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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician
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1. Removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials
implied consent
decontamination
femur
SAED
2. Largest organ - produces bile to assist in breakdown of fats and assists in the metabolism of various substances in body
liver
diastolic pressure
PSI
proximal
3. Sitting position
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4. Pounds per square inch
stomach
voluntary muscle
acromion process
PSI
5. Laying on back
BVM
supine
musculoskeletal system
central pulses
6. Temporary signs of a stroke
T.I.A
mandible
left atrium
medical direction
7. Lateral and smaller bone of lower leg
pathogens
fibula
cervix
blood pressure
8. Laying face down
medical director
prone
expressed consent
xiphoid process
9. Front of body or body part
LPM
anterior
arteriole
stomach
10. System of brain - spinal cord - and nerves that govern sensation - movement - and thought
duty to act
nervous system
pathogens
epiglottis
11. Referring to front of body
left atrium
cranium
ventral
humerus
12. Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart
PSI
BVM
trendelenburg position
cardiac muscle
13. Body substance isolation
malleolus
epiglottis
gallbladder
BSI
14. Area directly posterior to mouth
diabetic coma
oropharynx
FBAO
trachea
15. Hormone produced by body - as medication it dilates respiratory passages and is used to relieve severe allergic reactions
plasma
inhalation
epinephrine
red blood cells
16. Joint where the acromion and clavicle meet
femoral artery
acromioclavicular join
nitroglycerine
brachial artery
17. Artery of upper arm - site of pulse checked during infant CPR
brachial artery
abandonment
diaphragm
tachycardia
18. Structure that opens and closes to permit the flow of a fluid in only one direction
hypertension
valve
oropharynx
femoral artery
19. Microscopic sacs of lungs where gas exchange with bloodstream takes place
artery
gallbladder
alveoli
mid- clavicular line
20. Premature separation of the placenta from the wall of the uterus
pancreas
placenta abruption
respiratory system
automaticity
21. EMT or other person authorized by a medical director to give medication or give emergency care - extension of medical director's license to practice
designated agent
pulmonary veins
medial
OPQRST
22. Ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own
central pulses
duty to act
femoral artery
automaticity
23. Spontaneous abortion
stress
OPQRST
consent
miscarriage
24. Chest pain caused by stress or exertion
plasma
alveoli
angina pectoris
clavicle
25. Non rebreather mask
NRB
insulin shock
vertebrae
aorta
26. Referring to back of body
dorsal
distal
SAED
dyspnea
27. Blood vessels that supply the muscle of the heart(myocardium)
manubrium
coronary arteries
ischium
right atrium
28. Fluid- filled membrane where fetus develops
acute myocardial infarction
amniotic fluid
diastole
DNR order
29. Nerves that enter and leave the spinal cord and travel between brain and organs without passing through spinal cord
humerus
PNS peripheral nervous system
stress
posterior
30. Development of the fetus over the mouth of the uterus
abandonment
CPR
hypertension
placenta previa
31. Bag valve mask
appendix
humerus
BVM
perfusion
32. Development of the fetus outside the uterus
pharynx
diaphragm
ectopic pregnancy
DNR order
33. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw
right atrium
amniotic fluid
maxillae
primary function of autonomic nervous system
34. Semi automatic external defribrillator
aorta
SAED
pulse
DNR order
35. 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
central nervous system(CNS)
calcaneus
medial
36. Pelvic socket into which the ball at the proximal end of femur fits to form the hip joint
oropharynx
AED
subcutaneous layers
acetabulum
37. Oversight of patient- care of ems system
diabetic coma
fetus
medical direction
exhalation
38. Blood pressure below that considered normal
CPR
epiglottis
nitroglycerine
hypotension
39. System by which food travels through body and digested - or broken down into absorbable forms
ventricles
digestive system
CISM critical incident stress management
insulin shock
40. Medication used for chest pain
nitroglycerine
DNR order
cyanosis
calcaneus
41. To the side - away from midline
ventricles
implied consent
hypoperfusion
lateral
42. Orders from medical director to EMT to give certain medications or do certain procedures without speaking to medical director or physician
respiratory system
humerus
standing orders
off- line medical direction
43. Mouth of uterus
eclampsia
decontamination
fowler's position
cervix
44. Thin- walled - microscopic blood vessel where the oxygen/carbon dioxide and nutrient/waste exchange with body' cells takes place
femur
capillary
thorax
plane
45. System of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit movement
LPM
brachial pulse
musculoskeletal system
nasopharynx
46. Gland located behind stomach that produces insulin and juices that assist in digestion of food in duodenum of small intestine
pancreas
tarsals
maxillae
exhalation
47. Components of the blood - membrane- enclosed fragments of specialized cells
medial
protocols
capillary
platelets
48. Patient who breathes through incision (partial or total removal of larynx) made in throat
cricoid cartilage
laryngectomee
DCAPBTLS
ligament
49. Artery of lower arm
vertebrae
tibia
radial artery
autonomic nervous system
50. Lower - posterior portions of pelvis
diastole
plasma
SAMPLE
ischium