General Knowledge
In the 1790s, this country began transporting wounded soldiers away from battle scenes for physician care
france
Is inhalation an active or passive process?
Active
What part of a medical term gives the word its basic meaning (ex. therm = heat)
root
What defines the extent and limits of an EMT’s job, including skills and medical interventions?
Scope of practice
What two body systems work together to bring oxygen into the body, deliver it to cells, and remove waste products?
Respiratory and cardiovascular systems
During the Civil War, this woman provided emergency services for wounded soldiers and later helped establish the American Red Cross.
Clara Barton
What are the two upper chambers of the heart called?
Atria
what are compounds made up of?
two or more words
Who defines an EMT’s scope of practice?
State legislation and regional rules and guidelines
What part of the brain controls respirations?
Medulla oblongata
There are four general levels of EMS training. What are they?
EMR, EMT, AEMT, and Paramedic
What blood cells carry oxygen?
Red blood cells
What does the suffix -itis mean
inflammation
What type of consent is assumed when a patient is unable to give expressed consent in an emergency?
Implied consent
What is perfusion?
Delivery of oxygen and nutrients to cells and removal of waste products.
EMTs should never enter a potentially violent scene until these people have secured it.
police/law enforcement?
What system helps regulate fluid levels, filter chemicals, and adjust body pH?
Renal/urinary system
If someone is supine, what are they doing?
lying on their back
What should an EMT do if a patient refuses care but refuses to sign the refusal form?
Have witnesses to the refusal, document the situation thoroughly, and follow local protocols.
What system uses hormones as chemical messages to control body functions?
Endocrine system
This federal act allows EMS providers to learn whether they were exposed to potentially life-threatening diseases while providing patient care.
Ryan White CARE Act
What is the pathway of blood through the heart
Right atrium → right ventricle →lungs(for oxygen) → left atrium → left ventricle.
What does anterior, posterior, superior, and inferior mean
front, back, above, below
What legal concept means “the thing speaks for itself” and is important in negligence cases?
Res ipsa loquitur
A patient's compensatory mechanisms have failed, and their blood pressure is dropping with altered mental status. What stage of shock is this?
Decompensated shock