Paramedic Entrance Exam

Actions of Musculoskeletal System - Correct Answer 1) Protect internal organs 2) Gives body shape 3) Provide ability to move Alveoli - Correct Answer sacs of lungs where gas exchanges with blood Anaphylactic Shock - Correct Answer Allergic reaction Anatomical Position - Correct Answer Standing erect, limbs down, palms forward Arm bones - Correct Answer clavicle, humerus, ulna, radius Body cavities - Correct Answer 1) Cranial 2) Thoracic 3) Abdomino-pelvic Bronchi - Correct Answer 2 large sets of branches come from trachea and enter lungs Bronchioles - Correct Answer smallest branch or bronchi Capillaries - Correct Answer blood vessels where O2/CO2 and nutrients/waste exchange in cells Cardiac Muscles - Correct Answer Involuntary Cardiogenic shock - Correct Answer heart stops pumping Components of initial assessment - Correct Answer General impression, responsiveness, chief complain, obvious life threats, ABC, priority Cricoid cartilage - Correct Answer Ring shaped structure that circles trachea lower edge of larynx DCAP-BTLS - Correct Answer deformities, contusions, abrasions, punctures burns, tenderness, lacerations, swelling Divisions of vertebre - Correct Answer Cervial- 7, thoracic- 12, lumbar- 5, sacrum-5 fused, coccyx -4 fused 33 total EMT Roles and responsibilities - Correct Answer 1) Safety officers 2) Care providers 3) Record keeper 4) patient advocate Epiglottis - Correct Answer leaf shaped structure that covers and prevents food from entering larynx and trachea Facial bones - Correct Answer Cranium, mandible, maxilla GCS - Correct Answer Glasgow coma scale Eye: 1- none, 2 - pain, 3 - verbal, 4- spontaneous Verbal: 1- none 2- sounds 3- inappropriate words, 4- confused, 5- oriented Motor: 1 - none, 2 - extension, 3- flexion, 4- withdraws, 5- localize, 6- obeys commands Hemorrhagic shock - Correct Answer loss of blood HR 0-5mo - Correct Answer 90-140bpm