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