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EMT Hosacontraindication - verified answer reasons not to use a medication
aspirin - verified answer prevents platelets in the blood from clotting
boots and back braces - verified answer accessories that EMTs use when lifting a pateint
actions in controlling airway - verified answer opening and securing
hypoperfusion - verified answer inadequate supply of oxygen, glucose, and other nutrients
examples of PPE (personal protective equipment) - verified answer pocket mask (covers mouth
and part of your nose)
mask (whole face)
gloves
gown
basic skills for emt - verified answer infection control
airway control
ventilation
bleeding control
parenteral - verified answer inhalation and injection of medience
6 emergency way to carry a patient - verified answer 1. rescuer assist
2. pack strap
3. cradle carry
4. the firefighter carry
5. seat carry
, 6. chair carry
oropharyngeal - verified answer disposable molded plastic device designed to help keep the
tongue off the roof of the mouth
diastolic - verified answer pressure in the arteries immediately after the pulse
on-line medical control - verified answer physician is there with the EMT
neurogenic shock - verified answer vessels are dilated losing pressure and ability to pump blood
against gravity
extrinsic diseases - verified answer diseases that are contagious and able to spread
bronchodilators - verified answer increases airflow by increasing bronchioles diameter
(i.e. inhaler)
direct lift - verified answer from floor to bed
discs - verified answer shock absorbers in the back that can cause pain
what do you administer if there is respiratory difficulty or patient suspected to be in shock, had
stroke or seizure - verified answer oxygen
Vector - verified answer a living creature involved in the transmission of the disease (humans,
dogs, cats, chicken)
crowing - verified answer a sound that can occur when muscles around the larynx spasm
Auscultation - verified answer the act of listening
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