Test Questions Flashcards
How many people are needed for a direct ground lift?
Three (3)
(Note that this is the patient from the ground to a bed or stretcher)
What should you do following an exposure?
-Exposure to skin? Immediately wash area with war, water and soap
-Exposure to eyes? Flush with clean water for 20 minutes
-Document details of exposure on appropriate form in employer’s exposure-control plan
-Report exposure to company/agency infection-control plan administrator
-Schedule follow up medical evaluation with heath care provider
What is negligence?
What elements determine it?
Def: failure to provide an expected standard of care
- A care provider didn’t do what was expectedof them, or did something careless that caused harm (tort law)
- Duty to act
- Breach of Duty
- Damages
- Causation
Define the body positions;
A. Supine
B. Prone
C. Lateral Recumbant
D. Semi Fowler’s
E. Trendelberg
F. Shock position
A. Lying face up
B. Lying face down
C. Recovery position (lying on one’s side)
D. Patient sitting up at an angle (how we transport)
E. Patient supine at an angle with feet elevated
F. Lying supine, bent at hips with feet elevated
What separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?
Diaphragm
What organ is not actually included in the abdominal cavity?
Kidneys are retroperitoneal (sit behind the abdominal cavity)
What issue does RLQ pain suggest?
Appendix issue
What are the two types of organs? Give an example of each
Solid (liver) vs hollow (small intestine)
What is the terminal portion of the upper respiratory tract?
Larynx
What is the beginning of the lower portion of the respiratory tract?
Trachea
What do tendons and ligaments connect?
Tendon= muscle to bone
Ligament= bone to bone
What do baroreceptors do?
Type of mechanoreceptor that relays info derived from bp to autonomic NS
What is the largest organ in both size and weight?
Integumentary system
What are the 3 layers of the integumentary system?
Epidemic, dermis, subcutaneous
What are fluidsneeded for?
Cellular function/metabolism
