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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Artery supplying the foot behind the medial ankle
posterior tibial artery
AED
on- line medical direction
musculoskeletal system
2. Consent presumed by patient or patient's parent would give if they could such as for an unconscious patient or small child at school
advance directive
OPA
capillary
implied consent
3. Medial bone of forearm
scope of practice
ulna
abandonment
epiglottis
4. Airway - breathing - circulation
OPQRST
oropharynx
zygomatic arches
ABC
5. Pressure in arteries when the left ventricle refilling
diastolic pressure
implied consent
torso
trendelenburg position
6. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw
obstructed airway
left atrium
SAED
maxillae
7. Obligation not to reveal information obtained about a patient except to other health care professionals involved in patient's care
blood pressure
endocrine system
confidentiality
manubrium
8. Blood pressure above normal range
primary function of autonomic nervous system
hypertension
proximal
bradycardia
9. Top - back - sides of skull
cranium
mid- axillary line
SAMPLE
MI
10. Chronic obstructive lung disease triggered by allergy condition
brachial pulse
fibula
asthma
thorax
11. Permission from patient for care or other action by EMT
protocols
muscle
digestive system
consent
12. Occurs when food bolus or other object prevents inspiratory/expiratory process
nitroglycerine
obstructed airway
vertebrae
hypotension
13. Semi automatic external defribrillator
angina pectoris
SAED
cervix
tachycardia
14. Comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and to deal with stress appropriately when it occurs
thorax
ventral
CISM critical incident stress management
mid- clavicular line
15. 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
joint
femoral artery
small intestine
coronary arteries
16. Radial - brachial - posterior tibial - dorsalis pedis pulses - which can be felt at peripheral (outlying) points of the body
DCAPBTLS
peripheral pulses
medial malleolus
C.V.A.
17. Sign that adequate perfusion is not accomplished
cyanosis
stomach
fibula
implied consent
18. Rhythmic beats caused as waves of blood move through and expand arteries
supine
sternum
pulse
cardiac muscle
19. Point where two bones come together
abandonment
COPD
joint
AED
20. 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
hypoperfusion
advance directive
acetabulum
21. Patient who breathes through incision (partial or total removal of larynx) made in throat
911 system
dermis
laryngectomee
epidermis
22. Orders from an on- duty physician given directly to EMT through radio or phone
on- line medical direction
designated agent
HIPAA
epidermis
23. Sac on underside of liver that stores bile produced by the liver
medical director
gallbladder
spleen
maxillae
24. Absence of ventricular contractions
asystole
insulin
dermis
pancreas
25. Foreign body airway obstruction
nervous system
FBAO
red blood cells
stomach
26. Closer to torse
amniotic fluid
cyanosis
clavicle
proximal
27. Fluid portion of blood
plasma
central nervous system(CNS)
carpals
medical direction
28. Away from the head
arteriole
inferior
CPR
laryngectomee
29. Don not resuscitate order - legal document signed by patient and physician and states patient has terminal illness and does not wish to prolong life
mid- axillary line
pathogens
amniotic fluid
DNR order
30. Lying on side - also called 'lateral recumbent position'
medial malleolus
recovery position
dorsal pedis artery
venae cavae
31. Largest artery in body - transports blood from left ventricle to being systemic circulation
humerus
trendelenburg position
aorta
nervous system
32. Oversight of patient- care of ems system
dyspnea
stress
cardiac muscle
medical direction
33. Womb
uterus
anterior
tendon
artria
34. Trunk of body - body without the head and extremities
cardiac muscle
lateral
torso
valve
35. Deformities - contusions - abrasion - punctures - burns - tenderness - lacerations - swelling
calcaneus
T.I.A
right atrium
DCAPBTLS
36. Orders from medical director to EMT to give certain medications or do certain procedures without speaking to medical director or physician
cervix
central pulses
sternum
off- line medical direction
37. Active process in which intercostal muscles(ribs) and diaphragm contract - expanding the size of the chest cavity and causing air to flow into lungs
inhalation
SAMPLE
pulmonary edema
recovery position
38. Series of laws varying in each state designed to provide limited legal protection for citizens and some health care personnel when they are administered care
epiglottis
posterior tibial artery
good samaritan laws
911 system
39. Thin- walled - microscopic blood vessel where the oxygen/carbon dioxide and nutrient/waste exchange with body' cells takes place
medial
capillary
PNS peripheral nervous system
implied consent
40. Fluid in lungs
HIPAA
inhalation
cardiovascular system
pulmonary edema
41. Abnormal heart rate - usually 50 or fewer beats per minute
central pulses
bradycardia
ALS
venae cavae
42. Back of body
placenta previa
posterior
acute myocardial infarction
musculoskeletal system
43. Two large sets of branches that come off trachea and enter lungs - right and left bronchi
MI
pathogens
cervix
bronchi
44. Receives unoxygenated blood returning from the body
HIPAA
acetabulum
right atrium
small intestine
45. Two lower chambers of heart - right ventricle sends oxygen - poor blood to lungs and left ventricle sends oxygen- rich blood to body
alveoli
ventricles
systolic blood pressure
ventral
46. Spontaneous abortion
COPD
abandonment
hazardous- material incident
miscarriage
47. Smallest kind of vein
SAED
PSI
advance directive
venule
48. Pelvic socket into which the ball at the proximal end of femur fits to form the hip joint
NRB
insulin
acetabulum
carpals
49. Oropharyngeal airway
OPQRST
OPA
musculoskeletal system
CISM critical incident stress management
50. Wrist bones
primary function of autonomic nervous system
trachea
carpals
miscarriage