A state of profound unconsciousness
COMA
is a legal term that is used to describe an obligation to provide emergency care to a patient?
Duty to act
Interruption of blood flow to an area within the brain that results in the lost of brain function.
Cerebrovascular Accident {CVA}
STROKE
Measuring from the patient's ear lobe to the corner of the mouth
Sizing an Oral Airway
function of the respiratory system
Ventilation and oxygenation
this type of aneurysm resembles a tiny balloon just outside of the artery.
BERRY ANEURYSM
a set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the extent and limits of the EMT's job?
Scope of practice
The leaf-shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter from entering the trachea is called the:
epiglottis.
Measuring from the tip of the nose to the patient's ear lobe.
Sizing a Nasal Airway
When blood flow to a particular part of the brain is stopped by a blockage {blood Clot} inside a blood vessel, this results in an?
ISCHEMIC STROKE
A period following a seizure that lasts between 5 to 30 minutes?
Postictal State
The care that would be expected to be provided to the same patient under the same circumstances by another EMT who had received the same training is called?
standard of care.
Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart is called:
cardiac muscle
Which of the following elements in the bloodstream would likely have elevated levels in a patient with a severe infection in his leg?
White blood cells
The inability to produce or understand speech?
Aphasia
A neurologic episode caused by a surged of electrical activity in the brain
SEIZURE
An adult patient's consent may be obtained through expressed or implied consent, depending on the patient's:
level of consciousness
Which of the following muscles divides the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity and is a major muscle of respiration?
Diaphragm
Seizures that continue ever few minutes without the patient regain consciousness or last longer than 30 minutes.
STATUS EPILEPTICUS
Which vessels transport blood from the tissues back to the heart?
Veins
An EMT fails to properly care for a patient despite having a duty to act. The EMT is most likely guilty of:
negligence.
CONTROLS THE MOST BASIC FUNCTIONS OF THE BODY, SUCH AS BREATHING,BLOOD PRESSURE, SWALLOWING, AND PUPIL CONSTRICTION
THE BRAIN STEM
The dorsalis pedal artery supplies blood to what part of the body?
Foot
Functions of the skeletal system include:
allowing for movement.
Stroke scales evaluate the?
FACE, ARMS, SPEECH