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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Imaginary line drawn down the center of the body - dividing it into right and left
tachycardia
metatarsals
midline
placenta abruption
2. Blood pressure above normal range
left atrium
inferior
hypertension
C.V.A.
3. Advanced life support
voluntary muscle
muscle
contamination
ALS
4. Chest
thorax
pulmonary edema
tachycardia
cardiovascular system
5. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw
musculoskeletal system
large intestine
maxillae
mandible
6. System by which food travels through body and digested - or broken down into absorbable forms
epiglottis
dorsal pedis artery
autonomic nervous system
digestive system
7. Nerves that enter and leave the spinal cord and travel between brain and organs without passing through spinal cord
pancreas
CISM critical incident stress management
acetabulum
PNS peripheral nervous system
8. Foreign body airway obstruction
platelets
prone
humerus
FBAO
9. Alert - responds to verbal stimulus - responds to pain stimulus - unresponsive
acromioclavicular join
liver
LPM
AVPU
10. Muscle that can be consciously controlled
voluntary muscle
liver
nitroglycerine
LPM
11. Sitting position
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12. Inferior portion of sternum
xiphoid process
eclampsia
radial artery
spleen
13. Heart attack
SAED
acute myocardial infarction
epiglottis
ALS
14. System made up of heart( cardio) and blood vessels (vascular) - circulatory system
pulmonary arteries
medical direction
cardiovascular system
thorax
15. Hormone produced by pancreas or taken as medication by many diabetics
insulin
maxillae
sphygmomanometer
acromion process
16. 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
HIPAA
diaphragm
AED
AVPU
17. Development of the fetus over the mouth of the uterus
tendon
placenta previa
dyspnea
COPD
18. Largest artery in body - transports blood from left ventricle to being systemic circulation
malleolus
DNR order
dorsal
aorta
19. The medial and larger bone of lower leg
tibia
designated agent
pharynx
CISM critical incident stress management
20. To the side - away from midline
apnea
standing orders
lateral
PSI
21. 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
calcaneus
hypertension
small intestine
anatomical position
22. Abnormal heart rate - usually 120+ beats per minute
right atrium
amniotic fluid
distal
tachycardia
23. Referring to front of body
ventral
ilium
liver
BVM
24. Foot bones
ventral
sternum
diastolic pressure
metatarsals
25. Pressure created in arteries when left ventricle contracts and forces blood out into circulation
tendon
systolic blood pressure
quality improvement
larynx
26. Layers of fat and soft tissues found below the dermis
voluntary muscle
subcutaneous layers
plane
thorax
27. Strict form of infection control that is based on assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious
on- line medical direction
standard precautions
coronary arteries
nitroglycerine
28. Artery supplying the foot - lateral to the large tendon of the big toe
dorsal pedis artery
medial
FBAO
pharynx
29. Occurs when food bolus or other object prevents inspiratory/expiratory process
obstructed airway
autonomic nervous system
systolic blood pressure
proximal
30. Organisms that cause infection such as viruses and bacteria
lateral
dorsal
SAMPLE
pathogens
31. On both sides
T.I.A
endocrine system
pharynx
bilateral
32. Myocardial infarction
carpals
MI
lateral malleolus
911 system
33. Oversight of patient- care of ems system
medical direction
good samaritan laws
duty to act
distal
34. Chronic obstructive lung disease triggered by allergy condition
stress
venule
alveoli
asthma
35. Medication used for chest pain
nitroglycerine
cervix
metacarpals
advance directive
36. Consent presumed by patient or patient's parent would give if they could such as for an unconscious patient or small child at school
scope of practice
fibula
implied consent
lungs
37. Womb
stress
dyspnea
uterus
cardiac muscle
38. Period of myocardial relaxation during which cardiac chambers fill
diastole
lungs
manubrium
small intestine
39. Smallest kind of vein
exhalation
venule
voluntary muscle
DCAPBTLS
40. Comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and to deal with stress appropriately when it occurs
CISM critical incident stress management
decontamination
ligament
cardiac muscle
41. Major artery supplying leg
prone
femoral artery
tachycardia
pancreas
42. Rhythmic beats caused as waves of blood move through and expand arteries
asystole
blood pressure
pulse
ischium
43. Area directly posterior to mouth
oropharynx
CPR
pancreas
pharynx
44. Standard reference position for the body - body stands erect facing the observer with arms down at sides and palms of hands forward
tachycardia
pulmonary arteries
abandonment
anatomical position
45. Lateral and smaller bone of lower leg
epiglottis
nervous system
expressed consent
fibula
46. Fluid portion of blood
OPQRST
plasma
pathogens
vertebrae
47. Position which the patient's feet and legs are higher than head
trendelenburg position
maxillae
diabetic coma
plasma
48. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation
CPR
AVPU
midline
consent
49. Convulsions resulting from severe hypertension
NRB
inhalation
LPM
eclampsia
50. System of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit movement
recovery position
DCAPBTLS
musculoskeletal system
on- line medical direction