Exam (elaborations)
EMT Section 1: Preparatory Ch. 1-6 Questions With Complete Solutions
- Course
- Institution
EMT Section 1: Preparatory Ch. 1-6 Questions With Complete Solutions
[Show more]
Content preview
EMT Section 1: Preparatory Ch. 1-6 QuestionsWith Complete Solutions
3 Types of muscle? Correct Answers Smooth muscle, Cardiac
muscle, Skeletal (Voluntary) muscle
A child's smaller larynx compared to that of an adult may cause
what medical emergency? Correct Answers Choking.
A constricting blood vessel does what to blood pressure?
Correct Answers Increases blood pressure.
About how much blood, in Liters, do the following have:
Adults
Children
Infants
What can we take away from these comparisons? Correct
Answers Adults: 6L
Children: 2-3L
Infants: 300mL
The amount of blood loss may be more severe depending on
size- i.e. if a baby loses 100mL of blood, this is deadly, but if an
adult loses 100mL of blood, concerning but not as dire.
Blood pressure is measured in systolic/diastolic. What do these
represent? Correct Answers Systolic: The pressure when the
,left ventricle contracts, pumping blood from the ventricle to the
aorta
Diastolic: The pressure when the left ventricle relaxes and fills
with blood. This is also known as the afterload. In other words,
this is the pressure that must be overcome when the left ventricle
contracts.
Central Nervous system vs Peripheral Nervous system? Correct
Answers CNS= Brain and Spinal Cord
PNS= Everything else
Define: Abandonment Correct Answers Leaving a patient with
somebody of lesser training than you or leaving a patient with
somebody who is not competent.
Leaving a patient in the ER with no report/ assessment findings
could also be abandonment.
Define: ADA Correct Answers Americans with Disabilities
Act. Legal protection to individuals with disabilities against
discrimination.
Define: AED Correct Answers Automatic External
Defibrillator. Used to detect treatable life-threatening cardiac
arrhythmias.
Define: AEMT and scope Correct Answers Advanced EMT.
Has training in advanced life support such as IV therapy and the
administration of certain emergency medications.
, Define: ALS. Correct Answers Advanced Life Support.
Advanced life saving procedures. Some of these can be
performed by an EMT.
Define: Assault.
Define: Battery. Correct Answers Assault- Unlawfully placing
a person in fear of immediate bodily harm
Battery- Unlawfully touching a person
Define: Buccal Correct Answers Relating to mouth or cheek
Define: CQI Correct Answers Continuous quality
improvement. A system of internal and external audits check all
areas of an EMT system.
Define: Duty to Act. Correct Answers An individual's
responsibility to provide patient care when charged by
emergency response or if your policy states you must assist in
any emergency.
Define: EMD Correct Answers Emergency Medical Dispatch.
A system that assists dispatchers in selecting the correct units to
respond to a given call. Provides callers with vital instructions
until the EMS crew arrives.
Define: EMR Correct Answers Emergency Medical
Responder. The first trained individual to arrive at the scene of
an emergency to provide initial medical assistance.
The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
Guaranteed quality through customer reviews
Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.
Quick and easy check-out
You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.
Focus on what matters
Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!
Frequently asked questions
What do I get when I buy this document?
You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.
Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?
Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.
Who am I buying these notes from?
Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller Classroom. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.
Will I be stuck with a subscription?
No, you only buy these notes for $12.99. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.
Can Stuvia be trusted?
4.6 stars on Google & Trustpilot (+1000 reviews)
77254 documents were sold in the last 30 days
Founded in 2010, the go-to place to buy study notes for 14 years now