EMT R's

Question 1

raccoon eyes

Answer 1

bruising under eyes, indicating skull fracture

Question 2

radial artery

Answer 2

wrist artery

Question 3

rapport

Answer 3

trusting relationship

Question 4

Reticular Activating Syndrome / RAS

Answer 4

upper brainstem; controls arousal

Question 5

Radiological Dispersal device

Answer 5

common

Question 6

recovery position

Answer 6

side lying; maintains a clear airway

Question 7

reduce

Answer 7

to set a joint

Question 8

referred pain

Answer 8

pain in area other than pain location

Question 9

renal pelvis

Answer 9

cone; collects urine; funnells to ureter

Question 10

res ipsa loquitur

Answer 10

EMS / EMT is liable for injury

Question 11

residual volume

Answer 11

air that remains after maximal expiration

Question 12

respiration

Answer 12

process of exchanging o2 and co2

Question 13

respiratory compromise

Answer 13

inability to move gas effectively

Question 14

Respiratory Syncytial virus / RSV

Answer 14

infection of lungs and breath passages; contagious through droplets

Question 15

retrograde amnesia

Answer 15

cant remember before head injury

Question 16

retropariteneal

Answer 16

behind peritoneal cavity

Question 17

return of spontaneous circulation / ROSC

Answer 17

return of pulse and flow after cardiac arrest

Question 18

reverse triage

Answer 18

multiple lightning strike victims

Question 19

Revised Trauma Score

Answer 19

scoring head trauma

Question 20

rhonchi

Answer 20

coarse, low breaths with mucus

Question 21

rigor mortis

Answer 21

stiffness of body, definite sign of death

Question 22

rooting reflex

Answer 22

infant moves towards cheek tough

Question 23

rule of 9’s

Answer 23

assigns percentages of body for burns