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EMT exam 1
chapters 1-9
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Undergraduate 2
06/03/2009

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Term
EMS agenda
Definition
1. Integration of health services
2. EMS reseach
3. Legislation and regulation
4. System finance
5. HR
6. Medical direction
7. Education systems
8. Public education
9. Prevention
10. Public access
11. Communication systems
12. Clinical care
13. Information systems
14. Education
Term
EMD
Definition
emergency medical dispatcher
Term
Chain of survival
Definition
1. Early access (911)
2. Early cpr
3. Early defib
4. Early advanced care
Term
Responsibilities of an EMT
Definition
-record keeping
-patient advocacy
-extrication
-communications
-vehicle and equipment maintenance
Term
biggest area of EMS litigation
Definition
refusal
Term
MCI
Definition
mass casualty incidence
Term
stages of dying
Definition
denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
Term
death & dying rxns
Definition
disbelief, guilt, grief, blame, anger, denial
Term
PPE
Definition
personal protection equipment
Term
DNR in MA
Definition
comfort care
Term
Negligence
Definition
1. duty to act
2. breach of duty
3. damages (injury)
4. causal connection
Term
front
Definition
anterior or ventral
Term
back
Definition
posterior or dorsal
Term
far from midline
Definition
lateral
Term
face down
Definition
prone
Term
Trendelenburg position
Definition
supine, feet elevated
Term
Fowler's position
Definition
sitting
Term
shock position
Definition
supine with legs raised 8-12 inches
Term
movement away from midline
Definition
abduction
Term
movement toward midline
Definition
adduction
Term
sole of foot
Definition
plantar
Term
bone at tip of jaw
Definition
mastoid process
Term
spine
Definition
7 cervical vertebrae
12 thoracic
5 lumbar
5 fused sacral
4 fused coccygeal
Term
acromion
Definition
bondy tip of shoulder
Term
thoracic cavity that contains heart
Definition
mediastinum
Term
thoracic cavity that contains lungs
Definition
pleural spaces
Term
articulation
Definition
joining
Term
glenoid process
Definition
part of the scapula (head)
glenohumural joint: shoulder
Term
acetabulum
Definition
socket
Term
greater trochanter
Definition
prominent lateral portion of proximal femur
Term
patency
Definition
opening (of airway)
Term
external intercostals
Definition
normal breathing
Term
internal intercostals
Definition
accessory muscles of breathing (expiration)
Term
scalene muscles
Definition
accessory muscle of breathing, in the neck: pull up upper ribs
Term
sternocleidomastoids
Definition
accessory muscle of breathing, pull up sternum
Term
parasternals
Definition
pull up on cartilage portion of ribs adjacent to sternum
Term
layers of heart
Definition
pericardium, epicardium, myocardium, endocardium
Term
blood pressure cuff
Definition
shygomomanometer
Term
popliteal artery
Definition
from femoral, branches into tibial arteries
Term
dorsalis pedis
Definition
foot artery
Term
erythemia
Definition
redness
Term
thrombus
Definition
blood clot
Term
signs of shock
Definition
weakness, changes in skin color, rapid/weak pulse, clammy/cool skin, rapid & shallow breathing, restlessness and anxiety, altered mental state, low BP
Term
maleoleus
Definition
ankle bone
Term
ligaments
Definition
bone to bone
Term
tendons
Definition
muscle to bone
Term
fontonals
Definition
bumps in baby head (bc suture lines not formed)
Term
crepitus
Definition
grating of bone on bone (can cause infection)
Term
lefort fracture
Definition
maxillar fracture (facial impact)
Term
great cistern
Definition
collects cerebrospinal fluid
Term
properties of cardiac muscle
Definition
1. autometicity (beats on its own)
2. contractivity
3. conductivity (sends signals)
4. excitability (responds to electrical signals)
Term
corina
Definition
point where trachea breaks into bronchi
Term
4 heart valves
Definition
tricupspid, pulmonary, mitril/bicuspid, aortic
Term
A&O
Definition
person place time event
Term
bp: take when child is...years old
Definition
3
Term
SAMPLE
Definition
signs and symptoms, allergies, meds (prescription, recreational, and OTC), pertinent past med history, last oral intake, events
Term
sellick maneuver
Definition
cricoid pressure
Term
COPD
Definition
chronic obstructive airway disease
Term
PEEP
Definition
positive end expiration pressure: push fluid out of lungs
Term
lethargy
Definition
sleepy appearance
Term
tachypnea
Definition
increased RR
Term
squawk
Definition
forced exhalation
Term
crackles
Definition
fluid in lungs
Term
stridor
Definition
upper airway obstrucion
Term
vesicular sounds
Definition
low in the lungs--louder on inspiration
Term
bronchial sounds
Definition
louder in exhalation
Term
ronchi
Definition
snoring sounds: sometimes cleared by cough
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