EMT Basics
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EMT Basics
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1. A person who has completed a legal document that allows for donation of organs and tissues in the event of death

2. Consent given by adults who are of legal age and mentally competent to make a rational decision in regard to their medical well - being

3. The two fused bones forming the upper jaw

4. An active process in which the intercostal muscles and the diaphragm contract - expanding the size of the chest cavity and causing air to flow into the lungs

5. The area directly posterior to the mouth

6. A comprehencive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and to deal with stress appropriately

7. Largest internal organ of the body - produces bile to assist in breakdown of fats and assists in the metabolism of various substances in the body

8. Referring to the palm of the hand

9. The fluid portion of the blood

10. The top - back and sides of the skull

11. The point where two bones come together

12. Hormone produced by the pancreas or taken as a medication by many diabetics

13. The two upper chambers of the heart - there is a right (receives unoxygenated blood returning from the body) and the left (which sends oxygen - rich blood to the body)

14. The toe and finger bones

15. A series of laws - varying in each state - designed - to provide limited legal protection for citizens and some health care personnel when they are administering emergency care

16. Pressure caused by blood exerting force against the walls of blood vessels - usually arterial BP is measured

17. Infants breathing rate

18. A legal document - usually signed by the patient and his physician - which states that the patient and his physician - which state that the patient has a terminal illness and does not wish to prolong life through resuscitation efforts

19. Lying on the back

20. Number of bones in the sacral spine

21. Four divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury: the right upper quadrant - the left upper quadrant - the right lower quadrant and the left lower quadrant

22. A position in which the patients feet and legs are higher than the head (Shock position)

23. Liver - Right Kidney - Colon - Pancreas - Gallbladder

24. Proper use of the body to facilitate lifting and moving and preventing injury

25. Components of the blood. carry oxygen to and carbon dioxide from cells