Anatomy
What is a plane that divides the body into right and left halves?
Mid-Saggital
What is when your actions are compared against another EMT in a similar situation?
Standard of Care
How should Aspirin be administered to increase the rate of absorption?
Should be chewed or crushed.
What is the narrowest part of a pediatric airway?
Cricoid Cartilage
What is NOT appropriate to document in the narrative section of a PCR?
"General impression revealed that the patient was intoxicated."
How many vertebrae are in the Cervical Spine?
Seven Vertebrae
What is it called when an EMT advises a patient of the risks of receiving treatment?
Informed Consent
What route is nitroglycerin administered?
Is administered via the sublingual route.
What is a "soft-spot" between cranial plates in an infant's head that will close fully by 18 months of age?
Fontanelle
What is any radio hardware containing a transmitter and receiver that is located in a fixed location?
Base Station
What is the middle, muscular layer of the heart?
Myocardium
Four components needed to prove negligence.
Duty to act, breach of duty, injury/damages, and causation.
The five (5) rights of Medication Administration.
Right Dose, Right Person, Right Medication, Right Time, Right Route
What is continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)?
Prevents alveoli in the lungs from collapsing at the end of each breath.
Types of Weapons of Mass Destruction
What is the acronym CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive) represent?
What are the two (2) bones of the forearm?
Radius and Ulna
What type of medical direction do standing orders and protocols describe?
Offline Medical Control
What are the dosages of Epinephrine 1:1,000 in a child and adult autoinjector?
0.15 and 0.3 mg
What is a seizure induced by pregnancy?
Eclampsia
The Physiologic Parameters of START Triage
What are Respirations, Pulse, and Mental Status (RPM)?
What is movement away from the midline?
Abduction
What is a legal ruling that grants a minor the autonomy of an adult?
Empancipation
What is the medication in DuoNeb that acts as a short-acting muscarinic antagonist (SAMA)?
Ipratropium bromide
The Five Stage of Death and Dying
What are Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance?
Span of Control
The number of individuals one commander can successfully command (e.g. 3-7).