Final Exam prep

Question 1

Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and improving the effectiveness of an EMS system?

a. quality improvement
b. system effectiveness managment
c. process improvement plan
d. total quality system

Answer 1

A. Quality Improvement

Question 2

In 1996 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the following agencies with the development of emergency medical service standards?

a. US Department of transportation
b. US Department of the Interior
c. US Department of Health Services
d. US Department of Homeland Security

Answer 2

A. US Department of transportation

Question 3

Centralized coordination of emergency medical access, transportation, and care most refers to which of the following?
A. Emergency preparedness plan 
B. Trauma system 
C. Resource management 
D. Central Deployment

Answer 3

C. Resource management

Question 4

Liver

Answer 4

largest organ of the body, which produces bile to assist in breakdown of fats and assists in the metabolism of various substances in the body

Question 5

Gallbladder

Answer 5

sac on the underside of the liver that stores bile produced by the liver

Question 6

pancreas

Answer 6

a gland located behind the stomach that produces insulin and juices that assist in the digestion of food in the duodenum of the small intestine.

Question 7

stomach

Answer 7

where the digestion of food begins

Question 8

small intestine

Answer 8

organ divided into duodenum, the jejunum, and the ileum that receives partially digested food from the stomach and continues digestion. Nutrients are absorbed by the body through its walls.

Question 9

Large intestine

Answer 9

the muscular tube that removed water from waste products received from the small intestine and moves anything not absorbed by the body toward excretion from the body

Question 10

Which of the following agencies is responsible for establishing EMS system assessment programs?
A. Department of Health and Human Services
B. National Transportation safety board
C. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
D. United States health services agency

Answer 10

C. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Question 11

Which of the following is a personality trait required of EMT’s?
A. ability to lift and carry 125 lbs
B. Awareness of problems with color vision
C. Ability to dominate the patient
D. control of personal habits

Answer 11

D. control of personal habits

Question 12

Which of the following is a personal trait an  EMT should demonstrate?
A. Self starter
B. strong student 
C. strong communication 
D. Good eyesight

Answer 12

A. Self starter

Question 13

The NREMT was founded to establish which of the following?
A. an education curriculum for EMT courses
B. Quality oversight of emergency medical services practices
C. national standards for emergency medical services personnel
D. quality improvement and quality assurance programs for emergency medical services

Answer 13

A. an education curriculum for EMT courses

Question 14

tidal volume

Answer 14

the volume of air in one cycle of breathing

Question 15

minute volume

Answer 15

the amount of air breathed in during each respiration multiplied by the number of breaths per minute

Question 16

plasma oncotic pressure

Answer 16

pull exerted by large proteins in the plasma portion of the blood that tends to pull water from the body into the bloodstream

Question 17

hydrostatic pressure

Answer 17

the pressure within a blood vessel that tends to push water out of the vessel

Question 18

systemic vascular resistance

Answer 18

pressure in the peripheral blood vessels that the heart must overcome to pump blood into the system

Question 19

stroke volume

Answer 19

the amount of blood ejected from the heart in one contraction

Question 20

cardiac output

Answer 20

the amount of blood ejected from the heart in one minute

Question 21

automaticity

Answer 21

the ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own

Question 22

contractility

Answer 22

one is the force the myocardial muscle exerts on the blood

Question 23

Tidal volume x respiratory rate =

Answer 23

minute volume

Question 24

Vital signs for infant

Answer 24

HR: 100-170(newborn) RR:30-60/min (0-6 months)
90-160(birth to 1 year) 24-30 (6-12 months)
BP 50 -70 (new born)
up to 90 (birth- 1 year)

Question 25

Vital signs for toddler

Answer 25

HR: 80-140/min RR: 24-40/minute BP: 90 + age in years times 2 (1-10 year olds)

Question 26

Vital signs for preschool age

Answer 26

HR: 70-120/min RR:22-34/min BP: 90 + age in years times 2

Question 27

Vital signs for school-age

Answer 27

HR: 65-120/min RR:18-30/min BP: 90 + age in years times 2

Question 28

Vital signs for adolescence

Answer 28

HR: 60-100/min RR: 12-20/min BP 107-117

Question 29

Vital signs for Early adulthood

Answer 29

HR: 60-100/min 12-20/min BP: < 120

Question 30

Infancy

Answer 30

birth to 1 year

Question 31

Toddler phase

Answer 31

12 - 36 months `

Question 32

Preschool Age

Answer 32

3-5 years

Question 33

School Age

Answer 33

6-12 years

Question 34

Adolescence

Answer 34

13-18 years

Question 35

Early Adulthood

Answer 35

19-40 years

Question 36

Middle Adulthood

Answer 36

41-60 years

Question 37

Late Adulthood

Answer 37

61 + years