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EMR - Emergency Medical Responder: Questions & Answers
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EMR - Emergency Medical Responder: Questions &Answers
360 degree survey Right Ans - a careful and deliberate survey of the scene,
scanning in all directions for dangers or hazards
Abandonment Right Ans - leaving a patient after beginning the provision of
care
Abdominal cavity Right Ans - the cavity that contains the stomach,
intestines, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, appendix, and kidneys
Abdominal distention Right Ans - enlargement of the patient's abdomen
due to pressure from within; typically a result of internal bleeding
Abrasion Right Ans - a rubbing or scraping force that penetrates and
destroys the outermost layers of the skin
Accessory muscle use Right Ans - the use of muscles in the neck, shoulder,
and abdomen to assist in breathing
Acute abdomen Right Ans - a sudden onset of server abdominal pain
Adolescence Right Ans - stage of life from 13-19 years
Advance directives Right Ans - legal documents giving a person's
instructions on medical decisions
Afterbirth Right Ans - the placenta, after it separates from the uterine wall
and delivers
Agonal breathing Right Ans - infrequent, irregular gasping respirations,
usually associated with respiratory/cardiac arrest
Air embolism Right Ans - air bubble in the bloodstream
Allergen Right Ans - any substance that causes and abnormal immune
respond or hypersensitivity
,Allergic reaction Right Ans - an exaggerated immune response
Altered mental status Right Ans - condition of decreased alertness and
responsiveness
Alveoli Right Ans - small sacs at the end of the respiratory tree where gas
exchange takes place
Alzheimer disease Right Ans - a progressive degenerative disease that
attacks the brain and results in impaired memory, thinking, and behavior (the
most common type of dementia in the elderly)
Amniotic sac Right Ans - the sac of fluid in which the developing fetus
floats; also called bag of waters
Amputation Right Ans - complete detachment of a body part from the rest
of the body
Anaphylactic shock Right Ans - another term for anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis Right Ans - a severe, potentially life-threatening allergic
reaction
Anatomical position Right Ans - the standard for the orientation of terms;
the patient is standing and facing forward, with legs shoulder-width apart,
arms at the sides, and palms turned forward
Anatomy Right Ans - the study of structure
Angulated fracture Right Ans - a normally straight bone that is bent due to
a fracture
Anterior/ventral Right Ans - toward the front
Antibodies Right Ans - protein molecules produced by B cells as a primary
immune defense
Apnea Right Ans - no breathing
, appendicular skeleton Right Ans - the arms and legs (upper and lower
extremities)
arrhythmia Right Ans - an abnormal electrical heart rhythm
arteries Right Ans - vessels that carry blood away from the heart
arterioles Right Ans - small arteries connected to the capillaries
articulation Right Ans - two bones moving together (as in a joint)
assault Right Ans - the threat or act of physical harm
asthma Right Ans - respiratory condition causes airway
narrowing/constriction
asymmetry Right Ans - unevenness
atria Right Ans - the two upper chambers of the heart
auscultating Right Ans - listening with your ears or with a stethoscope
automated external defibrillator (AED) Right Ans - a device designed to
recognize fatal heart rhythms and send an electrical current throughout the
chest to correct the problem
automatic implanted cardiac defibrillator (AICD) Right Ans - a small device
that is implanted in the patient's left chest to monitor the electrical rhythm of
the heart and provide a shock to reset the heart into a normal rhythm if
needed
autonomic nervous system Right Ans - involuntary nervous system
avulsion Right Ans - an injury in which the force partially or completely
tears away large pieces of soft tissue
axial skeleton Right Ans - the skull, spinal column, and rib cage
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