AEMCA Exam Study Set Questions and
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4 Types of micro-organisms. - ✔✔bacteria, fungi, parasites, viruses
Modes of transmission - ✔✔Direct contact: physical contact with infected
person
indirect: Disease spread from person to object
vector: bites, pathogens and parasites
Airborne: coughing, sneezing - particles travel through the air
Lateral recumbent position: - ✔✔On their side
Fowler's position - ✔✔sitting straight up
prone - ✔✔lying face down
supine - ✔✔lying face up
Trendelenburg position - ✔✔lying prone with feet elevated
How many pairs of ribs are there? - ✔✔12 pairs
contents of the upper airway: - ✔✔oropharynx and nasopharynx; nose,
nasal cavities, oral cavity, hard and soft palate, larynx
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,contents of the lower airway: - ✔✔glottis, trachea, alveoli, lungs
Where is aspiration more common and why? - ✔✔more common into the
right lung because the right bronchi is shorter and straighter than the left
Where is the site of gas exchange in the lungs? - ✔✔The alveoli
What is pleural space? - ✔✔The space between the visceral and parietal
pleura
What separates the right and left lung? - ✔✔The mediastinum
What happens to tension in the lungs during inspiration? - ✔✔It increases
what is compliance - ✔✔The ability of the lungs to stretch/distend
Normal resp rate - ✔✔12-24 breaths/min
tachypnea - ✔✔>28 breaths/min
bradypnea - ✔✔<12 breaths/min
Apnea - ✔✔No breathing
What is Emphysema? - ✔✔A loss of alveolar elasticity
What is chronic bronchitis? - ✔✔Excess mucous secretion and chronic
inflammation
What is asthma? - ✔✔An inflammatory response causing swelling of the
airways
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,What is Pneumonia? - ✔✔A lung infection where fluid/pus builds up in the
alveoli
What causes Acute pulmonary edema? - ✔✔Blood backup into the alveoli -
this reduces room for gas exchange
What causes pulmonary embolism? - ✔✔A blockage of the pulmonary
artery by a clot - obstructing blood flow
What is tidal volume and what is the approximate tidal volume in a normal
adult? - ✔✔tidal volume: amount of air inspired/expired in a single breath
Approx. 500mL
What is minute volume? - ✔✔The amount of air inspired/expired in one
minute
Tidal volume x resp rate
Normal O2 sats? - ✔✔92%-96%
Factors affecting O2 sat readings? - ✔✔Bright ambient light, nail polish,
abnormal hemoglobin, patient movement
Normal adult HR? - ✔✔60-100 BPM
Tachycardia - ✔✔>100 BPM
Bradycardia - ✔✔<60 BPM
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, What 2 categories is the nervous system broken down into? - ✔✔The CNS
and the PNS
How is information transmitted through the nervous system? - ✔✔By
electrical impulses
How many bones are in the human body? - ✔✔206
What is the Axial skeleton? - ✔✔head and trunk
What is the appendicular skeleton? - ✔✔Limbs
CEMCAP - ✔✔Confirm call details
Environment and hazards
Mechanism of injury
Casualties (#)
Allied resources
PPE
SAMPLE - ✔✔Signs and symptoms
Allergies
Past medical Hx
Last meal
Events leading up
OPQRST - ✔✔Onset (sudden/gradual)
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4 Types of micro-organisms. - ✔✔bacteria, fungi, parasites, viruses
Modes of transmission - ✔✔Direct contact: physical contact with infected
person
indirect: Disease spread from person to object
vector: bites, pathogens and parasites
Airborne: coughing, sneezing - particles travel through the air
Lateral recumbent position: - ✔✔On their side
Fowler's position - ✔✔sitting straight up
prone - ✔✔lying face down
supine - ✔✔lying face up
Trendelenburg position - ✔✔lying prone with feet elevated
How many pairs of ribs are there? - ✔✔12 pairs
contents of the upper airway: - ✔✔oropharynx and nasopharynx; nose,
nasal cavities, oral cavity, hard and soft palate, larynx
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,contents of the lower airway: - ✔✔glottis, trachea, alveoli, lungs
Where is aspiration more common and why? - ✔✔more common into the
right lung because the right bronchi is shorter and straighter than the left
Where is the site of gas exchange in the lungs? - ✔✔The alveoli
What is pleural space? - ✔✔The space between the visceral and parietal
pleura
What separates the right and left lung? - ✔✔The mediastinum
What happens to tension in the lungs during inspiration? - ✔✔It increases
what is compliance - ✔✔The ability of the lungs to stretch/distend
Normal resp rate - ✔✔12-24 breaths/min
tachypnea - ✔✔>28 breaths/min
bradypnea - ✔✔<12 breaths/min
Apnea - ✔✔No breathing
What is Emphysema? - ✔✔A loss of alveolar elasticity
What is chronic bronchitis? - ✔✔Excess mucous secretion and chronic
inflammation
What is asthma? - ✔✔An inflammatory response causing swelling of the
airways
2
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,What is Pneumonia? - ✔✔A lung infection where fluid/pus builds up in the
alveoli
What causes Acute pulmonary edema? - ✔✔Blood backup into the alveoli -
this reduces room for gas exchange
What causes pulmonary embolism? - ✔✔A blockage of the pulmonary
artery by a clot - obstructing blood flow
What is tidal volume and what is the approximate tidal volume in a normal
adult? - ✔✔tidal volume: amount of air inspired/expired in a single breath
Approx. 500mL
What is minute volume? - ✔✔The amount of air inspired/expired in one
minute
Tidal volume x resp rate
Normal O2 sats? - ✔✔92%-96%
Factors affecting O2 sat readings? - ✔✔Bright ambient light, nail polish,
abnormal hemoglobin, patient movement
Normal adult HR? - ✔✔60-100 BPM
Tachycardia - ✔✔>100 BPM
Bradycardia - ✔✔<60 BPM
3
©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
, What 2 categories is the nervous system broken down into? - ✔✔The CNS
and the PNS
How is information transmitted through the nervous system? - ✔✔By
electrical impulses
How many bones are in the human body? - ✔✔206
What is the Axial skeleton? - ✔✔head and trunk
What is the appendicular skeleton? - ✔✔Limbs
CEMCAP - ✔✔Confirm call details
Environment and hazards
Mechanism of injury
Casualties (#)
Allied resources
PPE
SAMPLE - ✔✔Signs and symptoms
Allergies
Past medical Hx
Last meal
Events leading up
OPQRST - ✔✔Onset (sudden/gradual)
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