency response workers can find out if they have been exposed to life-
threatening infectious diseases.
11. True: T or F? You are required to wear an N-95 mask when there is
suspected
TB or performing a high risk procedure
12. In place of a parent: Child care providers or school authority may act in loco
parentis, what is in loco parentis?
13. Assault and battery: Subjecting patients to unwanted care and transport
constitutes what charge
14. Proximate causation: Term for when the damages to a patient were the
result of action or inaction by the EMT
15. Tort: Term for an action or injury caused by negligence from which a lawsuit
may arise
16. Res Ipsa Loquitur: The thing speaks for itself
17. False: T or F? If a patient has a tattoo of a medical condition, you should not
regard it as a medical identification device 18. Away from: What does the
prefix "ab-" mean
19. Toward or near: What does the prefix "ad-" mean
20. Around: What does the prefix "Peri-" mean, example: pericardium
21. Vomiting: What does the suffix "-emesis" mean, example: hematemesis
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, 22. Breathing: What does the suffix "-pnea" mean, example: dyspnea
23. Pain: What does the suffix "-algia" mean, example: myalgia
24. Difficult or painful: What does the prefix "dys-" mean, example: dyspnea
25 Midaxillary line: The line that extends vertically from the middle of the armpit
to the ankle
26. Midclavicular lines: Lines that runs through the center of each clavicle (2 of
them)
27. Prone: A position in which the patient is lying face down
28. Cranium: Include the top, back, and sides of the skull
29. Endocrine system: Regulate metabolic/hormonal activities of the body
30. Lymphatic system: Help maintain the fluid balance of body and contributes to
immune system
31. Maxillae: Fused bone of the upper jaw
32. Zygomatic arches: Forms the structures of the cheek
33. 33: How many vertebrae are in the spinal column
34. Cervical: Car crashes frequently cause injuries to what division of the spine?
(control muscles for breathing)
35. Manubrium, body, and xiphoid process: The three parts of a sternum are
36. Tibia, fibula: The _____ is the medial and larger shin bone, the ____ is
the lateral smaller bone
37. Malleolus (plural malleoli): The protrusion that is on either side of the ankle
38. Acromion process, acromioclavicular joint: The ____ is the highest portion
of the shoulder and forms the ____ with the clavicle (frequent area of shoulder
injury)
39. Automaticity: The ability of the heart to generate and conduct impulses on
its own
40. Oropharynx and nasopharynx: The pharynx includes these two
subdivisions 41. Cricoid cartilage: The ring-shaped structure that forms the lower
portion of the larynx
42. Ventilation: Movement of gases to and from the alveoli
43. True: T or F? When they have difficulty breathing, infants and children rely
more on the diagram, causing a see saw breathing pattern
44. False (it is the movement of gases and nutrients between cells and the
blood): T or F? Respiration is the movement of gas to and from the alveoli
45. Carotid arteries: The large arteries on each side of the neck that carries
blood to the head
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