Medical Terminology
Why should an EMT avoid the use of acronyms and abbreviations when communicating?
There is a chance that they can lead to errors in continued care for the patient.
What is another term for the frontal aspect of the body?
Anterior
The wrist is ________ to the elbow.
distal
What is the distinction between anatomy and physiology?
Anatomy is the study of body structures, and physiology is the study of body function.
Your 79-year-old female patient appears to show all signs and symptoms of a stroke. Her level of consciousness has rapidly deteriorated, she is now unconscious, and she can no longer control her own airway. While you intervene to manage her airway, the best position in which to keep fluid or vomitus from occluding her airway would be the:
recovery position.