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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Emergency involving multiple patients
angina pectoris
right atrium
cervix
multiple casualty incident MCI
2. Pounds per square inch
trendelenburg position
valve
DCAPBTLS
PSI
3. Equipment that protects the EMS worker from infection or exposure to danger of rescue operations
PPE personal protective
artria
BVM
acromion process
4. Liters per minute
radial artery
dorsal pedis artery
cervix
LPM
5. Airway - breathing - circulation
standing orders
ABC
abdominal quadrants
OPQRST
6. Bone of upper arm - between shoulder and elbow
AVPU
humerus
mid- clavicular line
tibia
7. Obligation not to reveal information obtained about a patient except to other health care professionals involved in patient's care
HIPAA
confidentiality
cranium
ventral
8. Organs where exchange of atmospheric oxygen and waste carbon dioxide take place
lungs
arteriole
ventricles
bilateral
9. Hormone produced by pancreas or taken as medication by many diabetics
pancreas
pharynx
SAMPLE
insulin
10. Orders from an on- duty physician given directly to EMT through radio or phone
HIPAA
digestive system
on- line medical direction
humerus
11. Receives oxygenated blood returning from the lungs
calcaneus
prone
white blood cells
left atrium
12. Vessels that carry oxygenated blood from lungs to left atrium of heart
on- line medical direction
pulmonary veins
gallbladder
decontamination
13. At lower end of fibula - seen on outer ankle
abandonment
lateral malleolus
central pulses
tibia
14. Farther away from torso
diaphragm
left atrium
NRB
distal
15. Artery of lower arm
consent
radial artery
artria
respiratory system
16. Voice box
multiple casualty incident MCI
ectopic pregnancy
central nervous system(CNS)
larynx
17. Onset - provocation - quality - radiation - severity - time
OPQRST
contamination
malleolus
manubrium
18. Any blood vessel carrying blood away from heart
pulmonary veins
cyanosis
standing orders
artery
19. Semi automatic external defribrillator
plasma
SAED
abdominal quadrants
ventricles
20. Lists of steps ( assessments and interventions) to be taken in different situations - developed by medical director of EMS system
protocols
dyspnea
zygomatic arches
autonomic nervous system
21. Stroke
metatarsals
C.V.A.
trendelenburg position
sphygmomanometer
22. Muscle that can be consciously controlled
endocrine system
acromion process
scope of practice
voluntary muscle
23. Large bone of thigh
epiglottis
acetabulum
femur
ligament
24. Two lower chambers of heart - right ventricle sends oxygen - poor blood to lungs and left ventricle sends oxygen- rich blood to body
ventricles
femur
automaticity
torso
25. System of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit movement
C.V.A.
musculoskeletal system
epiglottis
OPQRST
26. Oxygen
on- line medical direction
LPM
02
mid- clavicular line
27. Permission from patient for care or other action by EMT
OPA
recovery position
consent
involuntary muscle
28. Alert - responds to verbal stimulus - responds to pain stimulus - unresponsive
ABC
medical director
midline
AVPU
29. Muscular sac between esophagus and the small intestine where digestion begins
tarsals
stomach
insulin
PPE personal protective
30. Comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and to deal with stress appropriately when it occurs
nasopharynx
CISM critical incident stress management
placenta previa
calcaneus
31. Degeneration of alveolar structure
emphysema
on- line medical direction
epidermis
02
32. Toward midline
uterus
pancreas
anatomical position
medial
33. Thin- walled - microscopic blood vessel where the oxygen/carbon dioxide and nutrient/waste exchange with body' cells takes place
perfusion
systole
tarsals
capillary
34. Temporary signs of a stroke
DNR order
T.I.A
COPD
central nervous system(CNS)
35. Medial bone of forearm
ulna
pulmonary veins
miscarriage
ligament
36. Instrument used to determine arterial pressure with non- invasive technique
sphygmomanometer
epiglottis
mid- clavicular line
insulin shock
37. Ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own
sphygmomanometer
venule
insulin shock
automaticity
38. Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease
cervix
peripheral pulses
bilateral
COPD
39. 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
cricoid cartilage
capillary
plasma
40. Fluid portion of blood
PPE personal protective
plasma
bilateral
fowler's position
41. Passive process in which intercostal muscles(ribs) and diaphragm relax - causing chest cavity to decrease in size and air to flow out lungs
C.V.A.
ilium
capillary
exhalation
42. Study of body structure
tarsals
joint
anatomy
tachycardia
43. Hormone produced by body - as medication it dilates respiratory passages and is used to relieve severe allergic reactions
epinephrine
peripheral pulses
angina pectoris
inferior
44. Tissue that can contract to allow movement of a body part
hypoglycemia
diastole
muscle
placenta previa
45. Set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the scope - or extent and limits of the EMT's job
diabetic coma
tibia
scope of practice
pharynx
46. Pressure created in arteries when left ventricle contracts and forces blood out into circulation
systolic blood pressure
contamination
clavicle
sphygmomanometer
47. Myocardial infarction
MI
off- line medical direction
fowler's position
proximal
48. Fluid- filled membrane where fetus develops
amniotic fluid
abandonment
off- line medical direction
dorsal pedis artery
49. Sign that adequate perfusion is not accomplished
alveoli
platelets
cyanosis
miscarriage
50. Trunk of body - body without the head and extremities
torso
DNR order
dorsal
stress