You fall, we haul
Look at that body
No I in TEAM
10-WHAATTT?
Lift with Firefighters, Not your back!
100

The recovery position is what?

on his or her side

100

Bilateral femur fractures means what?

Both femurs are fractured


100

When can an EMT legally release confidential patient information?

To the hospital for continuing patient care, or if a patient is competent and has signed a release form. 

100

After being dispatched to an emergency call, you should expect the dispatcher to provide you with what information? Give at least 3 answers

Nature of illness or injury

Number of patients

other agencies that are responding


100

You and your partner are carrying a stable patient down a flight of stairs in a stair chair, you feel a sudden sharp pain in your lower back. You should?

Stop and request additional lifting assistance.

200

EMR's, Firefighters, and law enforcement are part of the EMS System because?

They often arrive at the scene before the ambulance and EMT's do.

200
a woman has amputated the tip of her finger. What directional term should be used to describe her injury location?

Distal

200

Where would you find information regarding a patient's wish to be an organ donor?

Drivers License's

200

At the scene of a motor vehicle crash, you determine that there are two critically injured patients and that another ambulance is needed. You attempted to contact the dispatcher using your portable radio but were unsuccessful. You should?

use the mobile radio in the ambulance.

200

The proper technique for using the power grip is to?

Lift with your palms up.

300

Anterior to the knee is a specialized bone called?

Patella.

300

Bile is produced by the liver and concentrated and stored in the?

gallbladder

300

A 39 yo mentally competent female with a severe headache asks you to take her to the hospital. What kind of consent is this?

Expressed

300

Immediately after being dispatched to a residence for an elderly patient with diabetic complications, you should?

Confirm with dispatch that you have received the call.

300

When carrying a patient on a backboard up or down stairs, the patient should be positioned in what way?

keep head elevated 
400

A person's bones will become brittle if he or she is deficient in?

Calcium.

400

RLQ stands for?

Right lower quadrant

400
Upon arriving at the scene of a motor vehicle crash, you find a single patient still seated in his car. There are no scene hazards. As you approach the vehicle, you note that the patient is semiconscious and has a large laceration on his forehead. What are you going to do?

Direct your partner to apply manual in-line support of the patient's head. 

400

Medical Controls gives you an order that seems inappropriate for the patient's condition. After confirming that you heard the physician correctly, you should?

advise the physician that the order is unclear and ask for clarification.

400

A critical aspect if the rapid extrication technique is to?

maintain stabilization of the spine at all times. 

500

During your assessment of a patient with a chest injury, you note that only one side of his chest is moving when he breaths. What do you call this chest movement?

Unilateral

500

An increase in heart rate and contractility occurs due to stimulation of what?

Beta-1 receptors

500

In most instances, you should move a patient on a wheeled ambulance stretcher by?

Pushing the head of the stretcher while your partner guides the foot end.

500

When communicating with an older patient, you should?

Approach the patient slowly and calmly.

500

An EMT might injure his or her back, even if it is straight, if?

back is bent forward at the hips.