EME 105 Midterm Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: Name the four components of blood and their function
Answer: White blood cells - fight infection Red blood cells - carry oxygen plasma - yellow liquid (fluid)
that makes up 55% of blood platelets - form blood clots
Question 2: How many liters of blood are there? How many can you lose before dying?
Answer: - 6L of blood
- cannot lose more than 2L of blood
Question 3: Pulse
Answer: The wave of pressure created as the heart contracts and forces blood out the left ventricle and into
the major arteries.
Question 4: Standard Precautions
Answer: using protective equipment to prevent the spread of disease (PPE, BSI)
Question 5: Pathogen
Answer: A disease causing agent
Question 6: Supine
Answer: lying on the back, facing up
Question 7: Prone
Answer: lying face down
Question 8: Patent
Answer: open (airway)
Question 9: Aspiration
Answer: Breathing fluid, food, vomitus, or an object into the lungs
Question 10: DOT (Department of Transportation as it applies to EMS)
Answer: created standards/percautions for EMS
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, Question 11: HIPAA
Answer: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Question 12: Arteries
Answer: carry blood away from the heart
Question 13: Veins
Answer: carry blood to the heart
Question 14: Capillaries
Answer: - gas exchange, small vessels
Question 15: Standard of Care
Answer: the written body of standards, policies, and protocols governing all clinical aspects of the EMS
system
Question 16: Negligence
Answer: failure to follow standard of care
Question 17: Abandonment
Answer: leaving a patient after beginning the provision of care
Question 18: Duty to Act
Answer: legal requirement to perform care
Question 19: CNS vs PNS
Answer: Central Nervous System: brain and spinal cord Peripheral Nervous System: fibers/nerves
Question 20: Pancreas
Answer: produces insulin to help regulate blood sugar levels
Question 21: Left Ventricle
Answer: - strongest chamber of the heart
- pumps oxygenated blood to the aorta
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Question 1: Name the four components of blood and their function
Answer: White blood cells - fight infection Red blood cells - carry oxygen plasma - yellow liquid (fluid)
that makes up 55% of blood platelets - form blood clots
Question 2: How many liters of blood are there? How many can you lose before dying?
Answer: - 6L of blood
- cannot lose more than 2L of blood
Question 3: Pulse
Answer: The wave of pressure created as the heart contracts and forces blood out the left ventricle and into
the major arteries.
Question 4: Standard Precautions
Answer: using protective equipment to prevent the spread of disease (PPE, BSI)
Question 5: Pathogen
Answer: A disease causing agent
Question 6: Supine
Answer: lying on the back, facing up
Question 7: Prone
Answer: lying face down
Question 8: Patent
Answer: open (airway)
Question 9: Aspiration
Answer: Breathing fluid, food, vomitus, or an object into the lungs
Question 10: DOT (Department of Transportation as it applies to EMS)
Answer: created standards/percautions for EMS
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, Question 11: HIPAA
Answer: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Question 12: Arteries
Answer: carry blood away from the heart
Question 13: Veins
Answer: carry blood to the heart
Question 14: Capillaries
Answer: - gas exchange, small vessels
Question 15: Standard of Care
Answer: the written body of standards, policies, and protocols governing all clinical aspects of the EMS
system
Question 16: Negligence
Answer: failure to follow standard of care
Question 17: Abandonment
Answer: leaving a patient after beginning the provision of care
Question 18: Duty to Act
Answer: legal requirement to perform care
Question 19: CNS vs PNS
Answer: Central Nervous System: brain and spinal cord Peripheral Nervous System: fibers/nerves
Question 20: Pancreas
Answer: produces insulin to help regulate blood sugar levels
Question 21: Left Ventricle
Answer: - strongest chamber of the heart
- pumps oxygenated blood to the aorta
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