What makes up an atom?
Subatomic particles: protons, neutrons, and electrons
What is an EMT's main priority?
Protecting themselves
How many sides does a circle have?
Two, an outside and an inside
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize
What is the only type of study to prove a cause and effect relationship?
Experiemental
What is Avogadro's number?
6.022x1023
What is a DNR and why is it important?
Do not resuscitate, a written order to not perform CPR
If you have 30 red socks, 20 white socks, and 10 blue socks, how many will you pick to get at least 1 matching pair without looking?
At least 4
This American astronaut was the first American woman in space.
Sally Ride
What field did psychology stem from?
Philosophy
What is the name of the process when a material goes from a solid to a gas, without becoming a liquid first?
Sublimation
What is the normal heart rate for an average adult?
60-100 bpm
A train leaves the station at 15:00, traveling at 240 kph. Another train leaves the same station at 16:00, traveling at 360 kph. When will the second train catch up?
18:00 (2 hours)
A British X-ray crystallographer and chemist whose work was crucial to understanding DNA's structure
Rosalind Franklin
What part of the brain is the last to develop and when?
Frontal lobe at 25 years old
What is the only letter that does not appear on the periodic table?
?
How long is an EMT license good for?
3 years
Complete the following sequence: 24, 120, 720, ????
5040
24 is 4! (i.e. 2 x 3 x 4); 120 is 5! (i.e. 2 x 3 x 4 x 5); 720 is 6!, 5040 is 7!
This actress and inventor created a frequency-hopping spread spectrum technology that was a precursor to Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
Hedy Lamarr
Name 3 major schools of psychology?
Structuralism, Functionalism, behavioralism, cognitive, humanistic, and psychoanalysis
write as many elements from the periodic table in order as possible...
the team with the most wins the points
List 3 EMS acronyms.
BLS, DCAP-BTLS, SAMPLE, OPQRST, SOB, IPASSGAS, RICE, NOI, MOI, MCI, PEARL
Multiply the number of thumbs that everyone in the world has. What is the result?
0, because some people don’t have thumbs
Known for creating Kevlar, this chemist made a material five times stronger than steel.
Stephanie Kwolek
What is the difference between sensation and perception?
Sensation is the physical response to a stimulus, and perception is organizing that information into something meaningful.