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Shock
What is cariogenic shock 1,
What is obstructive shock 2,
What are the three most common ex...
10  cards
How to treat shock
How to treat cariogenic shock 1,
How to treat obstructive shock 2,
How to treat cardiac tamponade 3
11  cards
Psychiatric Emergencies - Chapter 22 Notes
What is behavioral crisis 1,
What is behavior 2,
What is psychiatric emergency 3
10  cards
Geriatric Emergencies - Chapter 35
What is pneumonia 1,
What is pulmonary embolism 2,
What is hemoptysis 3
15  cards
AAA (Know this stuff)
What does aaa stand for 1,
Why is aaa important 2,
When does aaa occur 3
7  cards
Chapter 19 - Endocrine and Hematologic
What is hypoglycemia 1,
What is hyperglycemia 2,
What is diabetes mellitus type 1 3
16  cards
Chapter 20 - Immunologic emergencies
What does immune system do 1,
When does a foreign substance inv...,
What an allergic reaction 3
12  cards
Chapter 5 - Medical Terminology
What components comprise medical ...,
What are word roots 2,
What are prefixes 3
38  cards
Chapter 36 - Patients with special challenges
What disease do common people liv...,
What is developmental disability 2,
What is intellectual disability 3
36  cards
The Skeletal System
What is the coronal plane 1,
What is transverse plane 2,
What is sagittal lateral plane 3
4  cards
The Axial Skeleton
How many bones does cranium have 1,
How many bones does the face have 2,
How many bones are part of the sp...
9  cards
The upper extremities
What are the upper extremities 1,
What is the shoulder girdle 2,
Arm 3
4  cards
The pelvis
What is the pelvis 1,
What is each pelvic bone formed by 2,
What are joined by the sacrum 3
4  cards
The lower extremities
What are main components 1,
What is femur thighbone 2,
Knee 3
6  cards
The Musculoskeletal system
What does musculoskeletal system ...,
What are the three types of muscle 2,
What is the skeletal muscle 3
6  cards
Lower and Upper airway
What is the respiratory system 1,
What is in the upper airway 2,
Pharynx 3
14  cards
The respiratory system: physiology
What is respiration 1,
What is diffusion 2,
What does the brain stem do 3
9  cards
The Heart
What is the heart 1,
How is the heart worked as two pa...,
What is circulation 3
21  cards
The Circulatory System : Physiology
What is blood pressure 1,
What is systole 2,
What is diastole 3
8  cards
The nervous system: Anatomy and Physiology
What is the nervous system 1,
How is it divided into two main p...,
What is the central nervous system 3
9  cards
The Digestive System: Anatomy
What is digestion 1,
What are the components of the di...,
Mouth 3
12  cards
The endocrine system: anatomy and physiology
What is the endocrine system 1,
How does endocrine glands release...,
How does the brain control the re...
8  cards
Life support chain
What is life support chain 1,
Cells use oxygen to take availabl...,
What is adenosine triphosphate 3
14  cards
Medical Exam
What is a prone 1,
What is supine 2,
What is internal respiration 3
57  cards
Signs and Symptoms - Shock
Cariogenic shock 1,
Obstructive shock 2,
Septic shock 3
6  cards
Types of Stroke
What are the two types of stroke 1,
What is an ischemic stroke 2,
What is hemorrhagic stroke 3
7  cards
Signs and Symptoms of Stroke
1 1,
2 2,
3 3
18  cards
Chapter 1 Quiz - EMS Systems
Which of the following courses re...,
The ability to understand others ...,
You are encouraging a patient to ...
20  cards
Common Causes of Seizures
Epileptic 1,
Structural 2,
Metabolic 3
4  cards
Medical Terminology quiz - Chapter 5
Hypoxia 1,
Hemoptysis 2,
Polyuria 3
18  cards
Trauma Practice Test
You have just arrived on scene of...,
Which of the following is usually...,
Assault is used to describe behav...
56  cards
Trauma Overview
What is arterial air embolism 1,
What is blunt trauma 2,
What is cavitation 3
25  cards
Bleeding
What is aorta 1,
What is arterioles 2,
What is artery 3
27  cards
Soft tissue injuries
What does abrasion mean 1,
What does amputation mean 2,
What does avulsion mean 3
38  cards
Level of Trauma Centers
Level 1 i highest level 1,
Leve 2 ii 2,
Level 3 iii 3
4  cards
Jurisprudence Exam
Abandonment is 1,
A certificant is 2,
A continuing education credit awa...
25  cards
Medical Assessment guide
Scene size up s n n a c 1,
Primary survey g l c a b c d 2,
History taking o p q r s t 3
11  cards
Trauma Assessment guide
Scene size up s n n a c 1,
Primary survey resuscitation 2,
History taking 3
8  cards
Secondary Assessment - Medical
What in cardiovascular 1,
What do you in pulmonary 2,
What do you do in neurological 3
8  cards
Secondary Assessment - Trauma
Head 1,
Neck 2,
Chest 3
7  cards
Chapter 2 Quiz - Workforce Safety and Wellness
When decontaminating the back of ...,
The most serious consequence of d...,
After assessing a patient s blood...
19  cards
Chapter 3 Quiz - Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
As an emt the standards of emerge...,
Putrefaction is defined as 2,
In which of the following circums...
20  cards
Chapter 4 Quiz - Communications and Documentation
A 4 year old boy had an apparent ...,
As you are wheeling your patient ...,
Communicating with patients who a...
