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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician
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1. Lists of steps ( assessments and interventions) to be taken in different situations - developed by medical director of EMS system
malleolus
protocols
epidermis
white blood cells
2. Leaf- shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter from entering trachea
central pulses
epiglottis
tarsals
quality improvement
3. Onset - provocation - quality - radiation - severity - time
miscarriage
stomach
artery
OPQRST
4. System by which food travels through body and digested - or broken down into absorbable forms
digestive system
duty to act
C.V.A.
medical direction
5. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation
cricoid cartilage
trendelenburg position
obstructed airway
CPR
6. System of nose - mouth - throat - lungs - and muscles that brings oxygen into body and expels carbon dioxide
acetabulum
respiratory system
vertebrae
fowler's position
7. Form the structure of cheeks
brachial pulse
zygomatic arches
aorta
subcutaneous layers
8. Oropharyngeal airway
ABC
OPA
protocols
hypotension
9. Tissue that can contract to allow movement of a body part
autonomic nervous system
muscle
acromioclavicular join
anatomical position
10. Pulse produced by compressing major artery of the upper arm
diaphragm
brachial pulse
epidermis
ABC
11. Condition of low blood pressure
consent
hypoglycemia
apnea
cyanosis
12. Comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and to deal with stress appropriately when it occurs
tendon
abandonment
CISM critical incident stress management
perfusion
13. Referring to front of body
ventral
plasma
PNS peripheral nervous system
OPA
14. System of glands that produce chemicals called hormones that help to regulate many body activities and functions
epinephrine
appendix
obstructed airway
endocrine system
15. State of physical and or psychological arousal to a stimulus
primary function of autonomic nervous system
stress
DNR order
hypoglycemia
16. Oxygen
DCAPBTLS
mid- clavicular line
02
cranium
17. Muscular tube between stomach and large intestine - divided into duodenum - jejunum - and ileum which receives partially digested food from stomach and continues digestion - nutrients are absorbed by body through its walls
small intestine
posterior tibial artery
appendix
CISM critical incident stress management
18. Largest artery in body - transports blood from left ventricle to being systemic circulation
aorta
PNS peripheral nervous system
911 system
mid- clavicular line
19. Components of blood - produce substances that help body fight infection
hazardous- material incident
valve
white blood cells
placenta
20. Set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the scope - or extent and limits of the EMT's job
white blood cells
trendelenburg position
ligament
scope of practice
21. Advanced life support
larynx
fowler's position
recovery position
ALS
22. DNR order
eclampsia
advance directive
mandible
respiratory system
23. Automated external defribrilator
ilium
implied consent
AED
pulmonary veins
24. Sac on underside of liver that stores bile produced by the liver
gallbladder
acute myocardial infarction
confidentiality
exhalation
25. Toward midline
medial
mid- clavicular line
DCAPBTLS
radial artery
26. Emergency involving multiple patients
multiple casualty incident MCI
pulmonary arteries
bilateral
implied consent
27. Development of the fetus over the mouth of the uterus
placenta previa
large intestine
brachial pulse
capillary
28. Medication used for chest pain
larynx
nitroglycerine
diabetic coma
AED
29. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw
miscarriage
SAED
maxillae
scope of practice
30. Major artery supplying leg
femoral artery
stress
FBAO
inhalation
31. 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
large intestine
distal
abdominal quadrants
off- line medical direction
32. Regulate unconscious or involuntary body functions
AVPU
scope of practice
arteriole
primary function of autonomic nervous system
33. Active process in which intercostal muscles(ribs) and diaphragm contract - expanding the size of the chest cavity and causing air to flow into lungs
posterior
anatomical position
inhalation
central pulses
34. Rhythmic beats caused as waves of blood move through and expand arteries
apnea
pulse
distal
multiple casualty incident MCI
35. 4 divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury RUQ - LUQ - RLQ - LLQ
carotid arteries
abdominal quadrants
inferior
ulna
36. System of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit movement
musculoskeletal system
insulin
on- line medical direction
pancreas
37. Ketcacidosis and hyperglycemia
DNR order
NRB
apnea
diabetic coma
38. Back of body
posterior
bilateral
appendix
medial
39. Artery supplying the foot behind the medial ankle
COPD
carotid arteries
posterior tibial artery
joint
40. Hand bones
systolic blood pressure
diaphragm
mid- axillary line
metacarpals
41. Body substance isolation
tarsals
thorax
duty to act
BSI
42. Fluid in lungs
ventral
NRB
automaticity
pulmonary edema
43. System of brain - spinal cord - and nerves that govern sensation - movement - and thought
superior
voluntary muscle
LPM
nervous system
44. Mouth of uterus
pulmonary arteries
confidentiality
cervix
abandonment
45. Microscopic sacs of lungs where gas exchange with bloodstream takes place
ventricles
epinephrine
subcutaneous layers
alveoli
46. Superior vena cava and inferior vena cava - these two major veins return blood from body to right atrium
digestive system
OPA
venae cavae
implied consent
47. Lying on side - also called 'lateral recumbent position'
cyanosis
recovery position
stress
large intestine
48. Protrusion on the side of ankle
02
FBAO
malleolus
trachea
49. Obligation to provide care to patient
laryngectomee
tarsals
duty to act
peripheral pulses
50. Line through center of each clavicle
mid- clavicular line
insulin shock
systolic blood pressure
911 system