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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Lower - posterior portions of pelvis
dyspnea
epidermis
ABC
ischium
2. Removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials
dermis
lungs
decontamination
ABC
3. Sac on underside of liver that stores bile produced by the liver
gallbladder
CISM critical incident stress management
proximal
protocols
4. Fluid- filled membrane where fetus develops
dermis
lateral
venule
amniotic fluid
5. Inadequate perfusion of the cells and tissues of body caused by insufficient flow of blood through capillaries
hypoperfusion
FBAO
protocols
off- line medical direction
6. Medication used for chest pain
nitroglycerine
laryngectomee
autonomic nervous system
obstructed airway
7. Lower jaw bone
hypoperfusion
mandible
fibula
superior
8. Wrist bones
carpals
oropharynx
asthma
ectopic pregnancy
9. Advanced life support
artery
calcaneus
ALS
FBAO
10. 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
white blood cells
designated agent
large intestine
cardiovascular system
11. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw
pancreas
central nervous system(CNS)
dorsal pedis artery
maxillae
12. Vessels that carry oxygenated blood from lungs to left atrium of heart
systolic blood pressure
pulmonary veins
diastolic pressure
SAED
13. Passive process in which intercostal muscles(ribs) and diaphragm relax - causing chest cavity to decrease in size and air to flow out lungs
cricoid cartilage
pulse
CPR
exhalation
14. Laying face down
consent
peripheral pulses
prone
red blood cells
15. Blood pressure above normal range
primary function of autonomic nervous system
dyspnea
hypertension
placenta previa
16. Obligation to provide care to patient
medical direction
amniotic fluid
bronchi
duty to act
17. Body substance isolation
nervous system
OPA
BSI
PNS peripheral nervous system
18. Pressure created in arteries when left ventricle contracts and forces blood out into circulation
systolic blood pressure
BSI
DCAPBTLS
carpals
19. Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease
duty to act
abandonment
COPD
pulse
20. Tissue that connects bone to bone
HIPAA
ligament
ABC
designated agent
21. Away from the head
inferior
autonomic nervous system
larynx
epidermis
22. Form the structure of cheeks
acute myocardial infarction
hypotension
CISM critical incident stress management
zygomatic arches
23. Medial bone of forearm
pancreas
epinephrine
ulna
BVM
24. Difficulty in breathing
epinephrine
designated agent
dyspnea
AVPU
25. Release of a harmful substance into the environment
hazardous- material incident
diastolic pressure
brachial pulse
ALS
26. EMT or other person authorized by a medical director to give medication or give emergency care - extension of medical director's license to practice
on- line medical direction
respiratory system
diaphragm
designated agent
27. Microscopic sacs of lungs where gas exchange with bloodstream takes place
epidermis
radial artery
bradycardia
alveoli
28. Toward the head
superior
tibia
emphysema
diastole
29. Set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the scope - or extent and limits of the EMT's job
brachial artery
scope of practice
eclampsia
laryngectomee
30. Foreign body airway obstruction
diastole
epiglottis
alveoli
FBAO
31. Line through center of each clavicle
mid- clavicular line
asthma
asystole
calcaneus
32. Orders from an on- duty physician given directly to EMT through radio or phone
on- line medical direction
fetus
left atrium
voluntary muscle
33. Afterbirth
diaphragm
subcutaneous layers
placenta
anterior
34. Rhythmic beats caused as waves of blood move through and expand arteries
pancreas
subcutaneous layers
thorax
pulse
35. Line drawn vertically from middle of armpit to ankle
hypoperfusion
blood pressure
calcaneus
mid- axillary line
36. Imaginary line drawn down the center of the body - dividing it into right and left
pulmonary veins
medial malleolus
midline
tarsals
37. Referring to front of body
quality improvement
DCAPBTLS
capillary
ventral
38. On both sides
OPA
anatomy
bilateral
hypertension
39. Oxygen
02
cardiovascular system
inferior
mid- clavicular line
40. Occurs when food bolus or other object prevents inspiratory/expiratory process
ventricles
artery
lateral
obstructed airway
41. Inner(second) layer of skin - rich in blood vessels and nerves - found beneath epidermis
protocols
dermis
artery
ventricles
42. Temporary signs of a stroke
T.I.A
cervix
carotid arteries
OPA
43. 'windpipe' - structure that connects the pharynx to lungs
trachea
brachial artery
confidentiality
carotid arteries
44. Area directly posterior to mouth
diastole
venae cavae
anterior
oropharynx
45. Heel bone
tendon
cardiac muscle
calcaneus
advance directive
46. Orders from medical director to EMT to give certain medications or do certain procedures without speaking to medical director or physician
pulmonary arteries
off- line medical direction
supine
consent
47. Ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own
trendelenburg position
advance directive
automaticity
mandible
48. Strict form of infection control that is based on assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious
standard precautions
insulin shock
endocrine system
bilateral
49. Trunk of body - body without the head and extremities
trachea
central nervous system(CNS)
torso
ALS
50. Supply of oxygen to and removal of wastes from the cells and tissues of body as a result of the flow of blood through capillaries
dyspnea
abdominal quadrants
perfusion
ventral