Northwest Knowledge
The year Northwest was founded.
What is 2007?
Exams that cover multiple chapters of an EMT book and are the only graded items for the course.
What are section tests?
The maximum number of absences permitted during the Academy.
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The longest, strongest, and largest bone in the body.
What is the femur?
Cells that protect the body from harmful pathogens.
What are white blood cells?
The CEO of Northwest Ambulance
Who is Chris Smith?
The score that students must maintain in order to continue in the Academy.
What is 80%?
3 tardies are equivalent to this.
1 absence
The shape of a red blood cell resembles this tasty treat.
what is a donut?
This form of diabetes occurs when the body cannot produce insulin.
What is type 1 diabetes?
The learning management system used to complete activities such as the HIPAA test, signing policies, and where you can access the schedule.
What is vector solutions?
The total number of scored cognitive exams in Academy.
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The minimum number of clinical hours needed during the EMT Academy.
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The trachea belongs to this body system.
What is the respiratory system?
The study of the disordered physiological processes that cause, result from, or are otherwise associated with a disease or injury.
What is pathophysiology?
The highest-level providers at Northwest.
What is a registered nurse (RN)?
The “National Association of EMTs” that administers the WA State Department of Health approved cognitive examination required by students to pass to obtain EMT certification.
What is the NREMT exam?
This is the required amount of time between NREMT attempts.
15 days.
The organ is responsible for regulating blood sugar levels.
Diseases that come on abruptly and run a short, severe course.
What are acute diseases?
The probationary period for new EMTs.
What is 6 months?
After this many attempts at the national exam, the student may need to take a refresher class before testing again.
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Students must successfully complete these two skills evaluations at the end of the program in order to pass the class.
Major medical and major trauma evaluations.
The largest organ in the human body.
What is the skin?
This device is used to measure blood pressure.
WHat is a sphygmomanometer?