EMS FUNdamentals
What is the level of training for a rescuer who provides immediate care and controls the scene?
What is an Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)?
What is the most common trigger for the respiratory drive in a healthy person?
What is carbon dioxide?
What type of injury is common in a rear-end car collision?
What is a neck injury?
Which vessel carries oxygen-poor blood to the heart?
What is the vena cava?
What medication is used for asthma and works as a bronchodilator?
What is albuterol?
What should you always assess at the beginning of a call and throughout the response?
What is scene safety?
A patient with severe respiratory distress, wheezing, and hives is likely experiencing what condition?
What is anaphylaxis?
What is the most important step when treating a patient with an open wound to the neck?
What is preventing an air embolism by sealing the wound?
What type of muscle is responsible for voluntary movement like walking?
What is skeletal muscle?
What form does oral glucose typically come in?
What is a gel?
Which law protects off-duty EMTs from being sued for helping in good faith?
What is the Good Samaritan law?
A diabetic patient is confused and cannot swallow. What is the best immediate treatment?
What is transporting the patient without administering oral glucose?
What splint should you use for a femur fracture if the patient has no distal pulse?
What is a traction splint?
What section of the brain controls respiratory functions?
What is the medulla oblongata?
What medication prevents absorption of ingested poison?
What is activated charcoal?
What type of consent is obtained when explaining treatment and associated risks to a conscious patient?
What is expressed consent?
What condition might cause shortness of breath without chest pain in elderly patients during a myocardial infarction?
What is a silent MI (myocardial infarction)?
What is the first action when approaching a burn victim with full-thickness burns on their hands?
What is wrapping the burns with a dry sterile dressing?
Which respiratory reflex is tested by stroking a newborn’s lips?
What is the sucking reflex?
Why is epinephrine the first choice for anaphylaxis treatment over albuterol?
What is because epinephrine is a vasoconstrictor?
What document defines the extent and limits of an EMT’s job?
What is the scope of practice?
What is the best treatment for a stroke patient with rapidly deteriorating mental status and no control of their airway?
What is positioning in the recovery position and managing the airway?
In a pediatric patient, what should you avoid during airway obstruction management?
What is performing a blind finger sweep?
In fight-or-flight, how does the body increase cardiac output?
What is by increasing heart rate and stroke volume?
What is a contraindication for nitroglycerin use in a chest pain patient?
What is a systolic blood pressure below 90?