Roles and Responsibilities
This professional helps patients regain movement after injuries.
What is a physical therapist?
This life-saving technique is performed when a person’s heart has stopped.
What is CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation)?
How many chambers does the human heart have?
What is four?
What tool is used by doctors to listen to the heart and lungs?
What is a stethoscope?
This is the most important skill doctors use to ensure patients feel heard and understood.
What is active listening?
This professional performs surgeries on bones, muscles, and joints.
What is an orthopedic surgeon?
This portable device delivers an electric shock to restore a normal heart rhythm.
What is a defibrillator?
This blood type is known as the universal donor.
O negative
What instrument is used to make an incision during surgery?
What is a scalpel?
This technique involves repeating back what the patient says to confirm understanding.
What is paraphrasing?
This healthcare worker is often the first to respond to emergencies.
What is a paramedic?
This scan uses a combination of X-rays and computer processing to create detailed cross-sectional images.
What is a CT scan
This bone is the longest in the human body.
What is the femur?
What tool is used to close wounds or incisions after surgery?
What are sutures (or stitches)?
A doctor must never discuss patient information in public to protect this.
What is patient confidentiality
This specialist ensures that medications prescribed to patients in hospitals are accurate and effective.
What is a clinical pharmacist?
This procedure involves inserting a breathing tube into the windpipe during emergencies.
What is intubation?
What disease is characterized by the abnormal growth of cells in the body?
What is cancer?
What machine uses sound waves to produce images of internal organs?
What is an ultrasound machine?
These two simple practices are the best ways to prevent the spread of infection between patients.
What are handwashing and using hand sanitizer?
This professional administers anesthesia and monitors patients during surgery.
What is an anesthesiologist?
This simple test checks a patient’s reflexes using a small hammer.
What is a reflex test?
What is the only human organ capable of floating in water?
What are the lungs?
What diagnostic tool uses a powerful magnet to create detailed images of the body?
What is an MRI machine?
Before performing any procedure, a doctor must obtain this from the patient.
What is informed consent?