Mod 1 68w Exam Questions With Correct Answers

Mod 1 68w Exam Questions With Correct
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Designated |Agent |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-An |EMT |or |other |person |authorized |by |a |Medical |Director |
to |give |medications |and |provide |emergency |care. |The |transfer |of |such |authorization |to |a |designated |
agent |is |an |extension |of |the |medical |director's |license |to |practice |medicine.



Evidence-based |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-description |of |medical |techniques |or |practices |that |are |
supported |by |scientific |evidence |of |their |safety |and |efficacy, |rather |than |merely |supposition |and |
tradition.



Contamination |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |introduction |of |dangerous |chemicals, |disease, |or |
infectious |materials



critical |incident |stress |management |(CISM) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |comprehensive |system |that |
includes |education |and |resources |to |both |prevent |stress |and |to |deal |with |stress |appropriately |when |it
|occurs.




Decontamination |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |removal |or |cleansing |of |dangerous |chemicals |and |other
|dangerous |or |infectious |materials.




Hazardous |Material |Incident |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |release |of |harmful |substance |into |the |
environment.



Multiple-Casualty |Incident |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-an |emergency |involving |multiple |patients



Pathogens |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |organisms |that |cause |infection, |such |as |viruses |and |bacteria



Personal |Protective |Equipment |(PPE) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-equipment |that |protects |the |EMS |
worker |from |infection |and/or |exposure |to |the |dangers |of |rescue |operations.

,Standard |Precautions |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |strict |form |of |infection |control |that |is |based |on |the |
assumption |that |all |blood |and |other |body |fluids |are |infectious



Stress |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |state |of |physical |and/or |psychological |arousal |to |a |stimulus.



Abdominal |Quadrants |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-four |divisions |of |the |abdomen |used |to |pinpoint |the |
location |of |pain |or |injury: |the |right |upper |quadrant |(RUQ), |the |left |upper |quadrant |(LUQ), |the |right |
lower |quadrant |(RLQ), |and |the |left |lower |quadrant |(LLQ).



Anatomic |Position |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |standard |reference |position |for |the |body |in |the |study |
of |anatomy. |In |this |position, |the |body |is |standing |erect, |facing |the |observer, |with |arms |down |at |the |
sides |and |the |palms |of |the |hands |forward.



anatomy |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |study |of |body |structure



anterior |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |front |of |the |body |or |body |parts



bilateral |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-on |both |sides



combining |form |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |word |root |with |an |added |vowel |that |can |be |joined |with |
other |words, |roots, |or |suffixes |to |form |a |new |words; |thermo |- |meter



compound |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |word |formed |from |two |or |more |whole |words; |smallpox



distal |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-farther |away |from |the |torso. |(opposite |to |proximal)



dorsal |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-referring |to |the |back |of |the |body |or |the |back |of |the |hand |or |foot. |Syn |
for |posterior



Fowler |Position |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |sitting |position

,inferior |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-away |from |the |head, |usually |compared |with |another |structure |that |is
|closer |to |the |head |(lips |are |inferior |to |the |nose)




Lateral |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-to |the |side, |away |from |the |midline |of |the |body



medial |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-toward |the |midline |of |the |body



mid-axillary |line |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |line |drawn |vertically |from |the |middle |of |the |armpit |to |the |
ankle



mid-clavicular |line |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |line |through |the |center |of |each |clavicle



midline |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-an |imaginary |line |drawn |down |the |center |of |the |body |dividing |it |into
|right |and |left |halves




Palmar |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-referring |to |the |palm |of |the |hand



physiology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |study |of |body |function



plane |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |flat |surface |formed |when |slicing |through |a |solid |object



plantar |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |sole |of |the |foot



posterior |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |back |of |body |or |body |part



prefix |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-word |part |added |to |the |beginning |of |a |root |wor |word |to |modify |or |
qualify |its |meaning



prone |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-lying |facedown

, proximal |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-closer |to |the |torso |(opposite |of |distal)



recovery |position |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-lying |on |the |side |(lateral |recumbent |position)



root |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-foundation |of |a |word |that |is |not |a |word |that |can |stand |on |its |own, |for |
example, |the |root |cardi |meaning |"heart", |in |words |such |as |cardiac |and |cardiology



Suffix |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-word |part |added |to |the |end |of |a |root |or |words |to |complete |its |
meaning; |for |example, |itis



superior |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-toward |the |head |(chest |is |superior |to |the |abdomen)



supine |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-lying |on |the |back



torso |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |trunk |of |the |body, |body |without |head |and |extremities



unilateral |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-limited |to |one |side



ventral |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-front |of |body. |syn |for |anterior



Acetabulum |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |pelvic |socket |into |which |the |ball |at |the |proximal |end |of |the |
femur |fits |to |form |hip |joint



acromioclavicular |joint |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-joint |where |clavicle |and |acromion |meet



acromion |process |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |highest |portion |of |the |shoulder



alveoli |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-microscopic |sacs |of |the |lungs |where |gas |exchange |with |the |
bloodstream |takes |place