Terms
Assessment
Anatomy
Trauma
Airway
100
Your food pipe is called
What is the esophagus
100
Normal respiratory rate for an adult is
What is 12 to 20 breaths a minute
100
The distal end of the sternum is called
What is the xiphoid process
100
T or F, An amputation occurs when a piece of skin is left hanging from the body
What is false
100
Never insert the tip of a suction catheter (how far?)
What is as far as you can see
200
A person certified by a state EMS board and authorized by Medical Control to provide emergency care
What is an EMT
200
The S in OPQRST stands for...
What is severity
200
When in the anatomical position, the palms of the hand face...
What is forward
200
Penetrating trauma to the eye should be treated by
What is securing the object in place.
200
Multiple Choice: A sound of fluid in the airway is... Snoring, gurgling, wheezing
What is gurgling
300
A system of telephone access to report an emergency
What is a 911 system
300
Multiple Choice: The term mottled refers to... blue-gray, blotchy, red, yellow or green
What is blotchy
300
Multiple choice: The scapula is located nearest the... hand, head, foot, back or hips
What is the back
300
When packaging a child to a backboard you should consider padding beneath...
What is the shoulders. Because young children have large heads, padding keeps the spine in-line
300
Your patient has suffered a traumatic injury. What method is best to use to open their airway?
What is a jaw thrust. Not chin lift.
400
What is a system capable of identifyng a caller phone number and address
What is an Enhanced 911 system
400
What is the name of the upper arm bone?
What is the humerus
400
Bronchi are located in the...
What is the lungs
400
You should assume that all UNRESPONSIVE trauma patients have...
What is a spinal injury
400
Multiple Choice: An oral airway is contraindicated if a patient... Is allergic to latex, Has oral bleeding, Has an intact gag reflex, or Is unresponsive
What is has an intact gag reflex
500
What is CSF?
What is cerebral spinal fluid
500
Is wheezing a sign or symptom?
What is a sign. Signs are things you can see, hear and feel. Symptoms are things the patient feels. Since you can hear wheezing it is a SIGN
500
The first "L" in LLQ means...
What is left
500
The "L" in the trauma mnemonic DCAP-BTLS refers to...
What is laceration
500
To size a nasal airway, size from the ___ to the___.
What is size from the nostril to the earlobe
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