Intro to EMS
Most states require refresher training for EMTs every
2 to 4 Years
Equipment and procedures that protect you from the blood and body fluids of the patient are referred to as:
Standard Precautions
One technique that can greatly reduce risk of back injuries when lifting and moving patients is:
Keeping the lifted weight close to your body
The extent and limits of the job that the E M T does are referred to as:
Scope of Practice
The structure of the body is referred to as its:
Anatomy
One outcome of medical research for EMS
Evidence-based techniques
Organisms that cause infection, such as viruses and bacteria, are:
Pathogens
The method commonly used to transfer a patient from a bed at home to a stretcher is the:
Draw-sheet method
A D N R order is one example of a(n):
Advanced Directive
An imaginary line down the center of the body that passes between the eyes and extends down past the umbilicus is the:
Midline
What is NOT a role or responsibility for an EMT?
Medical Direction
A communicable disease that results in an infection that causes inflammation of the liver is:
Hepatitis
Unresponsive patients without suspected spinal injuries should be placed in the:
Recovery position
Legislative measures intended to provide legal protection for citizens and some health care personnel who administer emergency care are known as:
Good Samaritan Laws
The term that refers to a position closer to the midline is:
Medial
Lists of steps, such as assessment and interventions, to be performed in different situations by EM S personnel are known as:
Protocols
A delayed stress reaction is more commonly known as a(n):
Posttraumatic stress disorder or PTSD
When you are lifting a heavy object, most of the work should be done by the muscles of your:
Legs
If a jury finds that an EMT had a duty to a patient, that the EMT failed to carry out that duty properly, and that this action caused harm to the patient, the EMT would be guilty of:
Negligence
What are added to the beginnings of root words to modify or qualify their meaning?
Prefixes
A policy set by an E M S Medical Director that allows E M T s to administer naloxone to patients in certain circumstances without speaking to the physician is an example of a(n):
Standing Order
If an EMT follows the same path in and out of a crime scene, this helps to:
Prevent disturbing the crime scene
The preferred device for carrying a conscious medical patient down a flight of steps is the:
Stair Chiar
Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before the patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training is known as:
Abandonment
The medical term (blank) refers to “both sides” of something.
Bilateral