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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician
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1. Nerves that enter and leave the spinal cord and travel between brain and organs without passing through spinal cord
stomach
OPA
PNS peripheral nervous system
PSI
2. Process of continuous self review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement
sternum
xiphoid process
quality improvement
diabetic coma
3. Occurs when food bolus or other object prevents inspiratory/expiratory process
cervix
obstructed airway
subcutaneous layers
dorsal pedis artery
4. Gland located behind stomach that produces insulin and juices that assist in digestion of food in duodenum of small intestine
asthma
pancreas
exhalation
DNR order
5. Rhythmic beats caused as waves of blood move through and expand arteries
medial
AVPU
pulse
systolic blood pressure
6. Trunk of body - body without the head and extremities
torso
peripheral pulses
posterior tibial artery
abdominal quadrants
7. Superior portion of sternum
manubrium
inferior
abdominal quadrants
obstructed airway
8. Strict form of infection control that is based on assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious
standard precautions
calcaneus
exhalation
pharynx
9. Organisms that cause infection such as viruses and bacteria
pathogens
BSI
off- line medical direction
tibia
10. Lower - posterior portions of pelvis
ischium
placenta
posterior tibial artery
tarsals
11. Study of body structure
amniotic fluid
muscle
anatomy
AVPU
12. Imaginary line drawn down the center of the body - dividing it into right and left
involuntary muscle
midline
epiglottis
mid- axillary line
13. Small tube located near the junction of the small and large intestines in right lower quadrant of abdomen
nasopharynx
uterus
appendix
xiphoid process
14. Artery supplying the foot behind the medial ankle
mandible
plane
posterior tibial artery
eclampsia
15. Two large sets of branches that come off trachea and enter lungs - right and left bronchi
dyspnea
ligament
bronchi
lateral malleolus
16. Division of peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary motor functions
amniotic fluid
autonomic nervous system
SAED
tendon
17. Introduction of dangerous chemicals - disease - or infectious materials
plasma
bradycardia
contamination
DNR order
18. Area directly posterior to mouth
oropharynx
involuntary muscle
proximal
DNR order
19. Physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient care aspects of EMS system
plasma
epinephrine
ABC
medical director
20. Muscular tube that removes water from waste products received from small intestine and removes anything not absorbed by the body toward excretion from the body
anatomy
diaphragm
pulse
large intestine
21. Inflammation appearing similar in clinical picture to croup - oxygen therapy contraindicated
NRB
platelets
malleolus
epiglottis
22. Premature separation of the placenta from the wall of the uterus
placenta abruption
involuntary muscle
diastolic pressure
multiple casualty incident MCI
23. EMT or other person authorized by a medical director to give medication or give emergency care - extension of medical director's license to practice
tibia
venae cavae
off- line medical direction
designated agent
24. Structure that opens and closes to permit the flow of a fluid in only one direction
valve
fibula
maxillae
off- line medical direction
25. Lower jaw bone
carotid arteries
consent
mandible
artery
26. Regulate unconscious or involuntary body functions
DNR order
BVM
primary function of autonomic nervous system
trachea
27. Active process in which intercostal muscles(ribs) and diaphragm contract - expanding the size of the chest cavity and causing air to flow into lungs
inhalation
02
apnea
pulse
28. Lists of steps ( assessments and interventions) to be taken in different situations - developed by medical director of EMS system
protocols
brachial artery
mid- clavicular line
bradycardia
29. Sitting position
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30. Ankle bones
tarsals
central pulses
voluntary muscle
protocols
31. System of brain - spinal cord - and nerves that govern sensation - movement - and thought
miscarriage
nervous system
DNR order
obstructed airway
32. Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart
tarsals
cardiac muscle
torso
acute myocardial infarction
33. Standard reference position for the body - body stands erect facing the observer with arms down at sides and palms of hands forward
anatomical position
maxillae
brachial artery
angina pectoris
34. Lateral and smaller bone of lower leg
supine
off- line medical direction
fibula
epinephrine
35. Ketcacidosis and hyperglycemia
ulna
tachycardia
diabetic coma
cranium
36. Condition of low blood pressure
hypoglycemia
diastolic pressure
mid- clavicular line
prone
37. Deformities - contusions - abrasion - punctures - burns - tenderness - lacerations - swelling
DCAPBTLS
primary function of autonomic nervous system
clavicle
femoral artery
38. Joint where the acromion and clavicle meet
acromioclavicular join
subcutaneous layers
placenta previa
good samaritan laws
39. Hormone produced by pancreas or taken as medication by many diabetics
trendelenburg position
pulse
insulin
epiglottis
40. 'windpipe' - structure that connects the pharynx to lungs
insulin shock
cardiac conduction system
involuntary muscle
trachea
41. System of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit movement
musculoskeletal system
supine
prone
zygomatic arches
42. Sac on underside of liver that stores bile produced by the liver
distal
insulin shock
tendon
gallbladder
43. Orders from medical director to EMT to give certain medications or do certain procedures without speaking to medical director or physician
trendelenburg position
sphygmomanometer
off- line medical direction
placenta
44. State of physical and or psychological arousal to a stimulus
central pulses
stress
epiglottis
diastolic pressure
45. System of nose - mouth - throat - lungs - and muscles that brings oxygen into body and expels carbon dioxide
acromioclavicular join
DCAPBTLS
respiratory system
involuntary muscle
46. Collarbone
cricoid cartilage
acromion process
angina pectoris
clavicle
47. Closer to torse
femur
fetus
proximal
systolic blood pressure
48. Layers of fat and soft tissues found below the dermis
subcutaneous layers
off- line medical direction
trendelenburg position
voluntary muscle
49. Large bone of thigh
lateral malleolus
amniotic fluid
femur
placenta previa
50. Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease
ventricles
cricoid cartilage
COPD
aorta