Chapter 5; TEST
Quadriplegia - paralysis of how many limbs?
Four
Anterior
Front aspect of the body
Midline
Imaginary line dividing the body into equal right and left halves
Which of the following BEST describes the location of the mid-axillary line?
A line from the center of the armpit, extended vertically down the side of the chest
What is the primary reason for an EMT to use specific and proper medical terminology?
Medical communication needs to be exact and consistent.
While transporting a patient with a traumatic wound to the back, you call in a report to the receiving hospital over the radio. Due to radio static and background noise in the Emergency Department, the physician has had to ask you twice to repeat if the wound was superior or inferior. Why would this distinction be important?
The location of the wound is important in determining which types of resources to have available when the patient arrives.
Why should an EMT avoid the use of acronyms and abbreviations when communicating?
There is a chance they can lead to errors in continued care for the patient.
To check the distal pulse of a patient with an injury to the forearm, the EMT would check for a pulse in which location?
Wrist
You and your EMT partner are responding to a medical aid call in the rural West County area. The dispatcher advises that the caller is reporting the patient's condition as a word you can't completely here, and the part you do hear, the end of the word, could either be "plegia" or "algia." What would be the difference between one and the other?
A word ending in "-plegia" would involve paralysis, whereas a word ending in "-algia" would involve pain.
Which of the following are the abdominal regions created by drawing two imaginary lines intersecting at the navel?
Abdominal quadrants
Prefix
Added to beginnings of roots or words to modify or qualify their meaning
What is the distinction between anatomy and physiology?
Anatomy is the study of body structures, and physiology is the study of body function.
A postal worker has been attacked by a dog during her mail delivery route. The patient is a 54-year-old female with several dog bites on her lower extremities and left arm. The worst of these bites is located on the back of her right leg just above the ankle. How can you explain the location of this injury using anatomical landmarks?
Bite is located on the posterior aspect of the calf distal to the knee
Medial
Inside
When discussing left and right terms of anatomic locations, what do they refer to?
Left and right from the patient's perspective
You respond to a large concert venue where a number of spectators are reported to be severely intoxicated. You are directed to an area where several patients appear to be unconscious, lying face down on the ground. The position of these patients is described as:
Prone
Abdominal quadrants
RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ
Tachypnea
Rapid breathing
Lateral
Side
Fowler's position
Sitting upright with the legs straight
Anatomic position
Standing, facing forward, with arms at the side, palms forward
Your 79-year-old female patient appears to show all signs and symptoms of a stroke. Her level of consciousness has rapidly deteriorated, she is now unconscious, and she can no longer control her own airway. While you intervene to manage her airway, the best position in which to keep fluid or vomitus from occluding her airway would be the:
recovery position