EMT HOSA STUDY GUIDE
1.contraindication: reasons not to use a medication
2.aspirin: prevents platelets in the blood from clotting
3.boots and back braces: accessories that EMTs use when lifting a pateint
4.actions in controlling airway: opening and securing
5.hypoperfusion: inadequate supply of oxygen, glucose, and other
nutrients
6.examples of PPE (personal protective equipment): pocket mask
(covers mouth and part of your nose)
mask (whole face)
gloves
gown
7.basic skills for emt: infection
control airway control
ventilation
bleeding
control
8.parenteral: inhalation and injection of medience
9.6 emergency way to carry a patient: 1. rescuer assist
2.pack strap
3.cradle carry
4.the firefighter carry
5.seat carry
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, 6.chair carry
10.oropharyngeal: disposable molded plastic device designed to help
keep the tongue off the roof of the mouth
11.diastolic: pressure in the arteries immediately after the pulse
12.on-line medical control: physician is there with the EMT
13.neurogenic shock: vessels are dilated losing pressure and ability
to pump blood against gravity
14.extrinsic diseases: diseases that are contagious and able to spread
15.bronchodilators: increases airflow by increasing bronchioles
diameter (i.e. inhaler)
16.direct lift: from floor to bed
17.discs: shock absorbers in the back that can cause pain
18.what do you administer if there is respiratory difficulty or patient
suspect- ed to be in shock, had stroke or seizure: oxygen
19.Vector: a living creature involved in the transmission of the disease
(humans, dogs, cats, chicken)
20.crowing: a sound that can occur when muscles around the larynx
spasm
21.Auscultation: the act of listening
22.vital signs: should be repeated every 10-15 minutes
23.snoring: tongue blocks the airway
24.septic shock: caused by an infection that results in dilated blood
vessels
25.EMTs should be able to lift at least_____lbs: 125
26.signs of shock: tachycardia (rapid heart
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1.contraindication: reasons not to use a medication
2.aspirin: prevents platelets in the blood from clotting
3.boots and back braces: accessories that EMTs use when lifting a pateint
4.actions in controlling airway: opening and securing
5.hypoperfusion: inadequate supply of oxygen, glucose, and other
nutrients
6.examples of PPE (personal protective equipment): pocket mask
(covers mouth and part of your nose)
mask (whole face)
gloves
gown
7.basic skills for emt: infection
control airway control
ventilation
bleeding
control
8.parenteral: inhalation and injection of medience
9.6 emergency way to carry a patient: 1. rescuer assist
2.pack strap
3.cradle carry
4.the firefighter carry
5.seat carry
1/
11
, 6.chair carry
10.oropharyngeal: disposable molded plastic device designed to help
keep the tongue off the roof of the mouth
11.diastolic: pressure in the arteries immediately after the pulse
12.on-line medical control: physician is there with the EMT
13.neurogenic shock: vessels are dilated losing pressure and ability
to pump blood against gravity
14.extrinsic diseases: diseases that are contagious and able to spread
15.bronchodilators: increases airflow by increasing bronchioles
diameter (i.e. inhaler)
16.direct lift: from floor to bed
17.discs: shock absorbers in the back that can cause pain
18.what do you administer if there is respiratory difficulty or patient
suspect- ed to be in shock, had stroke or seizure: oxygen
19.Vector: a living creature involved in the transmission of the disease
(humans, dogs, cats, chicken)
20.crowing: a sound that can occur when muscles around the larynx
spasm
21.Auscultation: the act of listening
22.vital signs: should be repeated every 10-15 minutes
23.snoring: tongue blocks the airway
24.septic shock: caused by an infection that results in dilated blood
vessels
25.EMTs should be able to lift at least_____lbs: 125
26.signs of shock: tachycardia (rapid heart
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