Category: AEMT
- Mechanics of Ventilation ()
Ventilation, or breathing, is the movement of air through the conducting passages between the atmosphere and the lungs. The air moves through the passages because of pressure gradients that are produced by contraction of the diaphragm and thoracic muscles. Pulmonary ventilation is commonly referred to as breathing. It is the process of air flowing into […]
- Respiratory System – Airway ()
The pharynx, commonly called the throat, is a passageway that extends from the base of the skull to the level of the sixth cervical vertebra. It serves both the respiratory and digestive systems by receiving air from the nasal cavity and air, food, and water from the oral cavity. Inferiorly, it opens into the larynx […]
- Muscular System ()
The muscular system is composed of specialized cells called muscle fibers. Their predominant function is contractibility. Muscles, attached to bones or internal organs and blood vessels, are responsible for movement. Nearly all movement in the body is the result of muscle contraction. Exceptions to this are the action of cilia, the flagellum on sperm cells, […]
- Joints And Articulations ()
An articulation, or joint, is where two bones come together. In terms of the amount of movement they allow, there are three types of joints: immovable, slightly movable and freely movable. Synarthroses are immovable joints. The singular form is synarthrosis. In these joints, the bones come in very close contact and are separated only by […]
- Skeletal System ()
Skull Cranial Bones Parietal (2) Temporal (2) Frontal (1) Occipital (1) Ethmoid (1) Sphenoid (1) Maxilla (2) Zygomatic (2) Mandible (1) Nasal (2) Platine (2) Inferior nasal concha (2) Lacrimal (2) Vomer (1) Vertebral Column Cervical vertebrae (7) Thoracic vertebrae (12) Lumbar vertebrae (5) Sacrum (1) Coccyx (1) Pectoral girdles Clavicle (2) Scapula (2) Upper Extremity […]
- Anatomical Terms ()
Directional terms Directional terms describe the positions of structures relative to other structures or locations in the body. Directional terms are used solely for comparison. Superior or cranial – toward the head end of the body; upper (example, the hand is part of the superior extremity). Inferior or caudal – away from the head; lower […]
- Ethics ()
Ethics represents the moral code that guides a person’s choices and behaviors throughout their life. The idea of a moral code extends beyond the individual to include what is determined to be right, and wrong, for a community or society at large. Ethics is concerned with rights, responsibilities, use of language, what it means to […]
- Mandatory Reporting ()
Mandated Reporter Law – O.C.G.A. §19-7-5 (2016) (a) The purpose of this Code section is to provide for the protection of children. It is intended that mandatory reporting will cause the protective services of the state to be brought to bear on the situation in an effort to prevent abuses, to protect and enhance the welfare […]
- Types of Court Cases ()
Depending on the legal procedure or who is pressing charges be it a police officer or district attorney because if a law was broken, a criminal court would preside at the trial. If a person wants to sue someone else in the hopes they will receive an award for damages from the court, the suit […]
- Advanced Directives ()
The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme law of the United States. Empowered with the sovereign authority of the people by the framers and the consent of the legislatures of the states, it is the source of all government powers, and also provides important limitations on the government that protect the […]