Medical Terminology
What does the prefix "tachy-" mean?
Fast/rapid
What does CPR stand for?
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
What does EMT stand for?
Emergency Medical Technician
What molecule carries an individual's genetic information and can be used for identification?
DNA
What is the main goal of public health?
Protecting and improving the health of populations/communities.
What does the suffix "-itis" indicate?
Inflammation
For adult CPR, approximately how many chest compressions should be given per minute?
100 - 120
What is the first thing an EMT should consider when approaching an emergency scene?
PPE/BSI and scene safety
What type of evidence is a fingerprint?
Physical evidence
What term describes the spread of a disease across many countries or continents?
Pandemic
The term bradycardia refers to an unusually slow rate of what?
Heart rate
What device can deliver an electrical shock to help restore a normal heart rhythm during certain cardiac arrests?
AED
What does ABC traditionally stand for in a primary patient survey?
Airway, Breathing, Circulation
What technique separates components of a mixture based on differences in their movement through a medium?
Chromatography
Describe herd immunity?
When enough people in a population are immune to an infectious disease that its spread is reduced, providing indirect protection to others.
What does the medical abbreviation BP stand for?
Blood pressure
You find someone who is unresponsive and not breathing normally. What emergency action should you take?
Call 911 and begin CPR, while obtaining an AED if available.
Name the medication that an EMT is authorized to administer for a patient in anaphylaxis.
Epinephrine
What substance in blood is primarily responsible for carrying oxygen?
Hemoglobin
Why is vaccination considered a public-health intervention rather than simply an individual medical treatment?
Vaccination can protect individuals while also reducing transmission and disease burden across a population.
Describe is "hypoglycemia"?
Abnormally low blood glucose/sugar
During CPR, why is allowing the chest to fully recoil between compressions important?
It allows the heart to refill with blood between compressions.
If a blood pressure reading is 120/80. What are 120 and 80 called?
Systolic and diastolic
What is the term for the process of determining the time since a person’s death?
Estimation of the postmortem interval (PMI).
What term describes the study of how diseases spread through populations and what factors influence that spread?
Epidemiology