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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Two large sets of branches that come off trachea and enter lungs - right and left bronchi
red blood cells
fetus
bronchi
prone
2. Heart attack
right atrium
diastolic pressure
acute myocardial infarction
cricoid cartilage
3. Layers of fat and soft tissues found below the dermis
confidentiality
clavicle
diastolic pressure
subcutaneous layers
4. Bone of upper arm - between shoulder and elbow
humerus
midline
CISM critical incident stress management
dorsal
5. Top - back - sides of skull
cranium
on- line medical direction
central pulses
endocrine system
6. Radial - brachial - posterior tibial - dorsalis pedis pulses - which can be felt at peripheral (outlying) points of the body
peripheral pulses
OPA
pulmonary veins
oropharynx
7. Brain and spinal cord
anatomy
asystole
central nervous system(CNS)
cardiac conduction system
8. Area directly posterior to mouth
sternum
PNS peripheral nervous system
coronary arteries
oropharynx
9. Development of the fetus outside the uterus
ectopic pregnancy
epiglottis
stomach
cranium
10. 'windpipe' - structure that connects the pharynx to lungs
trachea
AED
maxillae
inferior
11. Ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own
epiglottis
acetabulum
automaticity
clavicle
12. Physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient care aspects of EMS system
primary function of autonomic nervous system
musculoskeletal system
medical director
radial artery
13. Consent given by adults of legal age and mentally competent to make a rational decision in regard to their medical well- being
advance directive
expressed consent
placenta previa
venae cavae
14. Superior portion of sternum
thorax
manubrium
ALS
calcaneus
15. Muscle that can be consciously controlled
digestive system
metacarpals
voluntary muscle
pancreas
16. Hand bones
dorsal pedis artery
metacarpals
clavicle
gallbladder
17. Imaginary line drawn down the center of the body - dividing it into right and left
thorax
midline
designated agent
appendix
18. Laying face down
proximal
gallbladder
acromioclavicular join
prone
19. Onset - provocation - quality - radiation - severity - time
placenta
autonomic nervous system
OPQRST
malleolus
20. Two lower chambers of heart - right ventricle sends oxygen - poor blood to lungs and left ventricle sends oxygen- rich blood to body
ventricles
posterior
left atrium
endocrine system
21. Small tube located near the junction of the small and large intestines in right lower quadrant of abdomen
ventral
appendix
tarsals
zygomatic arches
22. Smallest kind of vein
large intestine
manubrium
left atrium
venule
23. Blood pressure below that considered normal
SAMPLE
BVM
hypotension
insulin shock
24. Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease
proximal
arteriole
COPD
acetabulum
25. Pounds per square inch
PSI
AVPU
manubrium
ligament
26. Abnormal heart rate - usually 120+ beats per minute
autonomic nervous system
blood pressure
nasopharynx
tachycardia
27. Stroke
fetus
MI
musculoskeletal system
C.V.A.
28. Medial bone of forearm
dermis
ulna
joint
systolic blood pressure
29. Policy or protocol issued by medical director that authorizes EMT's and others to perform particular skills in certain situations
femoral artery
standing orders
placenta
asthma
30. At lower end of fibula - seen on outer ankle
placenta abruption
lateral malleolus
pulmonary veins
perfusion
31. Rhythmic beats caused as waves of blood move through and expand arteries
pulmonary veins
T.I.A
pulse
brachial pulse
32. Body substance isolation
ventral
BSI
xiphoid process
cardiac muscle
33. Referring to front of body
arteriole
ventral
designated agent
diabetic coma
34. Instrument used to determine arterial pressure with non- invasive technique
sphygmomanometer
mid- clavicular line
amniotic fluid
inhalation
35. Fluid in lungs
OPQRST
confidentiality
apnea
pulmonary edema
36. Leaf- shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter from entering trachea
epiglottis
stomach
duty to act
clavicle
37. Hormone produced by pancreas or taken as medication by many diabetics
insulin
protocols
amniotic fluid
abandonment
38. Back of body
femur
posterior
dermis
02
39. Alert - responds to verbal stimulus - responds to pain stimulus - unresponsive
femoral artery
trachea
maxillae
AVPU
40. Process of continuous self review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement
emphysema
quality improvement
PSI
contamination
41. Ketcacidosis and hyperglycemia
vertebrae
systole
malleolus
diabetic coma
42. Components of the blood - membrane- enclosed fragments of specialized cells
spleen
proximal
platelets
pancreas
43. Toward midline
artery
acetabulum
medial
cardiac conduction system
44. Developing baby
nervous system
quality improvement
white blood cells
fetus
45. Foreign body airway obstruction
gallbladder
FBAO
artria
AED
46. Permission from patient for care or other action by EMT
placenta previa
consent
off- line medical direction
emphysema
47. System of glands that produce chemicals called hormones that help to regulate many body activities and functions
ligament
large intestine
endocrine system
white blood cells
48. Development of the fetus over the mouth of the uterus
red blood cells
central nervous system(CNS)
acromion process
placenta previa
49. Signs & symptoms - allergies - medical history - past medications - last oral intake - event that led to injury/illness
SAMPLE
red blood cells
autonomic nervous system
standing orders
50. Orders from medical director to EMT to give certain medications or do certain procedures without speaking to medical director or physician
medial
duty to act
off- line medical direction
DNR order