Medical Terminology
The hand is this to the shoulder?
Distal
This refers to leaving a patient
What is Abandonment
An EMR's primary role is to
Activate the emergency response system
These refer to the top chambers of the heart
What are atria
Absence of respirations is termed this
What is apnea
A normal blood sugar is this
The fibula is this to the tibia?
lateral
This refers to an order to not attempt resuscitation efforts
What is a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR)
off-line medical control
Blood returns to the heart in these two vessels
What are the superior and inferior vena cava
A fast respiratory rate is termed this
Tachypnea
A conscious diabetic patient is speaking with you in complete sentences. The patient is confused. This medication may be administered including dose and route.
What is oral glucose, 20g, PO or buccal
This plane of the body divides it into left and right halves
What is Sagital
This pink document or a copy must be kept with a patient at all times including transport and indicates a patient's care wishes.
Calling a physician for orders is referred to as this
Online medical control
What is the pulmonary artery
Under NYS protocol you may administer albuterol without medical control for this condition including dose, route, and number of administrations with indications.
2.5mg albuterol in 3ml by Small Volume Nebulizer
These are the two primary stroke scales and their respective components.
Cincinnati Grimace, Arm Drift, Speech
Los Angeles, Grimace, Hand Grip, Speech, Pupil exam
This plane of the body divides it into top and bottom
What is Coronal
These 3 components are required for a finding of negligence
An EMT cannot establish contact with medical control due to communications failure from a hurricane. The patient is having a severe anaphylactic reaction, and is in extremis. Anaphylaxis has not been controlled by two epinephrine pens. The EMT may elect to provide the following intervention after attempting to contact medical control.
A patient presents with a blood pressure of 200/98, respiratory distress RR 28 with crackles at bases bilaterally, a strong pulse of 100, and pitting edema. The patient has a prior history of an MI. This condition is a likely cause of these symptoms.
Congestive Heart Failure
COPD
A patient presents to you unconscious, unresponsive, and has no response to painful stimuli. Your next immediate action is to do this
What is a pulse check
This line is "drawn" from the armpit and references areas in core
What is Mid-axillary
This item is worn by the patient and recognized by NYS as a method of communicating a patient's advanced directives
What is a MOLST bracelet
The black line in the New York State Protocols refers to this
What is special considerations
This condition results from a hardening of the arteries
arteriosclerosis
The patient presents with tracheal deviation, shortness of breath, and unilateral chest. Unknown origin. This is the likely underlying condition.
Tension pneumothorax
A patient is struck by lighting and is in cardiac arrest. Your next immediate action after checking for a pulse is this
Apply and use an AED
A jaundiced patient presents complaining of shortness of breath. On palpation of the abdomen, you would expect to find a finding of pain or discomfort in this abdominal quadrant.
What is upper right
An EMT decides to assist the paramedic by injecting an (appropriate) medication not in the EMT protocols. The EMT has done the following
Worked outside scope of practice
What is police
A conscious alert patient presents with chest pain, no shortness of breath, weak pulse with a rate of 66. After providing oxygen and determining the patient has no allergies you may provide this.
Aspirin 324 milligrams. (4 baby ASA)
This term refers to a deep slow breathing pattern found in diabetic patients with ketoacidosis(high blood sugar).
What are Kussmaul respirations (Deep slow respirations)
The function of the AED is this
Shocking and stopping the heart allowing it to reset.