EMT B's

Question 1

B-NICE

Answer 1

Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Biologic, nuclear, incendiary, chemical and explosive

Question 2

bacteria

Answer 2

microorganism, reproduce by binary fission, can form spores

Question 3

bacterial vaginosis

Answer 3

fishy, bacteria in vagina

Question 4

Bag-mask device

Answer 4

one way valve, when reservoir and connected to 02, 90% o2 is applied

Question 5

bariatrics

Answer 5

obesity

Question 6

barotrauma

Answer 6

injury caused by pressure to organs

Question 7

battle sign

Answer 7

bruise behind hear, over mastoid process, indicate skull fracture

Question 8

bends

Answer 8

decompression sickness

Question 9

bioethics

Answer 9

healthcare ethics

Question 10

blanch

Answer 10

to turn white

Question 11

blood pressure

Answer 11

pressure on vessel walls as blood passes through

Question 12

bloody show

Answer 12

blood in vagina, implies start of labor

Question 13

blow-out fracture

Answer 13

fracture of orbit or similar bones

Question 14

botulinum

Answer 14

produced by bacteria , most potent neurotoxin known, causes botulism

Question 15

brachial artery

Answer 15

arm artery

Question 16

brachycardia

Answer 16

slow heart rate, < 60/bpm

Question 17

bradypnea

Answer 17

slow respiratory rate, sign in a child that indicates impending respiratory arrest

Question 18

brainstem

Answer 18

area of brain between spinal cord and cerebrum

Question 19

breath-holding syncope

Answer 19

loss of consciousness caused by decreased breathing

Question 20

breech

Answer 20

delivery, buttocks first

Question 21

bronchial breath sounds

Answer 21

normal breath sounds

Question 22

bronchioles

Answer 22

smaller bronchi

Question 23

bronchiolitis

Answer 23

RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), inflammation of the bronchioles, usually children < 2/yr

Question 24

buboes

Answer 24

enlarged lymph nodes, bubonic plague