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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Form the structure of cheeks
thorax
fibula
bradycardia
zygomatic arches
2. Structure that opens and closes to permit the flow of a fluid in only one direction
cyanosis
valve
plasma
femur
3. Tissue that can contract to allow movement of a body part
torso
perfusion
muscle
epinephrine
4. Set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the scope - or extent and limits of the EMT's job
scope of practice
appendix
larynx
PNS peripheral nervous system
5. Muscle that can be consciously controlled
voluntary muscle
fowler's position
pulse
inferior
6. System of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit movement
dermis
central nervous system(CNS)
musculoskeletal system
C.V.A.
7. On both sides
nitroglycerine
calcaneus
bilateral
medial
8. System of specialized muscle tissues which conduct electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to beat
xiphoid process
C.V.A.
sternum
cardiac conduction system
9. Airway - breathing - circulation
clavicle
medical direction
02
ABC
10. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation
CPR
BSI
advance directive
bronchi
11. Oxygen
epinephrine
02
stress
lateral malleolus
12. Top - back - sides of skull
cranium
pulse
hypoglycemia
ligament
13. Receives unoxygenated blood returning from the body
right atrium
ulna
fetus
trachea
14. Thin- walled - microscopic blood vessel where the oxygen/carbon dioxide and nutrient/waste exchange with body' cells takes place
oropharynx
capillary
hazardous- material incident
epinephrine
15. Ring- shaped structure that forms the lower portion of larynx
SAED
pharynx
cricoid cartilage
diastolic pressure
16. Leaf- shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter from entering trachea
capillary
AVPU
BSI
epiglottis
17. 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
hypoglycemia
large intestine
small intestine
mid- axillary line
18. Area directly posterior to nose
digestive system
asthma
angina pectoris
nasopharynx
19. Temporary signs of a stroke
acetabulum
T.I.A
zygomatic arches
apnea
20. Heel bone
calcaneus
acromioclavicular join
epiglottis
CPR
21. Equipment that protects the EMS worker from infection or exposure to danger of rescue operations
plane
PPE personal protective
pharynx
blood pressure
22. Chronic obstructive lung disease triggered by allergy condition
asthma
anatomical position
automaticity
endocrine system
23. Artery supplying the foot behind the medial ankle
hypertension
platelets
hypoperfusion
posterior tibial artery
24. 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
exhalation
ectopic pregnancy
placenta
25. Physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient care aspects of EMS system
clavicle
trachea
medical director
standard precautions
26. Difficulty in breathing
dyspnea
epidermis
SAED
PSI
27. Blood pressure below that considered normal
CISM critical incident stress management
hypotension
decontamination
endocrine system
28. Myocardial infarction
maxillae
MI
911 system
posterior
29. Highest portion of the shoulder
acromion process
AED
supine
placenta previa
30. Front of body or body part
anterior
anatomy
anatomical position
DNR order
31. Gland located behind stomach that produces insulin and juices that assist in digestion of food in duodenum of small intestine
metacarpals
pancreas
femoral artery
dorsal pedis artery
32. Afterbirth
placenta
inferior
tachycardia
MI
33. Fluid portion of blood
digestive system
plasma
insulin
endocrine system
34. Line through center of each clavicle
gallbladder
digestive system
abdominal quadrants
mid- clavicular line
35. Flat surface formed when slicing through a solid object
hypertension
FBAO
dermis
plane
36. Inner(second) layer of skin - rich in blood vessels and nerves - found beneath epidermis
tendon
white blood cells
dermis
systole
37. Laying face down
asystole
pulse
prone
epidermis
38. Emergency involving multiple patients
multiple casualty incident MCI
asthma
sphygmomanometer
autonomic nervous system
39. Position which the patient's feet and legs are higher than head
LPM
trendelenburg position
pancreas
artria
40. Foot bones
epidermis
placenta
posterior tibial artery
metatarsals
41. Oropharyngeal airway
OPA
ischium
hypoglycemia
anterior
42. Laying on back
automaticity
supine
artria
sternum
43. Automated external defribrilator
appendix
ilium
AED
cardiac muscle
44. Nerves that enter and leave the spinal cord and travel between brain and organs without passing through spinal cord
PNS peripheral nervous system
confidentiality
abdominal quadrants
tendon
45. Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training
femoral artery
abandonment
obstructed airway
insulin
46. Components of blood - produce substances that help body fight infection
involuntary muscle
mid- clavicular line
white blood cells
insulin shock
47. Foreign body airway obstruction
LPM
appendix
dermis
FBAO
48. Orders from medical director to EMT to give certain medications or do certain procedures without speaking to medical director or physician
ulna
pharynx
cyanosis
off- line medical direction
49. System of brain - spinal cord - and nerves that govern sensation - movement - and thought
nitroglycerine
tendon
diabetic coma
nervous system
50. Components of the blood - membrane- enclosed fragments of specialized cells
bronchi
calcaneus
confidentiality
platelets