Anatomy & Physiology
Respiratory System
CPR / Obstructed Airway
Oxygen & Airway Adjuncts
Shock/Trauma
100
Where the spleen is located.
What is the left, upper quadrant.
100
500 cc of air.
What is the average breath of an adult?
100
Used to check pulselessness on an unconscious, adult patient.
What is the carotid pulse?
100
The mask that delivers close to 100% oxygen.
What is the non-rebreather?
100
To immobilize the joint above and below.
What is the purpose of splinting?
200
Consists of the heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries.
What is the circulatory system?
200
Blood moving from the right ventricle to the left atrium.
What is pulmonary circulation?
200
The first action than an EMT would take when coming upon an unconscious person.
What is determine responsiveness?
200
May be used when an oropharyngeal airway causes a gag reflex.
What is a nasopharyngeal airway?
200
Cold, clammy skin, diaphoresis, altered mental status, nausea and vomiting.
What are the signs and symptoms of shock?
300
The system responsible for removing waste gases.
What is the respiratory system?
300
Coarse popping or snoring noises.
What is rhonchi?
300
First action to take when a patient is not breathing.
What is give two rescue breaths?
300
The patient medication that EMT's can assist with during a severe asthma attack.
What is albuterol inhaler?
300
Only to be used as a last resort - considered as life or limb option.
When do you use a tourniquet?
400
The organ that can be injured from a sharp blow to the back.
What is the kidney?
400
Also called dying respirations, they are sporadic, irregular breaths usually seen just before respiratory arrest.
What are agonal respirations?
400
Alternate back blows, chest thrusts, and ventilation attempts.
How do you clear an infant's obstructed airway.
400
The patient medication that will assist with breathing during anaphylactic shock.
What is an epinephrine auto-injector.
400
Do not replace organ(s), apply an occlusive dressing and bulky trauma dressing.
How do you treat an evisceration?
500
The dominant pacemaker of the heart.
What is the SA node?
500
The sound produced when there are spasms in the larynx.
What is crowing/stridor?
500
Modified Jaw Thrust
What is the technique used to open the airway in a patient with suspected cervical injuries.
500
Minimum level of certification required to insert an advanced airway into a pulseless and apneic patient
What is EMT-B?
500
The last vital sign to change in response to shock.
What is the blood pressure?