EMS 131 Final Exam Terms Latest Update 2025- 2026 220 Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+
Abandonment: - CORRECT ANSWER: If an EMT has initiated care then leaves a patient without ensuring that the patient has turned over to someone with equal or greater medical training
Abrasion - CORRECT ANSWER:
Acute Stress: - CORRECT ANSWER: often linked to catastrophes, such as a large- scale natural disaster, plane crash, etc. Signs and symptoms will develop simultaneously or within a very short time following the incident
Adult CPR - CORRECT ANSWER:
Advanced Directive: - CORRECT ANSWER: a DNR order; instructions written in advance of an event
Advanced medical device basics - CORRECT ANSWER:
Aerobic metabolism: - CORRECT ANSWER: Metabolism that can proceed only in the presence of oxygen.
Amputation - CORRECT ANSWER:
Anaerobic metabolism: - CORRECT ANSWER: Metabolism that occurs when glucose is metabolized with little to no oxygen
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Anatomic and physiological differences between an adult and pediatric - CORRECT
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Anatomic differences of a childs airway: - CORRECT ANSWER: Mouth and nose if infants and children are smaller and more easily obstructed than adults.
The tongue takes up more space
The trachea is softer, more flexible, and narrower so it is more easily obstructed by swelling
The chest wall is softer and infants and children depend more on the diaphragm
Antidote: - CORRECT ANSWER: a substance that will neutralize the poison or its effects
APGAR score - CORRECT ANSWER:
APPENDIX and APPENDIX B - CORRECT ANSWER:
As shock is delivered what do you do next? - CORRECT ANSWER: Continue CPR and
follow prompts on the AED
Aura: - CORRECT ANSWER: a sensation experienced by a seizure patient right before the seizure, which might be a smell, sound, or general feeling
Avulsion - CORRECT ANSWER:
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Base station: - CORRECT ANSWER: a two-way radio at a fixed site such as a hospital or dispatch center.
Basics of the ICS structure - CORRECT ANSWER:
Blast injuries - CORRECT ANSWER:
Braxton Hicks contractions - CORRECT ANSWER:
C-spine with a helmet - CORRECT ANSWER:
Cardiac output: - CORRECT ANSWER: The volume of blood ejected from the left side of the heart in one minute.
Cardiogenic shock - CORRECT ANSWER:
Caring for pediatric shock - CORRECT ANSWER:
Caring for the neonate - CORRECT ANSWER:
CBRNE - CORRECT ANSWER:
Cellular respiration: - CORRECT ANSWER: the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between cells and circulating blood
Cephalic presentation - CORRECT ANSWER:
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