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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient care aspects of EMS system
medical director
posterior tibial artery
DCAPBTLS
fowler's position
2. Development of the fetus outside the uterus
diabetic coma
stomach
ectopic pregnancy
brachial pulse
3. Removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials
muscle
decontamination
OPQRST
central pulses
4. Chronic obstructive lung disease triggered by allergy condition
artria
mandible
asthma
nervous system
5. Closer to torse
DNR order
brachial pulse
proximal
standard precautions
6. Line drawn vertically from middle of armpit to ankle
respiratory system
mid- axillary line
ventricles
gallbladder
7. Lower jaw bone
apnea
mandible
DNR order
malleolus
8. Don not resuscitate order - legal document signed by patient and physician and states patient has terminal illness and does not wish to prolong life
ventral
LPM
apnea
DNR order
9. Mouth of uterus
cervix
lateral malleolus
coronary arteries
asthma
10. Organ located in left upper quadrant of abdomen that acts as a blood filtration system and reservoir for reserves of blood
spleen
mandible
standing orders
DNR order
11. Superior vena cava and inferior vena cava - these two major veins return blood from body to right atrium
venae cavae
abdominal quadrants
duty to act
brachial artery
12. Nerves that enter and leave the spinal cord and travel between brain and organs without passing through spinal cord
PNS peripheral nervous system
pulmonary arteries
decontamination
HIPAA
13. Tissue that connects bone to bone
larynx
ligament
anatomical position
nasopharynx
14. Period of myocardial relaxation during which cardiac chambers fill
amniotic fluid
diastole
confidentiality
epiglottis
15. Series of laws varying in each state designed to provide limited legal protection for citizens and some health care personnel when they are administered care
obstructed airway
good samaritan laws
xiphoid process
central pulses
16. Spontaneous abortion
miscarriage
malleolus
plane
joint
17. Carotid and femoral pulses - which can be felt in central part of body
alveoli
xiphoid process
central pulses
femur
18. Patient who breathes through incision (partial or total removal of larynx) made in throat
valve
zygomatic arches
laryngectomee
fibula
19. Pelvic socket into which the ball at the proximal end of femur fits to form the hip joint
hypotension
cardiovascular system
mid- clavicular line
acetabulum
20. Point where two bones come together
duty to act
coronary arteries
quality improvement
joint
21. Development of the fetus over the mouth of the uterus
placenta previa
PPE personal protective
bronchi
ilium
22. Developing baby
off- line medical direction
hypertension
fetus
diastole
23. Consent presumed by patient or patient's parent would give if they could such as for an unconscious patient or small child at school
large intestine
diaphragm
subcutaneous layers
implied consent
24. Equipment that protects the EMS worker from infection or exposure to danger of rescue operations
confidentiality
PPE personal protective
diabetic coma
recovery position
25. System of brain - spinal cord - and nerves that govern sensation - movement - and thought
endocrine system
recovery position
systolic blood pressure
nervous system
26. Absence of ventricular contractions
asystole
supine
torso
BSI
27. System by which food travels through body and digested - or broken down into absorbable forms
DNR order
muscle
digestive system
advance directive
28. System of glands that produce chemicals called hormones that help to regulate many body activities and functions
medical direction
automaticity
endocrine system
muscle
29. Muscular structure that divides chest cavity from abdominal cavity - major muscle of respiration
lateral malleolus
muscle
diaphragm
pulmonary arteries
30. Superior portion of sternum
sternum
manubrium
artria
arteriole
31. Chest pain caused by stress or exertion
thorax
angina pectoris
metacarpals
acromioclavicular join
32. Gland located behind stomach that produces insulin and juices that assist in digestion of food in duodenum of small intestine
multiple casualty incident MCI
pancreas
diabetic coma
posterior
33. Muscular sac between esophagus and the small intestine where digestion begins
hypoglycemia
arteriole
stomach
oropharynx
34. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation
CPR
ALS
small intestine
ventral
35. Set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the scope - or extent and limits of the EMT's job
perfusion
scope of practice
duty to act
distal
36. Smallest kind of vein
hypoperfusion
diastolic pressure
venule
mid- clavicular line
37. Oversight of patient- care of ems system
CISM critical incident stress management
systolic blood pressure
medical direction
vertebrae
38. Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease
COPD
DNR order
sternum
carotid arteries
39. Comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and to deal with stress appropriately when it occurs
quality improvement
placenta abruption
endocrine system
CISM critical incident stress management
40. Two lower chambers of heart - right ventricle sends oxygen - poor blood to lungs and left ventricle sends oxygen- rich blood to body
valve
ventricles
LPM
MI
41. Abnormal heart rate - usually 50 or fewer beats per minute
PSI
cervix
bradycardia
thorax
42. Position which the patient's feet and legs are higher than head
bradycardia
CISM critical incident stress management
FBAO
trendelenburg position
43. On both sides
gallbladder
medial
CISM critical incident stress management
bilateral
44. Study of body structure
platelets
ventricles
cardiac muscle
anatomy
45. Pressure caused by blood exerting force against the walls of blood vessels - usually arterial blood pressure is measured - diastolic/systolic
acute myocardial infarction
central pulses
blood pressure
T.I.A
46. Wrist bones
C.V.A.
dermis
carpals
larynx
47. Signs & symptoms - allergies - medical history - past medications - last oral intake - event that led to injury/illness
CPR
PPE personal protective
SAMPLE
implied consent
48. Blood pressure below that considered normal
stress
duty to act
hypotension
quality improvement
49. Pressure created in arteries when left ventricle contracts and forces blood out into circulation
pathogens
pulmonary veins
FBAO
systolic blood pressure
50. Laying face down
nervous system
prone
dorsal pedis artery
coronary arteries