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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. Imaginary line drawn down the center of the body - dividing it into right and left
NRB
femur
white blood cells
midline
2. Instrument used to determine arterial pressure with non- invasive technique
diaphragm
sphygmomanometer
torso
02
3. Thin- walled - microscopic blood vessel where the oxygen/carbon dioxide and nutrient/waste exchange with body' cells takes place
capillary
diastolic pressure
recovery position
cardiac muscle
4. Pressure in arteries when the left ventricle refilling
multiple casualty incident MCI
OPA
liver
diastolic pressure
5. Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training
abandonment
nitroglycerine
decontamination
ABC
6. Organisms that cause infection such as viruses and bacteria
plasma
pathogens
voluntary muscle
manubrium
7. Area directly posterior to mouth and nose - made up of oropharynx and nasopharynx
pulmonary veins
pharynx
AVPU
MI
8. Policy or protocol issued by medical director that authorizes EMT's and others to perform particular skills in certain situations
epiglottis
epiglottis
thorax
standing orders
9. Don not resuscitate order - legal document signed by patient and physician and states patient has terminal illness and does not wish to prolong life
miscarriage
PPE personal protective
lungs
DNR order
10. Sac on underside of liver that stores bile produced by the liver
eclampsia
medical director
gallbladder
pulmonary edema
11. Semi automatic external defribrillator
recovery position
DNR order
SAED
maxillae
12. Consent presumed by patient or patient's parent would give if they could such as for an unconscious patient or small child at school
T.I.A
implied consent
gallbladder
voluntary muscle
13. Sign that adequate perfusion is not accomplished
cyanosis
dermis
thorax
red blood cells
14. Superior vena cava and inferior vena cava - these two major veins return blood from body to right atrium
epinephrine
venae cavae
peripheral pulses
911 system
15. Toward the head
superior
distal
radial artery
dorsal
16. Area directly posterior to mouth
protocols
superior
oropharynx
metacarpals
17. Two lower chambers of heart - right ventricle sends oxygen - poor blood to lungs and left ventricle sends oxygen- rich blood to body
ventricles
placenta
tachycardia
epiglottis
18. Heel bone
xiphoid process
cricoid cartilage
scope of practice
calcaneus
19. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation
CPR
ischium
designated agent
voluntary muscle
20. On both sides
bilateral
vertebrae
acetabulum
radial artery
21. Emergency involving multiple patients
multiple casualty incident MCI
left atrium
digestive system
exhalation
22. Developing baby
apnea
fibula
fetus
contamination
23. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw
bronchi
hypotension
larynx
maxillae
24. 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
medial
good samaritan laws
perfusion
inferior
25. Top - back - sides of skull
malleolus
abandonment
cranium
recovery position
26. Pulse produced by compressing major artery of the upper arm
brachial pulse
amniotic fluid
superior
proximal
27. Muscular structure that divides chest cavity from abdominal cavity - major muscle of respiration
placenta previa
diaphragm
cardiovascular system
amniotic fluid
28. Medication used for chest pain
AVPU
nitroglycerine
respiratory system
hypoperfusion
29. Lists of steps ( assessments and interventions) to be taken in different situations - developed by medical director of EMS system
lateral
pulmonary veins
protocols
automaticity
30. Oversight of patient- care of ems system
hypertension
medical direction
spleen
proximal
31. Referring to back of body
ilium
dorsal
thorax
insulin
32. Smallest kind of artery
diabetic coma
blood pressure
small intestine
arteriole
33. Lower - posterior portions of pelvis
ischium
voluntary muscle
acromioclavicular join
tendon
34. Lateral and smaller bone of lower leg
platelets
placenta
cardiovascular system
fibula
35. Organ located in left upper quadrant of abdomen that acts as a blood filtration system and reservoir for reserves of blood
HIPAA
spleen
aorta
OPA
36. Major artery supplying leg
humerus
medial
ABC
femoral artery
37. Inferior portion of sternum
multiple casualty incident MCI
sphygmomanometer
nasopharynx
xiphoid process
38. Farther away from torso
platelets
off- line medical direction
stress
distal
39. Leaf- shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter from entering trachea
epiglottis
MI
contamination
BSI
40. Tissue that connects bone to bone
pancreas
malleolus
posterior tibial artery
ligament
41. Myocardial infarction
musculoskeletal system
cranium
MI
cardiac conduction system
42. Microscopic sacs of lungs where gas exchange with bloodstream takes place
automaticity
alveoli
good samaritan laws
systole
43. Chronic obstructive lung disease triggered by allergy condition
supine
asthma
recovery position
cardiovascular system
44. Highest portion of the shoulder
acromion process
respiratory system
trendelenburg position
CPR
45. Oropharyngeal airway
OPA
mandible
distal
pancreas
46. Body substance isolation
distal
cardiac muscle
BSI
zygomatic arches
47. Structure that opens and closes to permit the flow of a fluid in only one direction
valve
ulna
decontamination
endocrine system
48. Position which the patient's feet and legs are higher than head
trendelenburg position
subcutaneous layers
02
diastolic pressure
49. Two upper chambers of heart
epidermis
systolic blood pressure
artria
BSI
50. Tissue that can contract to allow movement of a body part
autonomic nervous system
muscle
cranium
white blood cells