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Prehospital Emergency Care 11th Edition EXAM QUESTIONS (513 TERMS) WITH VERIFIED DEFINITIONS UPDATED 2024 What is Medical Terminology? What is anatomy? What is physiology? Supine Prone lateral recumbent Fowlers Semi-Fowler's Position anatomical position Trendelenburg position shock posit...

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Prehospital Emergency Care 11th Edition EXAM
QUESTIONS (513 TERMS) WITH VERIFIED
DEFINITIONS UPDATED 2024

1). What is medical terminology?

 Ans: Terms related to the body in health and disease


2). What is anatomy?

 Ans: study of structure


3). What is physiology?

 Ans: Study of function


4). Supine

 Ans: lying on the back


5). Prone

 Ans: lying face down


6). Lateral recumbent

 Ans: lying on either the left or right side


7). Fowlers

 Ans: semi-sitting body position in which a person's head and shoulders are elevated
45 to 60 degrees




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, 8). Semi-fowler's position

 Ans: the head of the bed is raised 30 degrees


9). Anatomical position

 Ans: To stand erect with arms at the sides and palms of the hands turned forward


10). Trendelenburg position

 Ans: A position in which the patient's feet and legs are higher than the head


11). Shock position

 Ans: feet elevated 12 inches higher than head


12). Midline

 Ans: An imaginary line drawn down the center of the body, dividing it into right and left
halves.


13). Midaxillary line

 Ans: A line drawn from the armpit down to the ankle


14). Anterior

 Ans: front of the body


15). Posterior

 Ans: back of body


16). Superior

 Ans: toward the head




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, 17). Inferior

 Ans: away from the head


18). Dorsal

 Ans: toward the back


19). Ventral

 Ans: Toward the belly


20). Medial

 Ans: Toward the midline of the body


21). Lateral

 Ans: Away from the midline of the body


22). Bilateral

 Ans: both sides


23). Proximal

 Ans: Closer to the point of attachment


24). Distal

 Ans: away from the point of attachment


25). Patients left versus right

 Ans: Patients left or right, not yours


26). Midcalvicular line

 Ans: imaginary line of body bisecting clavicle




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, 27). Plantar

 Ans: sole of foot


28). Palmar

 Ans: palm of hand


29). Abdominal quadrants

 Ans: RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ


30). Why is accidental death and disability: the neglected disease of modern society important
to ems?

 Ans: Able to make recommendations and changes to EMS and it's care to avoid
unnecessary deaths and disabilities


31). Explain the role of an emergency medical dispatcher

 Ans: They are trained individuals who facilitate emergency services and also provide
instruction for lifesaving care until help arrives


32). List the 4 levels of ems practitioners

 Ans: EMR
EMT
AEMT
Paramedic


33). Identify some of the specialty facilities that patients may be transported to

 Ans: Trauma, burn, obstetrical, pediatric, poison, stroke, cardiac, hyperbaric, spine,
psychiatric


34). What are the roles and responsibilities of the emt?

 Ans: personal safety; safety of the crew, patient, and bystanders; patient assessment;
patient care; lifting and moving; transport; transfer of care; patient advocacy


35). What are the responsibilities of state ems agencies


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