EMT-B NREMT Key Terms
EMT-B NREMT Key Terms and
Symptoms with Accurate Definitions
2024-2025
Hypovolemia - Answer: A state of decreased blood volume. Shock.
Acute - Answer: With rapid onset.
, EMT-B NREMT Key Terms
Agonal Respirations - Answer: Gasping type respirations that have no
pattern and occur very infrequently; a sign of impending cardiac or
raspatory arrest.
Apneic - Answer: Temporary absence or cessation of breathing.
Artery - Answer: Blood vessel that carries blood AWAY from the heart.
Aspiration - Answer: Breathing a foreign substance into the lungs.
Avulsion - Answer: A loose flap of skin and soft tissue that has been
torn loose or pulled completely off.
Brachial Artery - Answer: Major artery of the upper arm.
Bradycardia - Answer: Low heart rate.
Bradypnea - Answer: Low respiratory rate.
Carotid Artery - Answer: One of two major arteries of the neck.
Chronic - Answer: Long term, progressing gradually.
EMT-B NREMT Key Terms and
Symptoms with Accurate Definitions
2024-2025
Hypovolemia - Answer: A state of decreased blood volume. Shock.
Acute - Answer: With rapid onset.
, EMT-B NREMT Key Terms
Agonal Respirations - Answer: Gasping type respirations that have no
pattern and occur very infrequently; a sign of impending cardiac or
raspatory arrest.
Apneic - Answer: Temporary absence or cessation of breathing.
Artery - Answer: Blood vessel that carries blood AWAY from the heart.
Aspiration - Answer: Breathing a foreign substance into the lungs.
Avulsion - Answer: A loose flap of skin and soft tissue that has been
torn loose or pulled completely off.
Brachial Artery - Answer: Major artery of the upper arm.
Bradycardia - Answer: Low heart rate.
Bradypnea - Answer: Low respiratory rate.
Carotid Artery - Answer: One of two major arteries of the neck.
Chronic - Answer: Long term, progressing gradually.
