EMS Foundations
What is a public health initiative that EMTs are often involved in?
What is a public vaccination program?
Which part of the nervous system is responsible for the fight-or-flight response?
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
What term refers to an EMT's obligation to provide care?
What is duty to act?
What kind of stretcher is designed for obese patients?
What is a bariatric stretcher?
What does the prefix "tachy-" mean?
What is rapid?
What organization created national standards for EMS personnel?
What is the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT)?
Which heart chamber is the strongest and pumps blood to the body?
What is the left ventricle?
What document allows an EMT to legally withhold resuscitation?
What is a DNR Order?
Which technique describes proper body use when lifting?
What is body mechanics?
What is the position where a patient is lying flat on their back?
What is the supine position?
What is an EMT's primary responsibility on scene?
What is maintaining personal health and safety?
Which arteries supply blood to the heart itself?
What are the coronary arteries?
Which law governs patient privacy and information sharing?
What is HIPAA?
What is the safest position for an unconscious, non-trauma patient?
What is the recovery position?
The ears are located on what part of the head?
What is the lateral aspect?
Which agency is responsible for EMS system assessment programs?
What is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)?
What is the seat of respiratory control in the brain?
What is the medulla oblongata?
What is the term for care expected by an EMT with similar training?
What is the standard of care?
Which lifting device is best for narrow hallways?
What is a flexible stretcher?
What does the term "bilateral femur fractures" mean?
What are fractures in both femurs?
Asking hospital staff for feedback after a call is an example of what process?
What is quality improvement?
What condition refers to a decrease in red blood cells?
What is anemia?
What act could an EMT commit by leaving a patient without transferring care?
What is abandonment?
What should be avoided when reaching for something?
What is prolonging the reach?
What is the term for the space inside the eye socket?
What is the orbit?