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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician
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1. 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
implied consent
good samaritan laws
multiple casualty incident MCI
lateral malleolus
2. 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
obstructed airway
lungs
large intestine
liver
3. Artery supplying the foot behind the medial ankle
metatarsals
systole
placenta previa
posterior tibial artery
4. Study of body structure
platelets
anatomy
aorta
metatarsals
5. Condition of low blood pressure
hypoglycemia
placenta abruption
carotid arteries
acromion process
6. Line drawn vertically from middle of armpit to ankle
OPA
blood pressure
mid- axillary line
red blood cells
7. System for telephone access to report emergencies - dispatcher takes info and alert EMS or fire or police - 'enhanced 911' has capability of automatically identify caller's number and location
911 system
epiglottis
small intestine
diastolic pressure
8. Absence of ventricular contractions
ventral
endocrine system
asystole
implied consent
9. Major artery supplying leg
mid- clavicular line
femoral artery
T.I.A
fowler's position
10. Muscular sac between esophagus and the small intestine where digestion begins
mid- axillary line
venule
stomach
left atrium
11. Smallest kind of artery
arteriole
plasma
OPA
stress
12. DNR order
midline
artria
advance directive
911 system
13. Obligation to provide care to patient
perfusion
OPA
duty to act
alveoli
14. Toward the head
diastole
medial malleolus
superior
FBAO
15. Flat surface formed when slicing through a solid object
plane
placenta abruption
HIPAA
larynx
16. Point where two bones come together
trendelenburg position
joint
medial
cricoid cartilage
17. System of glands that produce chemicals called hormones that help to regulate many body activities and functions
off- line medical direction
endocrine system
diastole
PNS peripheral nervous system
18. Form the structure of cheeks
dermis
zygomatic arches
fibula
valve
19. Muscle that responds automatically to brain signals but cannot be consciously controlled
exhalation
involuntary muscle
ABC
bilateral
20. Blood vessels that supply the muscle of the heart(myocardium)
laryngectomee
coronary arteries
midline
ventricles
21. Ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own
automaticity
anatomy
primary function of autonomic nervous system
PSI
22. Medial bone of forearm
ulna
gallbladder
proximal
eclampsia
23. Line through center of each clavicle
perfusion
spleen
mid- clavicular line
ventral
24. Collarbone
maxillae
emphysema
clavicle
ischium
25. 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
hypertension
respiratory system
medical director
26. Toward midline
ischium
hypoperfusion
medial
stress
27. Pressure in arteries when the left ventricle refilling
dorsal
cervix
zygomatic arches
diastolic pressure
28. Standard reference position for the body - body stands erect facing the observer with arms down at sides and palms of hands forward
LPM
lateral
DCAPBTLS
anatomical position
29. Occurs when food bolus or other object prevents inspiratory/expiratory process
obstructed airway
superior
asystole
tendon
30. Joint where the acromion and clavicle meet
acromioclavicular join
left atrium
torso
muscle
31. Pressure created in arteries when left ventricle contracts and forces blood out into circulation
muscle
systolic blood pressure
central pulses
clavicle
32. Closer to torse
proximal
medical director
sphygmomanometer
aorta
33. Lying on side - also called 'lateral recumbent position'
recovery position
off- line medical direction
central nervous system(CNS)
stomach
34. Area directly posterior to mouth and nose - made up of oropharynx and nasopharynx
uterus
BVM
abandonment
pharynx
35. Carotid and femoral pulses - which can be felt in central part of body
bradycardia
central pulses
epidermis
BSI
36. Top - back - sides of skull
voluntary muscle
cranium
joint
placenta
37. Abnormal heart rate - usually 120+ beats per minute
911 system
medical direction
tachycardia
nitroglycerine
38. Referring to front of body
911 system
ventral
MI
pulmonary veins
39. Strict form of infection control that is based on assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious
standard precautions
ectopic pregnancy
sphygmomanometer
T.I.A
40. Difficulty in breathing
femoral artery
venule
dyspnea
protocols
41. Lateral and smaller bone of lower leg
miscarriage
abdominal quadrants
fibula
red blood cells
42. Lower jaw bone
trendelenburg position
red blood cells
mandible
tachycardia
43. Advanced life support
valve
ALS
DCAPBTLS
subcutaneous layers
44. Afterbirth
placenta
vertebrae
ALS
OPQRST
45. Pressure caused by blood exerting force against the walls of blood vessels - usually arterial blood pressure is measured - diastolic/systolic
ilium
peripheral pulses
blood pressure
ligament
46. Organisms that cause infection such as viruses and bacteria
OPQRST
pathogens
ectopic pregnancy
radial artery
47. Stroke
bronchi
small intestine
C.V.A.
DNR order
48. Non rebreather mask
central nervous system(CNS)
musculoskeletal system
NRB
venae cavae
49. 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
exhalation
radial artery
small intestine
maxillae
50. Hand bones
uterus
metacarpals
medical direction
large intestine