Terms
Words ending in -ER or -O mean what?
What is
-ER means High
-O means low
What is the largest bone in the human body?
What is The femur
Name the four general levels of EMS training, starting with the lowest level.
What are EMR, EMT, Advanced EMT, and Paramedic?
What are Vital Signs
What is Pulse, blood pressure, respiration.
Used to check for pulselessness on an unconscious, adult patient.
What is the carotid pulse?
What BSI stands for
What is body substance isolation?
What is the superficial layer of skin called?
What is The epidermis
The way that every EMT/First Responder should act under any circumstance.
What is Standard of Care?
The steps performed during a patient assessment (in chronological order).
What is scene safety, BSI precautions, initial assessment, secondary assessment, and reassessment?
The first action that an EMT would take when coming upon an unconscious person.
What is determine responsiveness?
What is a hematoma?
What is a solid swelling of clotted blood within the tissues?
What is the largest organ?
What is Skin
Crime involving a duty to act, breach of duty, harm occurred, and proximate cause?
What is Negligence?
A condition where the heart rate is faster than normal, usually more than 100 beats per minute while resting
What is tachycardia
What is the adult CPR rate?
What is 100 to 120 chest compressions per minute
The acronym used to find contusions, punctures, lacerations, etc.
What is DCAPBTLS?
What part of the brain controls balance, movement, and coordination?
The cerebellum
A set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the extent and limitations of the skills practiced by EMT/First responders.
What is Scope of Practice?
An upper airway sound indicative of obstruction.
What is stridor?
From birth to one year of age.
What is an infant?
What does OPQRST stand for?
What is Onset, Provocation/palliation, Quality, Region/Radiation, Severity, and Time.
How many phalanges are in the human body? BE CAREFUL WITH THIS QUESTION. Do the math. Remember how many phalanges are in each finger and each toe.
56 phalanges! 3 phalanges on each finger and each toe, except for the thumb and the big toe which only have 2 phalanges. That means there are 14 phalanges on each hand and each foot. (proximal, intermediate, and distal)
What does HIPPA stand for?
What is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
The three parameters included in the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale.
What are facial droop, arm drift, and speech?
What is the treatment of a complete obstruction in a conscious adult?
What is abdominal thrusts until the patient becomes unconscious.