20  cards
Chapter 5 Quiz - Medical Terms
The meaning around can hav which ...,
Which of the following suffixes m...,
The suffix pathy means 3
10  cards
QPQRST
O 1,
P 2,
Q 3
6  cards
Burns
What are critical areas for burns 1,
What is circumferential burns 2,
What is full thickness burns 3
9  cards
Trauma Study Guide
What are raccoon eyes 1,
What are battle sign 2,
What is myocardial contusion 3
65  cards
Type of Injections
What is an intramuscular injection 1,
What is intranasal injection 2,
What is intravenous injection 3
8  cards
Medical Review - Questions I got wrong
D size oxygen cylinders are capab...,
Which of the following symptoms i...,
You respond to a local elementary...
44  cards
Airway study guide
Using the following terms explain...,
Use the following terms explain h...,
Using the following terms describ...
22  cards
Airway Terms
What does tachypnea mean 1,
What does bradypnea mean 2,
What does wheezing mean 3
8  cards
Trauma review - Questions I got wrong
You respond to a 49 year old male...,
You respond to a drowning victim ...,
You are treating a patient who wa...
29  cards
Trauma - Mechanism Study Guide
Give a few example of mechanism o...,
What factors would raise your ind...,
Name three type of motor vehicle ...
10  cards
Trauma - Trauma Basics
What is the difference between a ...,
What is an open fracture 2,
What is a closed fracture 3
12  cards
Trauma Terms
What is contusion 1,
What is hematoma 2,
What is crush injury 3
8  cards
Trauma - Environmental Emergency
How do heat related illnesses occ...,
What are the two forms of heat ex...,
What is heat stroke and what are ...
8  cards
Trauma - Bleeding
What is perfusion 1,
What is the result of hypoperfusi...,
How can you identify arterial ble...
11  cards
Trauma - Bleeding Control
Where is the appropriate location...,
When is the use of a tourniquet i...,
What are the three steps to apply...
9  cards
Trauma - Types of dressings
1 sterile 1,
2 non sterile 2,
3 occlusive 3
6  cards
All trauma quizzes review
Your patient has a glasgow coma s...,
Which of the following injuries w...,
Following a blunt injury to the h...
181  cards
Trauma - Review questions
Kinetic energy is a calculation of 1,
A 20 year old man has major open ...,
Which of the following would most...
80  cards
Final exam review
American heart association protoc...,
As an emt you may be authorized t...,
National guidelines for ems care ...
254  cards
Respiratory questions
While auscultating an elderly wom...,
Crackles rales are caused by ____...,
You are assisting an asthma patie...
20  cards
Chapter 19 - endocrine and Hematologic
Sign and symptoms of a hypertensi...,
A patient with atherosclerotic he...,
A patient tells you that he has a...
5  cards
Abdominal and Genitourinary injuries
Which of the following organs wou...,
Which of the following is true re...,
In pediatric patients the liver a...
7  cards
Chapter 35 - Geriatric Emergencies
In contrast to younger patients o...,
An abdominal aortic aneurysm 2,
Sedentary behavior while healing ...
13  cards
Chapter 32 - Environmental emergencies
Which of the following most accur...,
Most of the serious injuries asso...,
You respond to a local lake where...
9  cards
Cardiovascular Emergencies
Signs and symptoms of a hypertens...,
Deoxygenated blood from the body ...,
After the aed has delivered a sho...
20  cards
The human body
Worn out blood cells foreign subs...,
Mean arterial pressure map is a p...,
Pathophysiology is the study of t...
29  cards
Shock questions
A 56 year old male is found semic...,
Clinical signs of compensated sho...,
Which of the following injuries w...
9  cards
Additional random questions
Patients with chest injuries will...,
Closed chest injuries are typical...,
You arrive at scene of a major mo...
87  cards
Self study questions
Which of the following statements...,
Because a tracheotomy tube bypass...,
Cerebral palsy is characterized b...
33  cards
Extra questions
Which of the following statements...,
While providing care to a patient...,
The simplest yet most effective m...
164  cards
Medical Practice Exam
A 50 year old man with diabetes h...,
A 58 year old man complains of ch...,
A 60 year old man complains of ch...
50  cards
Prep for final exam
All the following systems contain...,
You are assessing a 45 year old f...,
The amount of medication that is ...
163  cards
Trauma exam
1 a driver involved in a rollover...,
A 45 year old female was unrestra...,
A n ____ fracture occurs in the g...
49  cards
GCS questions
An injured patient is assigned a ...,
Your patient opens his eyes moans...,
Your patient opens his eyes moans...
3  cards
Questions I keep getting wrong
Your patient has a decreased card...,
A 56 year old male is found semic...,
Which of the following injuries w...
74  cards
Organ questions
Which organ lies in the lateral a...,
Bile is produced by the liver and...,
To protect vital organs the body ...
23  cards
Burn questions
You respond to a house fire with ...,
A burn that is characterized by r...,
A 21 year old male was working in...
5  cards
Final exam
All the following systems contain...,
You are assessing a 45 year old f...,
The amount of medication that is ...
110  cards
Final questions
Which of the following statements...,
Assisting with endotracheal intub...,
Shock due to severe infection is ...
17  cards
Oral Boards
Scene size up 1,
Primary survey 2,
History taking 3
9  cards
Medications - Oral boards
What is dosage of activated charc...,
What is the dosage of aspirin 2,
What is the dosage of albuterol 3
20  cards
Questions they will ask in oral boards
What are the six rights 1,
What is pharmacodynamics 2,
What is pharmacology 3
3  cards
NREMT prep
Which of the following is widely ...,
Ems care today is based on 2,
Which of the following describes ...
160  cards
NREMT practice questions
All of the following are signs of...,
A 65 year old man with stroke lik...,
A 9 month old infant presents wit...
238  cards
NREMT practice questions
The tube that carries food to the...,
The left ventricle pumps blood to...,
Which vein carries oxygen rich bl...
180  cards

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