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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Developing baby
tachycardia
decontamination
fetus
superior
2. 'windpipe' - structure that connects the pharynx to lungs
OPQRST
radial artery
distal
trachea
3. Fluid portion of blood
acute myocardial infarction
plasma
supine
automaticity
4. System of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit movement
platelets
mandible
inferior
musculoskeletal system
5. Instrument used to determine arterial pressure with non- invasive technique
911 system
right atrium
sphygmomanometer
capillary
6. Bone of upper arm - between shoulder and elbow
asthma
prone
white blood cells
humerus
7. Away from the head
metacarpals
epidermis
eclampsia
inferior
8. System of nose - mouth - throat - lungs - and muscles that brings oxygen into body and expels carbon dioxide
respiratory system
venule
AED
coronary arteries
9. Release of a harmful substance into the environment
dorsal
hazardous- material incident
acromion process
inhalation
10. Myocardial infarction
MI
subcutaneous layers
sphygmomanometer
torso
11. Trunk of body - body without the head and extremities
trendelenburg position
standing orders
SAED
torso
12. Farther away from torso
femur
C.V.A.
distal
hypoperfusion
13. Emergency involving multiple patients
multiple casualty incident MCI
musculoskeletal system
respiratory system
supine
14. Removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials
central pulses
decontamination
ALS
NRB
15. Pounds per square inch
PSI
musculoskeletal system
liver
MI
16. Chronic obstructive lung disease triggered by allergy condition
coronary arteries
autonomic nervous system
asthma
trachea
17. Don not resuscitate order - legal document signed by patient and physician and states patient has terminal illness and does not wish to prolong life
asthma
DNR order
spleen
pathogens
18. Front of body or body part
hypoperfusion
diaphragm
femur
anterior
19. Superior vena cava and inferior vena cava - these two major veins return blood from body to right atrium
dorsal
venae cavae
911 system
calcaneus
20. Pressure in arteries when the left ventricle refilling
calcaneus
gallbladder
muscle
diastolic pressure
21. The medial and larger bone of lower leg
cardiovascular system
tibia
scope of practice
911 system
22. Study of body structure
anatomy
hazardous- material incident
hypoglycemia
OPA
23. Division of peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary motor functions
angina pectoris
autonomic nervous system
FBAO
laryngectomee
24. Lying on side - also called 'lateral recumbent position'
acromioclavicular join
recovery position
scope of practice
cardiac conduction system
25. Abnormal heart rate - usually 50 or fewer beats per minute
arteriole
hypotension
bradycardia
tibia
26. 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
emphysema
brachial artery
perfusion
hypoglycemia
27. Onset - provocation - quality - radiation - severity - time
OPQRST
scope of practice
brachial pulse
abandonment
28. Largest artery in body - transports blood from left ventricle to being systemic circulation
femoral artery
aorta
gallbladder
diastolic pressure
29. Sac on underside of liver that stores bile produced by the liver
bradycardia
gallbladder
subcutaneous layers
central pulses
30. Toward the head
pulmonary arteries
capillary
superior
tachycardia
31. Condition of low blood pressure
hypoglycemia
hypoperfusion
inferior
alveoli
32. Organisms that cause infection such as viruses and bacteria
midline
pathogens
pulmonary edema
multiple casualty incident MCI
33. Temporary signs of a stroke
ALS
protocols
systolic blood pressure
T.I.A
34. Airway - breathing - circulation
ALS
ABC
appendix
zygomatic arches
35. Heel bone
medical direction
calcaneus
PSI
epiglottis
36. Inflammation appearing similar in clinical picture to croup - oxygen therapy contraindicated
apnea
autonomic nervous system
CPR
epiglottis
37. Closer to torse
anterior
proximal
diaphragm
SAED
38. 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
quality improvement
small intestine
muscle
distal
39. Consent given by adults of legal age and mentally competent to make a rational decision in regard to their medical well- being
insulin
maxillae
expressed consent
vertebrae
40. Inferior portion of sternum
designated agent
ligament
apnea
xiphoid process
41. Heart attack
diabetic coma
acute myocardial infarction
artria
brachial artery
42. Superior and widest portion of pelvis
central nervous system(CNS)
ilium
PNS peripheral nervous system
lateral malleolus
43. Foot bones
placenta
SAMPLE
metatarsals
xiphoid process
44. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation
trachea
standing orders
CPR
proximal
45. Medial bone of forearm
placenta
ulna
hypotension
placenta abruption
46. Body substance isolation
alveoli
diaphragm
BSI
pulse
47. System of specialized muscle tissues which conduct electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to beat
epinephrine
cardiac conduction system
humerus
ilium
48. Absence of ventricular contractions
asystole
radial artery
cardiac conduction system
primary function of autonomic nervous system
49. Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease
ventricles
CISM critical incident stress management
SAED
COPD
50. Tissue that can contract to allow movement of a body part
digestive system
confidentiality
muscle
inferior