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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Introduction of dangerous chemicals - disease - or infectious materials
mid- axillary line
cardiac conduction system
contamination
systolic blood pressure
2. Outer layer of skin
amniotic fluid
ABC
decontamination
epidermis
3. Layers of fat and soft tissues found below the dermis
BSI
designated agent
hypoglycemia
subcutaneous layers
4. Smallest kind of vein
cardiac muscle
hypoperfusion
carpals
venule
5. Largest organ - produces bile to assist in breakdown of fats and assists in the metabolism of various substances in body
malleolus
hypotension
prone
liver
6. Superior and widest portion of pelvis
ilium
superior
clavicle
bronchi
7. Permission from patient for care or other action by EMT
amniotic fluid
left atrium
consent
emphysema
8. Large neck arteries - one on each side of neck - that carry blood from the heart to head
C.V.A.
consent
decontamination
carotid arteries
9. Orders from medical director to EMT to give certain medications or do certain procedures without speaking to medical director or physician
large intestine
eclampsia
trachea
off- line medical direction
10. Muscular sac between esophagus and the small intestine where digestion begins
obstructed airway
stomach
humerus
BSI
11. Sign that adequate perfusion is not accomplished
expressed consent
cyanosis
voluntary muscle
OPQRST
12. Flat surface formed when slicing through a solid object
spleen
plane
exhalation
duty to act
13. EMT or other person authorized by a medical director to give medication or give emergency care - extension of medical director's license to practice
zygomatic arches
femoral artery
AED
designated agent
14. Alert - responds to verbal stimulus - responds to pain stimulus - unresponsive
bilateral
standard precautions
AVPU
insulin shock
15. Emergency involving multiple patients
oropharynx
pulmonary arteries
autonomic nervous system
multiple casualty incident MCI
16. Referring to front of body
ventral
multiple casualty incident MCI
pulmonary arteries
recovery position
17. Developing baby
red blood cells
fetus
arteriole
ventricles
18. Artery of upper arm - site of pulse checked during infant CPR
AED
hypoperfusion
brachial artery
peripheral pulses
19. Health insurance portability and accountability act - federal law protecting the privacy of patient- specific health care information and providing the patient with control over how this information is used and distributed
HIPAA
duty to act
pulmonary veins
placenta previa
20. Referring to back of body
right atrium
emphysema
DNR order
dorsal
21. Any blood vessel carrying blood away from heart
calcaneus
epiglottis
dorsal
artery
22. Airway - breathing - circulation
arteriole
endocrine system
ABC
miscarriage
23. Obligation not to reveal information obtained about a patient except to other health care professionals involved in patient's care
subcutaneous layers
insulin
tarsals
confidentiality
24. System made up of heart( cardio) and blood vessels (vascular) - circulatory system
supine
cardiovascular system
911 system
implied consent
25. Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training
digestive system
abandonment
anterior
exhalation
26. Comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and to deal with stress appropriately when it occurs
off- line medical direction
subcutaneous layers
CISM critical incident stress management
LPM
27. Inner(second) layer of skin - rich in blood vessels and nerves - found beneath epidermis
dermis
FBAO
trendelenburg position
COPD
28. Oropharyngeal airway
artria
diaphragm
tibia
OPA
29. Radial - brachial - posterior tibial - dorsalis pedis pulses - which can be felt at peripheral (outlying) points of the body
peripheral pulses
C.V.A.
pulse
coronary arteries
30. Consent given by adults of legal age and mentally competent to make a rational decision in regard to their medical well- being
valve
expressed consent
superior
asthma
31. Regulate unconscious or involuntary body functions
primary function of autonomic nervous system
endocrine system
eclampsia
pancreas
32. Organisms that cause infection such as viruses and bacteria
pathogens
subcutaneous layers
amniotic fluid
distal
33. Pressure created in arteries when left ventricle contracts and forces blood out into circulation
lateral
systolic blood pressure
dyspnea
tarsals
34. Ankle bones
cricoid cartilage
appendix
dyspnea
tarsals
35. Artery of lower arm
white blood cells
midline
tibia
radial artery
36. Protrusion on the side of ankle
joint
OPQRST
ventral
malleolus
37. System of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit movement
white blood cells
joint
uterus
musculoskeletal system
38. Physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient care aspects of EMS system
CPR
ABC
medical director
ALS
39. Pressure caused by blood exerting force against the walls of blood vessels - usually arterial blood pressure is measured - diastolic/systolic
left atrium
MI
blood pressure
multiple casualty incident MCI
40. Organ located in left upper quadrant of abdomen that acts as a blood filtration system and reservoir for reserves of blood
PNS peripheral nervous system
spleen
plane
angina pectoris
41. 4 divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury RUQ - LUQ - RLQ - LLQ
LPM
dorsal
SAED
abdominal quadrants
42. Muscle that responds automatically to brain signals but cannot be consciously controlled
involuntary muscle
ventral
diabetic coma
musculoskeletal system
43. Bag valve mask
BVM
valve
ulna
gallbladder
44. Strict form of infection control that is based on assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious
central pulses
abandonment
standard precautions
liver
45. Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart
cardiac muscle
ventral
manubrium
fibula
46. At lower end of fibula - seen on outer ankle
fowler's position
central pulses
lateral malleolus
anatomy
47. Two lower chambers of heart - right ventricle sends oxygen - poor blood to lungs and left ventricle sends oxygen- rich blood to body
ventricles
gallbladder
bronchi
implied consent
48. Area directly posterior to nose
diaphragm
placenta abruption
superior
nasopharynx
49. Instrument used to determine arterial pressure with non- invasive technique
stomach
pulmonary arteries
apnea
sphygmomanometer
50. Organs where exchange of atmospheric oxygen and waste carbon dioxide take place
trachea
SAMPLE
lungs
appendix