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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician
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1. Muscle that can be consciously controlled
voluntary muscle
multiple casualty incident MCI
MI
insulin
2. 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
LPM
CISM critical incident stress management
small intestine
artery
3. Lateral and smaller bone of lower leg
ligament
angina pectoris
fibula
musculoskeletal system
4. Hand bones
metacarpals
T.I.A
appendix
advance directive
5. Equipment that protects the EMS worker from infection or exposure to danger of rescue operations
AVPU
off- line medical direction
PPE personal protective
plane
6. Strict form of infection control that is based on assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious
angina pectoris
decontamination
tarsals
standard precautions
7. Fluid- filled membrane where fetus develops
obstructed airway
LPM
pharynx
amniotic fluid
8. Process of continuous self review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement
hazardous- material incident
quality improvement
epidermis
white blood cells
9. Superior portion of sternum
HIPAA
muscle
placenta
manubrium
10. State of physical and or psychological arousal to a stimulus
LPM
911 system
stress
dorsal pedis artery
11. Standard reference position for the body - body stands erect facing the observer with arms down at sides and palms of hands forward
BSI
liver
dermis
anatomical position
12. 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
diastolic pressure
standard precautions
implied consent
13. Wrist bones
placenta
bilateral
artria
carpals
14. Toward the head
superior
mid- clavicular line
02
duty to act
15. At lower end of fibula - seen on outer ankle
respiratory system
lateral malleolus
autonomic nervous system
OPQRST
16. Foreign body airway obstruction
FBAO
lateral
liver
large intestine
17. Condition of not breathing
cervix
apnea
manubrium
02
18. Stroke
off- line medical direction
vertebrae
C.V.A.
tarsals
19. Heel bone
acute myocardial infarction
small intestine
cranium
calcaneus
20. Medial bone of forearm
DNR order
good samaritan laws
ulna
dorsal
21. Laying on back
white blood cells
hypoperfusion
supine
distal
22. Receives oxygenated blood returning from the lungs
left atrium
metatarsals
ligament
liver
23. Line through center of each clavicle
medial
mid- clavicular line
fowler's position
duty to act
24. Blood pressure above normal range
blood pressure
gallbladder
systolic blood pressure
hypertension
25. Deformities - contusions - abrasion - punctures - burns - tenderness - lacerations - swelling
DCAPBTLS
PSI
lateral malleolus
insulin shock
26. Policy or protocol issued by medical director that authorizes EMT's and others to perform particular skills in certain situations
capillary
cricoid cartilage
standing orders
ulna
27. Organ located in left upper quadrant of abdomen that acts as a blood filtration system and reservoir for reserves of blood
sternum
brachial pulse
spleen
midline
28. Foot bones
alveoli
metatarsals
pancreas
COPD
29. Sitting position
30. Hormone produced by pancreas or taken as medication by many diabetics
ligament
insulin
diastolic pressure
hypoglycemia
31. Artery supplying the foot behind the medial ankle
acute myocardial infarction
bronchi
posterior tibial artery
dermis
32. Vessels that carry oxygenated blood from lungs to left atrium of heart
hypoperfusion
placenta abruption
hazardous- material incident
pulmonary veins
33. Pressure caused by blood exerting force against the walls of blood vessels - usually arterial blood pressure is measured - diastolic/systolic
lungs
CISM critical incident stress management
confidentiality
blood pressure
34. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation
joint
SAED
CPR
DCAPBTLS
35. Rhythmic beats caused as waves of blood move through and expand arteries
DNR order
calcaneus
pulse
joint
36. Two lower chambers of heart - right ventricle sends oxygen - poor blood to lungs and left ventricle sends oxygen- rich blood to body
torso
ventricles
lateral
02
37. Superior and widest portion of pelvis
ilium
diastolic pressure
systolic blood pressure
insulin
38. Mouth of uterus
white blood cells
ALS
fibula
cervix
39. Oropharyngeal airway
epiglottis
OPA
abdominal quadrants
recovery position
40. Pressure created in arteries when left ventricle contracts and forces blood out into circulation
dorsal
systolic blood pressure
nervous system
primary function of autonomic nervous system
41. Bone of upper arm - between shoulder and elbow
humerus
AED
hypoglycemia
CPR
42. Position which the patient's feet and legs are higher than head
primary function of autonomic nervous system
trendelenburg position
pancreas
tendon
43. DNR order
tibia
posterior
advance directive
confidentiality
44. Area directly posterior to mouth
PSI
oropharynx
artria
central pulses
45. Oversight of patient- care of ems system
peripheral pulses
acetabulum
posterior tibial artery
medical direction
46. Major artery supplying leg
stomach
systolic blood pressure
femoral artery
HIPAA
47. EMT or other person authorized by a medical director to give medication or give emergency care - extension of medical director's license to practice
designated agent
nitroglycerine
mid- axillary line
joint
48. Smallest kind of artery
arteriole
prone
implied consent
red blood cells
49. Spontaneous abortion
miscarriage
dorsal pedis artery
nasopharynx
fetus
50. Artery of upper arm - site of pulse checked during infant CPR
brachial artery
epiglottis
PSI
superior