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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. System by which food travels through body and digested - or broken down into absorbable forms
BSI
right atrium
digestive system
spleen
2. Difficulty in breathing
dyspnea
off- line medical direction
distal
asthma
3. Pelvic socket into which the ball at the proximal end of femur fits to form the hip joint
ectopic pregnancy
acetabulum
sphygmomanometer
arteriole
4. Passive process in which intercostal muscles(ribs) and diaphragm relax - causing chest cavity to decrease in size and air to flow out lungs
cyanosis
CISM critical incident stress management
exhalation
arteriole
5. Degeneration of alveolar structure
emphysema
proximal
inferior
metatarsals
6. Standard reference position for the body - body stands erect facing the observer with arms down at sides and palms of hands forward
anatomy
ABC
pulmonary arteries
anatomical position
7. Signs & symptoms - allergies - medical history - past medications - last oral intake - event that led to injury/illness
laryngectomee
digestive system
FBAO
SAMPLE
8. 4 divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury RUQ - LUQ - RLQ - LLQ
uterus
red blood cells
OPQRST
abdominal quadrants
9. Permission from patient for care or other action by EMT
maxillae
supine
ventricles
consent
10. Oversight of patient- care of ems system
plane
bilateral
medical direction
BSI
11. Body substance isolation
confidentiality
multiple casualty incident MCI
fowler's position
BSI
12. Heel bone
diabetic coma
white blood cells
central pulses
calcaneus
13. Set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the scope - or extent and limits of the EMT's job
scope of practice
right atrium
implied consent
acute myocardial infarction
14. Smallest kind of artery
COPD
peripheral pulses
arteriole
tarsals
15. Line drawn vertically from middle of armpit to ankle
contamination
posterior tibial artery
CISM critical incident stress management
mid- axillary line
16. Orders from an on- duty physician given directly to EMT through radio or phone
arteriole
primary function of autonomic nervous system
on- line medical direction
ilium
17. Collarbone
maxillae
pancreas
clavicle
advance directive
18. Consent presumed by patient or patient's parent would give if they could such as for an unconscious patient or small child at school
T.I.A
implied consent
midline
medial malleolus
19. Large bone of thigh
hypoperfusion
decontamination
femur
pancreas
20. Pressure created in arteries when left ventricle contracts and forces blood out into circulation
PPE personal protective
dermis
endocrine system
systolic blood pressure
21. Division of peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary motor functions
pulmonary edema
scope of practice
autonomic nervous system
fowler's position
22. Convulsions resulting from severe hypertension
hypotension
acetabulum
eclampsia
femur
23. Farther away from torso
venae cavae
cardiac conduction system
distal
artery
24. Flat surface formed when slicing through a solid object
CPR
implied consent
plane
miscarriage
25. Health insurance portability and accountability act - federal law protecting the privacy of patient- specific health care information and providing the patient with control over how this information is used and distributed
911 system
HIPAA
hazardous- material incident
venule
26. Artery of upper arm - site of pulse checked during infant CPR
PSI
vertebrae
ilium
brachial artery
27. Area directly posterior to mouth and nose - made up of oropharynx and nasopharynx
obstructed airway
pharynx
confidentiality
peripheral pulses
28. Position which the patient's feet and legs are higher than head
trendelenburg position
xiphoid process
involuntary muscle
insulin shock
29. Trunk of body - body without the head and extremities
LPM
plane
torso
AVPU
30. Artery of lower arm
red blood cells
hypertension
capillary
radial artery
31. Removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials
voluntary muscle
decontamination
AVPU
diabetic coma
32. Period of myocardial relaxation during which cardiac chambers fill
asystole
AVPU
diastole
abandonment
33. Medial bone of forearm
larynx
ulna
oropharynx
red blood cells
34. Leaf- shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter from entering trachea
stress
epiglottis
C.V.A.
epinephrine
35. Nerves that enter and leave the spinal cord and travel between brain and organs without passing through spinal cord
clavicle
larynx
artria
PNS peripheral nervous system
36. Muscular structure that divides chest cavity from abdominal cavity - major muscle of respiration
SAED
prone
diaphragm
right atrium
37. Spontaneous abortion
zygomatic arches
gallbladder
miscarriage
manubrium
38. Inner(second) layer of skin - rich in blood vessels and nerves - found beneath epidermis
thorax
dermis
implied consent
ilium
39. Non rebreather mask
lateral malleolus
ectopic pregnancy
NRB
on- line medical direction
40. Area directly posterior to mouth
pulmonary arteries
torso
oropharynx
cranium
41. Superior portion of sternum
manubrium
supine
PPE personal protective
sphygmomanometer
42. Inferior portion of sternum
brachial artery
xiphoid process
central pulses
anatomy
43. Regulate unconscious or involuntary body functions
fibula
pharynx
primary function of autonomic nervous system
cranium
44. Deformities - contusions - abrasion - punctures - burns - tenderness - lacerations - swelling
DCAPBTLS
sternum
AED
diaphragm
45. Orders from medical director to EMT to give certain medications or do certain procedures without speaking to medical director or physician
off- line medical direction
stomach
nasopharynx
hypertension
46. Protrusion on the side of ankle
malleolus
standing orders
hypotension
joint
47. Oxygen
coronary arteries
bradycardia
cardiac conduction system
02
48. Fluid- filled membrane where fetus develops
amniotic fluid
perfusion
CISM critical incident stress management
artery
49. Fluid portion of blood
plasma
ventricles
epiglottis
gallbladder
50. Liters per minute
metacarpals
LPM
implied consent
pulmonary arteries