Quiz 2, 5,6 Flashcards
can live in dried blood for days and should be major concern for EMS providers even while cleaning contaminated equipment
Hep B
group at greatest risk of contracting and transmitting tuberculosis
Immunosuppressed patients
The CDC recommends using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer in all except which situation
the provider’s hands come into contact with fecal matter.
The tuberculin skin test (TST), formerly known as the purified protein derivative (PPD) test, is used to:
detect a person’s exposure to tuberculosis.
form of stress that can cause immediate and long-term problems with an EMT’s health and well-being
distress
what part of the nervous system is responsible for the “fight or flight” response experienced in response to a stressor
Sympathetic nervous system
What is the distinction between anatomy and physiology
Anatomy is the study of body structures, and physiology is the study of body function.
What is the primary reason for an EMT to use specific and proper medical terminology?
Medical communication needs to be exact and consistent.
What word would be used to refer to a patient’s rapid breathing?
Tachypnea
You and your newly hired EMT partner arrive on the scene of a bicycle collision at the local community park. One cyclist stands by and says that she has no injuries. The other is lying on his side on the bike path, guarding his ribs and holding the lower part of his left leg. Your partner kneels next to the man, introduces herself, and asks, “Can you ambulate?” The patient looks up, confused and in obvious pain. “Can you ambulate? You know…walk?” Your partner says, a little louder. After transporting the patient, you discuss the call with your partner and suggest that she avoid using medical terms unnecessarily when talking with patients. She seems insulted and says, “Why?” What would you say?
Tell her that the point of communicating with patients and other providers is so there is clear understanding; using medical terms when not necessary can cause confusion
what is the anatomic position?
Standing, facing forward, with arms at the side, palms forward
another term for the frontal aspect of the body
anterior
the wrist is ________ to the elbow
distal
what is the the location of the mid-axillary line?
A line from the center of the armpit, extending vertically down the side of the chest
To check the distal pulse of a patient with an injury to the forearm, the EMT would check for a pulse in which location?
wrist
Your 79-year-old female patient appears to show all signs and symptoms of a stroke. Her level of consciousness has rapidly deteriorated, she is now unconscious, and she can no longer control her own airway. While you intervene to manage her airway, the best position in which to keep fluid or vomitus from occluding her airway would be the:
recovery position
You respond to a large concert venue where a number of spectators are reported to be severely intoxicated. You are directed to an area where several patients appear to be unconscious, lying face down on the ground. The position of these patients is described as:
prone
A postal worker has been attacked by a dog during her mail delivery route. The patient is a 54-year-old female with several dog bites on her lower extremities and left arm. The worst of these bites is located on the back of her right leg just above the ankle. How can you explain the location of this injury using anatomical landmarks?
The bite is located on the posterior aspect of the calf distal to the knee.
What are the abdominal regions created by drawing two imaginary lines intersecting at the navel?
Abdominal quadrants
lateral
to the side
fowlers position
sitting upright with legs straight
