EMT vocabulary Questions with correct answers

abrasion Correct Answer - an open injury to the outermost layer of the skin (epidermis) caused by a scraping away, rubbing, or shearing away of the tissue. acute Correct Answer - with rapid onset. adequate breathing for an adult Correct Answer - 12-20 per minute adequate breathing for a child Correct Answer - 15-30 per minute adequate breathing for an infant Correct Answer - 25-50 per minute administration Correct Answer - the route and form by which a drug is given. advance directive Correct Answer - instructions, written in advance, such as a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order, a living will, or a durable power of attorney. agonal respirations Correct Answer - gasping-type respirations that have no pattern and occur very infrequently; a sign of impending cardiac or respiratory arrest. apnea Correct Answer - absence of breathing; respiratory arrest. asystole Correct Answer - a heart rhythm indicating absence of any electrical activity in the heart aura Correct Answer - an unusual sensory sensation that may precede a seizure episode by hours or only a few seconds. auscultation Correct Answer - listening for sounds within the body with a stethoscope. AVPU Correct Answer - a mnemonic for alert, responds to verbal stimuli, responds to painful stimulus, unresponsive, to characterize levels of responsiveness. avulsion Correct Answer - an open injury characterized by a loose flap of skin and soft tissue that has been torn loose or pulled completely off. baroreceptors Correct Answer - stretch-sensitive receptors located in the aortic arch and carotid bodies that constantly measure the blood pressure. baseline vital signs Correct Answer - the first set of vital sign measurements to which subsequent measurements can be compared. bilaterally Correct Answer - on both sides