Medical Terminology
List two prefixes that mean "below"
What is "brady" and "hypo"
What are radial, brachial, dorsalis pedis, and posterior tibial
Name the correct dosage for pediatric and adult patients of epinephrine
Pediatric- 0.15mg; adult 0.3mg
What/Why does an EMT call for additional resources?
The BLS crew needs ALS services or there are more patients than providers
Explain the difference between expressed and implied consent
Expressed consent is an adult who is mentally competent to make decisions, is informed of risks associated with the care he is about to receive, and is conveying a conscious decision to receive the care. Implied consent, patients are typically unconscious or incapacitated in some way such that you must assume they would agree to be treated if they were conscious.
The difference between the prone and supine positions is
Prone means lying on the abdomen. Supine means lying on the back.
Name the three types of muscles
What are smooth, skeletal and cardiac
Describe the difference between on-line medical control and off-line medical control. Provide an example of each
On-line medical direction implies speaking directly to a physician, as in calling a doctor on the radio from an emergency scene. Off-line medical direction indicates physician involvement "behind the scenes" such as in the development of guidelines and protocols.
Name the vital signs
What is pulse, respirations, pupils, blood pressure, skin
Name the stages of grief
What are: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance
Name the three directional planes *Bonus if you can describe them
What are the frontal (coronal) plane, sagittal (median) plane, and transverse (horizontal) plane? Frontal- slicing body into two halves front and back. Sagittal- slicing the body down the middle to create two halves front and back. Transverse- slicing the body into two halves top and bottom
Name the vessel that carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart
What is the pulmonary vein?
Name several routes by which medications may be administered
Medications may be administered orally, sublingually, inhaled, injected, or even absorbed through the skin
What is meant by a "pertinent negative"
A pertinent negative is something that is not present but that is important to note (ex. The patient states that her chest pain does not radiate)
Explain the difference between standard of care and scope of practice
Standard of care is care that would be expected to be provided by an EMT with similar training when caring for a patient in a similar situation. Scope of practice is the set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the scope, or extent and limits, of the EMT's job
Name the four specific patient positions. Bonus if you can explain them
What is supine (lying on back), prone (lying on abdomen), recovery (lying on side), and fowler (seated)
Describe the process of inhalation and exhalation
During inhalation, the muscles of the rib cage and the diaphragm contract. The diaphragm lowers, and the ribs move upward and outward, which expands the chest and creates a negative pressure inside the chest cavity that pulls air into the lungs. During exhalation, the intercostal muscles and the diaphragm relax. The ribs move downward and inward, while the diaphragm rises, causing the chest to decrease in size and positive pressure to build inside the chest cavity, which pushes air out of the lungs.
What is blood pressure under 100 or erectile dysfunction drugs
Name how you assess a patient's mental status with regard to AVPU levels of responsiveness
What is Alert , responsive to verbal, responsive to pain, unresponsive ( examples can vary on how to check)
A finding of negligence requires that all of the following circumstances be proved: The EMT had a duty to act, the EMT did not provide the standard of care (committed a breach of duty), and bu not providing the standard of care, the EMT caused harm to the patient
How are is the abdomen broken up into quadrants? Bonus if you can put name the organs in each quadrants
RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ- RUQ- liver, right kidney, colon, pancreas, gallbladder, LUQ- liver, spleen, left kidney, stomach, colon, pancreas, RLQ- kidney, colon, small intestines, urterer, appendix; LLQ- kidney, colon small intestines
Name the divisions of the spinal column and how many vertebrae in each
Cervical- 7, Thoracic- 12, Lumbar- 5, Sacral- 5, Coccyx- 4
What is right patient, Right time, right medication, right dose, and right route
Explain how airway adjuncts and suctioning help in airway management
Airway adjuncts help maintain an open airway by moving the tongue (and therefore the epiglottis) forward and creating a channel for air to move within. Suctioning removes liquids and loose substances from the airway to prevent them from obstructing air movement and to prevent aspiration
Who is Number 1
you