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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Consent presumed by patient or patient's parent would give if they could such as for an unconscious patient or small child at school
eclampsia
zygomatic arches
implied consent
quality improvement
2. Blood pressure above normal range
02
posterior
bilateral
hypertension
3. Set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the scope - or extent and limits of the EMT's job
brachial pulse
larynx
scope of practice
abandonment
4. 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
coronary arteries
large intestine
supine
911 system
5. Standard reference position for the body - body stands erect facing the observer with arms down at sides and palms of hands forward
contamination
PSI
anatomical position
hypoperfusion
6. Pressure in arteries when the left ventricle refilling
coronary arteries
ulna
diastolic pressure
duty to act
7. Lying on side - also called 'lateral recumbent position'
joint
BVM
torso
recovery position
8. 4 divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury RUQ - LUQ - RLQ - LLQ
abdominal quadrants
humerus
fowler's position
anterior
9. Pressure caused by blood exerting force against the walls of blood vessels - usually arterial blood pressure is measured - diastolic/systolic
blood pressure
stomach
pharynx
cardiovascular system
10. Structure that opens and closes to permit the flow of a fluid in only one direction
epidermis
valve
anatomical position
mid- axillary line
11. Pressure created in arteries when left ventricle contracts and forces blood out into circulation
epiglottis
systolic blood pressure
maxillae
02
12. Premature separation of the placenta from the wall of the uterus
systole
placenta abruption
acetabulum
musculoskeletal system
13. Imaginary line drawn down the center of the body - dividing it into right and left
AED
laryngectomee
midline
expressed consent
14. Ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own
inhalation
hypertension
automaticity
systole
15. Advanced life support
coronary arteries
acute myocardial infarction
tachycardia
ALS
16. Lower end of tibia - seen on inner ankle
CPR
joint
medical direction
medial malleolus
17. Developing baby
automaticity
nitroglycerine
fetus
ALS
18. Largest organ - produces bile to assist in breakdown of fats and assists in the metabolism of various substances in body
liver
lungs
DCAPBTLS
femoral artery
19. Semi automatic external defribrillator
inferior
SAED
peripheral pulses
ilium
20. Airway - breathing - circulation
anatomy
ABC
PSI
HIPAA
21. Artery supplying the foot - lateral to the large tendon of the big toe
dorsal pedis artery
cervix
proximal
medical direction
22. State of physical and or psychological arousal to a stimulus
stress
HIPAA
acromion process
hypoperfusion
23. Degeneration of alveolar structure
BVM
right atrium
advance directive
emphysema
24. Highest portion of the shoulder
emphysema
acromion process
epiglottis
pulmonary edema
25. Toward the head
superior
distal
venae cavae
apnea
26. Permission from patient for care or other action by EMT
pancreas
consent
large intestine
hypoglycemia
27. Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart
hypotension
cardiac muscle
bronchi
AED
28. System made up of heart( cardio) and blood vessels (vascular) - circulatory system
pulmonary veins
cardiovascular system
venae cavae
digestive system
29. Hormone produced by pancreas or taken as medication by many diabetics
CISM critical incident stress management
CPR
insulin
exhalation
30. Spontaneous abortion
diaphragm
muscle
pathogens
miscarriage
31. Medication used for chest pain
nitroglycerine
musculoskeletal system
SAED
diabetic coma
32. Pounds per square inch
placenta abruption
LPM
PSI
lungs
33. Any blood vessel carrying blood away from heart
venae cavae
ligament
hypoperfusion
artery
34. Vessels that carry blood from the right ventricle of heart to lungs
sternum
tibia
pulmonary arteries
supine
35. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw
maxillae
SAMPLE
FBAO
good samaritan laws
36. Foreign body airway obstruction
platelets
vertebrae
metatarsals
FBAO
37. Superior vena cava and inferior vena cava - these two major veins return blood from body to right atrium
venae cavae
hypoglycemia
coronary arteries
stomach
38. Patient who breathes through incision (partial or total removal of larynx) made in throat
epinephrine
voluntary muscle
acute myocardial infarction
laryngectomee
39. Comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and to deal with stress appropriately when it occurs
anterior
nasopharynx
CISM critical incident stress management
arteriole
40. Superior portion of sternum
left atrium
abandonment
manubrium
systolic blood pressure
41. Chest pain caused by stress or exertion
amniotic fluid
abdominal quadrants
fowler's position
angina pectoris
42. Orders from medical director to EMT to give certain medications or do certain procedures without speaking to medical director or physician
anterior
trendelenburg position
decontamination
off- line medical direction
43. Alert - responds to verbal stimulus - responds to pain stimulus - unresponsive
placenta
acute myocardial infarction
AVPU
large intestine
44. Womb
insulin shock
diastole
uterus
advance directive
45. 33 bones of spinal column
good samaritan laws
subcutaneous layers
vertebrae
superior
46. Muscular sac between esophagus and the small intestine where digestion begins
SAMPLE
stomach
contamination
designated agent
47. Brain and spinal cord
appendix
cricoid cartilage
central nervous system(CNS)
larynx
48. Abnormal heart rate - usually 50 or fewer beats per minute
PPE personal protective
bradycardia
pulmonary edema
asystole
49. Oversight of patient- care of ems system
medical direction
ischium
brachial artery
standing orders
50. Condition of low blood pressure
insulin shock
911 system
dorsal
dermis