EMS Systems
The standards for prehospital emergency care and the individuals who provide it are typically regulated by the
State Office of EMS
A pleural effusion is MOST accurately defined as?
fluid accumulation outside the lung
A rapid heart rate that originates from above the ventricles is called?
Supraventricular Tachycardia
A diabetic patient has polydipsia. This means that they
When the speed of a motor vehicle doubles, the amount of kinetic energy
Quadruprals
Which type of medical direction do standing orders and protocols describe?
Off-line
In what area of the lungs does respiration occur?
Alveoli
Cardiac Tamponade will most likely cause which kind of Shock?
Obstructive Shock
Enlargement of the Liver is called
Hepatomegaly
When treating a patient who experienced a pulmonary blast injury, you should avoid?
giving oxygen under positive pressure
Two-way communication that requires the EMT to “push to talk” and “release to listen” describes which mode of communication?
Simplex
The two processes that occur during respiration are?
Inspiration and Expiration
When myocardial oxygen demand exceeds supply it is called?
Angina pectoris
A pregnant patient is diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum. This means that?
She has excessive vomiting
Internal injuries caused by gunshot wounds are difficult to predict because
the bullet may tumble or ricochet within the body
You could be sued for ___________ if your radio report to the hospital describes the patient in a manner that injures his or her reputation.
Slander
Respiratory Alkalosis is a condition that occurs when?
blood acidity is reduced by excessive breathing
Deoxygenated blood from the body returns to the
right atrium
Widespread dilation of the blood vessels causes blood to pool in the vascular beds is which kind of shock?
Distributive Shock
According to the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT), an adult trauma patient should be transported to the highest level of trauma center if he or she has a GCS of?
Less than or equal to 13 with a mechanism attributed to trauma.
The manner in which the EMT must act or behave when caring for a patient is called the?
Standard of Care
Harsh, high-pitched inspiratory sounds are characteristic of?
Stridor
The electrical impulse generated by the heart originates in the?
coronary sinus-sinoatrial node
Putrefaction is defined as?
Decomposition of the body's tissues
An epidural hematoma is most accurately defined as
bleeding between the skull and dura mater