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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Ankle bones
expressed consent
white blood cells
tarsals
platelets
2. Sign that adequate perfusion is not accomplished
musculoskeletal system
alveoli
cyanosis
white blood cells
3. System for telephone access to report emergencies - dispatcher takes info and alert EMS or fire or police - 'enhanced 911' has capability of automatically identify caller's number and location
acetabulum
standard precautions
911 system
good samaritan laws
4. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation
cervix
CPR
joint
xiphoid process
5. Regulate unconscious or involuntary body functions
primary function of autonomic nervous system
duty to act
asystole
systole
6. Introduction of dangerous chemicals - disease - or infectious materials
plane
hazardous- material incident
blood pressure
contamination
7. Equipment that protects the EMS worker from infection or exposure to danger of rescue operations
bronchi
PPE personal protective
emphysema
PSI
8. DNR order
liver
multiple casualty incident MCI
pathogens
advance directive
9. Strict form of infection control that is based on assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious
medial
implied consent
ectopic pregnancy
standard precautions
10. Division of peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary motor functions
MI
autonomic nervous system
NRB
AED
11. System of nose - mouth - throat - lungs - and muscles that brings oxygen into body and expels carbon dioxide
calcaneus
respiratory system
AVPU
epinephrine
12. Process of continuous self review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement
SAMPLE
quality improvement
epinephrine
multiple casualty incident MCI
13. Automated external defribrilator
xiphoid process
eclampsia
AED
apnea
14. Obligation not to reveal information obtained about a patient except to other health care professionals involved in patient's care
emphysema
confidentiality
implied consent
pancreas
15. Laying on back
angina pectoris
supine
autonomic nervous system
decontamination
16. State of physical and or psychological arousal to a stimulus
manubrium
eclampsia
angina pectoris
stress
17. Superior portion of sternum
posterior tibial artery
PPE personal protective
manubrium
ligament
18. System by which food travels through body and digested - or broken down into absorbable forms
supine
digestive system
SAMPLE
plasma
19. Components of blood - produce substances that help body fight infection
white blood cells
obstructed airway
brachial pulse
placenta
20. Oropharyngeal airway
ectopic pregnancy
OPA
plasma
trachea
21. Tissue that connects bone to bone
ligament
medical direction
nasopharynx
ilium
22. Physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient care aspects of EMS system
fowler's position
medical director
COPD
metatarsals
23. Smallest kind of vein
venule
white blood cells
vertebrae
platelets
24. Airway - breathing - circulation
ABC
placenta abruption
pathogens
ventricles
25. 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
PSI
femur
COPD
26. Set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the scope - or extent and limits of the EMT's job
scope of practice
right atrium
radial artery
COPD
27. Consent given by adults of legal age and mentally competent to make a rational decision in regard to their medical well- being
expressed consent
diabetic coma
vertebrae
AVPU
28. Heart attack
acute myocardial infarction
coronary arteries
PPE personal protective
ischium
29. 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
ABC
small intestine
supine
involuntary muscle
30. Foot bones
automaticity
metatarsals
911 system
maxillae
31. 4 divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury RUQ - LUQ - RLQ - LLQ
MI
malleolus
abdominal quadrants
dyspnea
32. Instrument used to determine arterial pressure with non- invasive technique
HIPAA
protocols
hypertension
sphygmomanometer
33. Deformities - contusions - abrasion - punctures - burns - tenderness - lacerations - swelling
lungs
peripheral pulses
DCAPBTLS
OPQRST
34. Trunk of body - body without the head and extremities
insulin
torso
blood pressure
nitroglycerine
35. Joint where the acromion and clavicle meet
pulmonary veins
pulmonary edema
ulna
acromioclavicular join
36. Temporary signs of a stroke
T.I.A
on- line medical direction
COPD
epiglottis
37. 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
epiglottis
posterior
inhalation
38. Lower end of tibia - seen on inner ankle
epidermis
exhalation
medial malleolus
autonomic nervous system
39. Laying face down
prone
lateral
ectopic pregnancy
arteriole
40. Alert - responds to verbal stimulus - responds to pain stimulus - unresponsive
laryngectomee
scope of practice
AVPU
venule
41. Farther away from torso
arteriole
distal
CPR
duty to act
42. Back of body
inhalation
acromioclavicular join
posterior
medial malleolus
43. Area directly posterior to mouth and nose - made up of oropharynx and nasopharynx
pharynx
diabetic coma
911 system
CPR
44. Muscle that responds automatically to brain signals but cannot be consciously controlled
proximal
venae cavae
involuntary muscle
placenta abruption
45. Area directly posterior to mouth
oropharynx
lateral malleolus
left atrium
appendix
46. Flat surface formed when slicing through a solid object
peripheral pulses
plane
large intestine
AVPU
47. Wrist bones
C.V.A.
cardiac conduction system
carpals
trachea
48. Toward midline
sphygmomanometer
BVM
calcaneus
medial
49. Largest organ - produces bile to assist in breakdown of fats and assists in the metabolism of various substances in body
ilium
appendix
carotid arteries
liver
50. Protrusion on the side of ankle
fibula
tachycardia
malleolus
duty to act