Jones And Bartlett EMT Course Exam Study
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AEMT - answeran individual who has training in specific aspects of advanced life support,
such as IV therapy and the administration of certain emergency medications.
ALS - answeradvanced lifesaving procedures, some of which are now being provided ...
AEMT - answer✔an individual who has training in specific aspects of advanced life support,
such as IV therapy and the administration of certain emergency medications.
ALS - answer✔advanced lifesaving procedures, some of which are now being provided by the
EMT
ADA Act - answer✔comprehensive legislation that is designed to protect people with disabilities
against discrimination
AED - answer✔device that detects treatable life-threatening cardiac dysrhythmias (ventricular
fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia) and delivers the appropriate electrical shock to the
patient.
community paramedicine - answer✔a health care model in which experienced paramedics
receive advanced training to equip them to provide additional services in the prehospital
environment, such as health evaluations, monitoring of chronic illnesses or conditions, and
patient advocacy.
IV therapy - answer✔the delivery of medication directly into a vein
medical control - answer✔physician instructions given directly by radio or cell phone
(online/direct) or indirectly by protocol/guidelines (off-line/indirect), as authorized by the
medical director of the service program
medical director - answer✔the physician who authorizes or delegates to the EMT the authority
to provide medical care in the field
MIH - answer✔a method of delivering health care which involves providing health care within
the community rather than at a doctor's office or hospital
National EMS Scope of Practice Model - answer✔a document created by the NHTSA that
outlines the skills performed by various EMS providers.
prefix - answer✔part of a term thatr appears before a word root, changing the meaning of the
term
prone - answer✔lying face down
proximal - answer✔closer to the trunk
quadrants - answer✔describes the sections of the abdominal cavity, in which two imaginary
lines intersect at the umbilicus, dividing the abdomen into four equal areas
suffix - answer✔the part of a term that comes after the root word, at the end of the term
superficial - answer✔closer to or on the skin
superior - answer✔above a body part or nearer to the head
supine - answer✔lying face up
ventral - answer✔the anterior surface of the body
word root - answer✔the main part of a term that contains the primary meaning
abdomen - answer✔the body cavity that contains the major organs of digestion and excretion.
it is located below the diaphragm and above the pelvis
acetabulum - answer✔the depression on the lateral pelvis where its three component bones
join, in which the femoral head fits snugly
adam's apple - answer✔a firm prominence of cartilage that forms the upper part of the larynx.
it is more prominent in men than in women. also called the thyroid cartilage
adenosine triphosphate (ATP) - answer✔the nucleotide involved in energy metabolism; used to
store energy
adrenal glands - answer✔endocrine glands located on top of the kidneys that release
adrenaline when stimulated by the sympathetic nervous system
adrenergic - answer✔pertaining to nerves that release the neurotransmitter norephinephrine,
or noradrenaline (such as adrenergic nerves, adrenergic response); also pertains to the
receptors acted on by neorepinephrine
aerobic metabolism - answer✔metabolism that can proceed only in the presence of oxygen
agonal gasps - answer✔abnormal breathing pattern characterized by slow, gasping breaths,
sometimes seen in patients in cardiac arrest
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