EMT D's

Question 1

danger (hot) zone

Answer 1

high danger

Question 2

DCAP-BTLS

Answer 2

Deform, Contusions, Abrasions, Punctures/Penetrate, Burn, Tender, Lacerations, Swelling

Question 3

Dead Space

Answer 3

space that does not participate in gas exchange

Question 4

decay

Answer 4

unstable attempts to stabilize by changing structure

Question 5

decompensated shock

Answer 5

late shock, blood pressure falls

Question 6

decubitus ulcers

Answer 6

sores by pressure of skin against surface for long period of time / bedsores

Question 7

deep venous thrombosis

Answer 7

forming of a blood clot within the large veins of an extremity followed by prolonged immobilization

Question 8

delirium tremens / DT

Answer 8

withdrawal of alcoholics. Restless, fever, sweating, seizures. Can be fatal

Question 9

dependent edema

Answer 9

swelling of ground-most body parts, collection of fluid in tissues, sign of Congestive Heart Failure

Question 10

dependent lividity

Answer 10

blood settling in lowest part of body, definitive sign of death

Question 11

depositions

Answer 11

oral questions, under oath

Question 12

dermis

Answer 12

inner layer of skin

Question 13

diabetes mellitus

Answer 13

lack of insulin

Question 14

diabetic ketoacidosis / DKA

Answer 14

hyperglycemia, accumulation of acids

Question 15

diaphoretic

Answer 15

light or profuse sweating

Question 16

diastole

Answer 16

relax of the heart

Question 17

diastolic pressure

Answer 17

pressure that remains during heart relaxation

Question 18

diffusion

Answer 18

movement of gas. High -> Low

Question 19

dilation

Answer 19

widening

Question 20

diphtheria

Answer 20

pseudomembrane forms in larynx

Question 21

direct injury

Answer 21

brain injury

Question 22

direct laryngoscopy

Answer 22

look at airway with a laryngoscope

Question 23

dirty bomb

Answer 23

radiologic explosive

Question 24

displaced fracture

Answer 24

fracture which bone fragments separate

Question 25

dissecting aneurysm

Answer 25

layers of an artery separate

Question 26

distributive shock

Answer 26

widespread dilation of smaller arterioles

Question 27

diverticulitis

Answer 27

inflammation of the small pockets in the intestines

Question 28

diving reflex

Answer 28

slowing of heart rate in cold water

Question 29

dysarthria

Answer 29

slurring of speech

Question 30

dyspnea

Answer 30

shortness of breath

Question 31

dysrhythmia

Answer 31

abnormal heart rhythm