WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 3 EXAM 2024. 100% COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST 2024 VERIFIED UPDATE.RATED A+.

WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 3 EXAM 2024. 100% COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST 2024 VERIFIED UPDATE.RATED A+. what is the function of the liver - CORRECT ANSWER(S):-Removing waste created by digestion produce bile where is the liver located - CORRECT ANSWER(S):-right upper quadrant what is the function of the pancreas - CORRECT ANSWER(S):-Secretes inslin and glucagon hormones and makes pancreatic juices where is the pancreas located - CORRECT ANSWER(S):-posterior to the stomach what is the function of the spleen - CORRECT ANSWER(S):-filter blood and help fight infections where is the spleen located - CORRECT ANSWER(S):-LUQ what is the function of the gallbladder - CORRECT ANSWER(S):-stores and concentrates bile Where is the gallbladder located? - CORRECT ANSWER(S):-under the liver, RUQ what are the three motor vehicle collisions - CORRECT ANSWER(S):-1. car against another car 2. passenger against interior of car 3. passenger's organs against solid structures of body what are arteries - CORRECT ANSWER(S):-Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart what are arterioles - CORRECT ANSWER(S):-Arterioles are the smallest arteries what are capillaries - CORRECT ANSWER(S):-Capillaries are the exchange vessels. They are microscopic and have only one wall—tunica intima—allowing substances to pass through quickly. what are venules - CORRECT ANSWER(S):-smallest veins bones of the face - CORRECT ANSWER(S):-mandible maxillae nasal bone palatine bone and nasal conchae vomer zygomatic bone lacrimal bone hyoid bone Where is CSF produced? - CORRECT ANSWER(S):-choroid plexus what is the function of CSF? - CORRECT ANSWER(S):-protects and nourishes the brain and spinal cord what is the phrenic nerve? - CORRECT ANSWER(S):-major motor and sensory nerve of the diaphragm C3-C5 what is flail chest - CORRECT ANSWER(S):-A fracture of two or more sites on two or more adjacent ribs, or when rib fractures produce a free-floating sternum. Flail segments may not be clinically evident in the first several hours after injury b/c of muscle spasms that cause splinting. After positive pressure initiated, paradoxical chest wall movement ceases. What is cardiac tamponade? - CORRECT ANSWER(S):-compression of the heart by an accumulation of fluid in the pericardial sac S/S of a Cardiac tamponade - CORRECT ANSWER(S):-- Chest pain - Dsypnea - Beck's Triad (Decreased BP, Muffled heart sounds, JVD) - Kussmaul sign what is a sprain? - CORRECT ANSWER(S):-stretching or tearing of ligaments what is a strain? - CORRECT ANSWER(S):-stretching or tearing of muscle or tendon what is a dislocation? - CORRECT ANSWER(S):-total loss of congruity -- between the articular surfaces of the joint What is Biot's respiration? - CORRECT ANSWER(S):-Biot's respirations are rapid, deep breathing with abrupt pauses between each breath and an equal depth to each breath. What is epistaxis and what causes it? - CORRECT ANSWER(S):-loss of blood through the nose (nosebleed); usually caused by injury either external or internal - such as blow to nose, nose picking o