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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician
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1. EMT or other person authorized by a medical director to give medication or give emergency care - extension of medical director's license to practice
PSI
epinephrine
venule
designated agent
2. Laying face down
trachea
prone
standing orders
SAED
3. Superior portion of sternum
manubrium
lateral
carotid arteries
superior
4. Superior vena cava and inferior vena cava - these two major veins return blood from body to right atrium
calcaneus
venae cavae
placenta abruption
acromion process
5. Mouth of uterus
bradycardia
cervix
inferior
involuntary muscle
6. Two large sets of branches that come off trachea and enter lungs - right and left bronchi
mid- clavicular line
diastolic pressure
bronchi
standard precautions
7. Spontaneous abortion
venule
miscarriage
clavicle
central pulses
8. Degeneration of alveolar structure
placenta abruption
medical director
joint
emphysema
9. Don not resuscitate order - legal document signed by patient and physician and states patient has terminal illness and does not wish to prolong life
artria
AED
pulmonary arteries
DNR order
10. Farther away from torso
distal
mandible
tarsals
torso
11. Afterbirth
ventricles
placenta
OPA
T.I.A
12. Voice box
ulna
implied consent
larynx
obstructed airway
13. Inferior portion of sternum
02
xiphoid process
venule
duty to act
14. Development of the fetus outside the uterus
pancreas
decontamination
endocrine system
ectopic pregnancy
15. Emergency involving multiple patients
multiple casualty incident MCI
nitroglycerine
asthma
contamination
16. Artery of lower arm
radial artery
ventral
diabetic coma
exhalation
17. Foreign body airway obstruction
anatomy
peripheral pulses
coronary arteries
FBAO
18. Front of body or body part
mid- clavicular line
anterior
DCAPBTLS
calcaneus
19. Back of body
posterior
medial malleolus
ABC
OPA
20. DNR order
duty to act
ventral
advance directive
cyanosis
21. Airway - breathing - circulation
dyspnea
femoral artery
ABC
systole
22. Ring- shaped structure that forms the lower portion of larynx
cricoid cartilage
PPE personal protective
implied consent
sternum
23. Developing baby
anatomy
pathogens
tarsals
fetus
24. Hand bones
supine
clavicle
primary function of autonomic nervous system
metacarpals
25. Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training
sphygmomanometer
insulin
acromioclavicular join
abandonment
26. Pulse produced by compressing major artery of the upper arm
brachial pulse
tachycardia
capillary
tarsals
27. Brain and spinal cord
anatomical position
contamination
perfusion
central nervous system(CNS)
28. Difficulty in breathing
DNR order
nasopharynx
dyspnea
ilium
29. Wrist bones
designated agent
carpals
medical director
pharynx
30. Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart
nervous system
cardiac muscle
sphygmomanometer
joint
31. Position which the patient's feet and legs are higher than head
venae cavae
trendelenburg position
tarsals
involuntary muscle
32. Oxygen
02
miscarriage
laryngectomee
placenta abruption
33. Artery of upper arm - site of pulse checked during infant CPR
PPE personal protective
hypotension
pathogens
brachial artery
34. Pressure in arteries when the left ventricle refilling
diastolic pressure
CPR
capillary
large intestine
35. Pelvic socket into which the ball at the proximal end of femur fits to form the hip joint
stomach
primary function of autonomic nervous system
fibula
acetabulum
36. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw
autonomic nervous system
nitroglycerine
maxillae
CPR
37. Condition of not breathing
PNS peripheral nervous system
endocrine system
tachycardia
apnea
38. Patient who breathes through incision (partial or total removal of larynx) made in throat
laryngectomee
left atrium
alveoli
ligament
39. Vessels that carry oxygenated blood from lungs to left atrium of heart
standing orders
pulmonary veins
supine
epiglottis
40. Fluid in lungs
pulmonary edema
medical direction
SAED
primary function of autonomic nervous system
41. Division of peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary motor functions
autonomic nervous system
cricoid cartilage
peripheral pulses
consent
42. Large neck arteries - one on each side of neck - that carry blood from the heart to head
ectopic pregnancy
LPM
sternum
carotid arteries
43. Away from the head
inferior
tendon
advance directive
mandible
44. Equipment that protects the EMS worker from infection or exposure to danger of rescue operations
clavicle
epiglottis
PPE personal protective
acute myocardial infarction
45. Inflammation appearing similar in clinical picture to croup - oxygen therapy contraindicated
large intestine
muscle
epiglottis
miscarriage
46. To the side - away from midline
lateral
epinephrine
stress
placenta
47. Medial bone of forearm
apnea
OPQRST
ulna
ventral
48. Medication used for chest pain
medical director
nitroglycerine
proximal
voluntary muscle
49. Carotid and femoral pulses - which can be felt in central part of body
perfusion
central pulses
exhalation
metacarpals
50. On both sides
eclampsia
pulse
bilateral
plasma