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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Alert - responds to verbal stimulus - responds to pain stimulus - unresponsive
on- line medical direction
AVPU
coronary arteries
fibula
2. Automated external defribrilator
perfusion
AED
hypoglycemia
hypotension
3. Lower - posterior portions of pelvis
ischium
insulin shock
MI
thorax
4. Absence of ventricular contractions
pancreas
tachycardia
asystole
uterus
5. Ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own
bronchi
central pulses
duty to act
automaticity
6. Line drawn vertically from middle of armpit to ankle
manubrium
ilium
mid- axillary line
ventricles
7. Pressure created in arteries when left ventricle contracts and forces blood out into circulation
systolic blood pressure
ligament
epidermis
medical direction
8. Pelvic socket into which the ball at the proximal end of femur fits to form the hip joint
malleolus
nervous system
nasopharynx
acetabulum
9. Away from the head
vertebrae
pulmonary arteries
inferior
autonomic nervous system
10. Oxygen
ventricles
02
small intestine
SAED
11. Point where two bones come together
joint
LPM
clavicle
consent
12. Condition of low blood pressure
HIPAA
CPR
standard precautions
hypoglycemia
13. Strict form of infection control that is based on assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious
bronchi
COPD
stomach
standard precautions
14. Liters per minute
recovery position
radial artery
hypoperfusion
LPM
15. System of specialized muscle tissues which conduct electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to beat
radial artery
consent
cardiac conduction system
SAMPLE
16. Area directly posterior to nose
femoral artery
endocrine system
nasopharynx
carotid arteries
17. Superior vena cava and inferior vena cava - these two major veins return blood from body to right atrium
zygomatic arches
venae cavae
manubrium
insulin
18. Semi automatic external defribrillator
SAED
diaphragm
dorsal
hypoperfusion
19. Process of continuous self review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement
perfusion
quality improvement
primary function of autonomic nervous system
OPA
20. Gland located behind stomach that produces insulin and juices that assist in digestion of food in duodenum of small intestine
NRB
ilium
musculoskeletal system
pancreas
21. Occurs when food bolus or other object prevents inspiratory/expiratory process
ALS
obstructed airway
hypertension
lungs
22. Back of body
dyspnea
posterior
cranium
hazardous- material incident
23. Sign that adequate perfusion is not accomplished
femur
cyanosis
inferior
FBAO
24. Receives oxygenated blood returning from the lungs
on- line medical direction
left atrium
bradycardia
central pulses
25. Superior portion of sternum
insulin shock
arteriole
manubrium
right atrium
26. Toward the head
superior
mandible
respiratory system
insulin shock
27. 'windpipe' - structure that connects the pharynx to lungs
voluntary muscle
trachea
lateral malleolus
placenta
28. At lower end of fibula - seen on outer ankle
epiglottis
lateral malleolus
metacarpals
OPQRST
29. Bag valve mask
posterior tibial artery
BVM
pancreas
right atrium
30. Form the structure of cheeks
zygomatic arches
anterior
capillary
valve
31. Series of laws varying in each state designed to provide limited legal protection for citizens and some health care personnel when they are administered care
musculoskeletal system
on- line medical direction
AED
good samaritan laws
32. Difficulty in breathing
posterior
bilateral
dyspnea
gallbladder
33. 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
multiple casualty incident MCI
HIPAA
pathogens
C.V.A.
34. 33 bones of spinal column
diastolic pressure
vertebrae
C.V.A.
HIPAA
35. Any blood vessel carrying blood away from heart
gallbladder
artery
fowler's position
ABC
36. Large neck arteries - one on each side of neck - that carry blood from the heart to head
carotid arteries
gallbladder
pancreas
epinephrine
37. Line through center of each clavicle
dorsal
mid- clavicular line
hypertension
hazardous- material incident
38. Blood pressure above normal range
hypertension
femur
diastolic pressure
hypoperfusion
39. Major artery supplying leg
cervix
placenta
obstructed airway
femoral artery
40. Consent given by adults of legal age and mentally competent to make a rational decision in regard to their medical well- being
thorax
acromioclavicular join
OPA
expressed consent
41. Receives unoxygenated blood returning from the body
involuntary muscle
consent
respiratory system
right atrium
42. Developing baby
pulse
NRB
pulmonary veins
fetus
43. Pressure in arteries when the left ventricle refilling
diastolic pressure
primary function of autonomic nervous system
diaphragm
placenta
44. Joint where the acromion and clavicle meet
artery
fibula
acromioclavicular join
small intestine
45. Muscular tube that removes water from waste products received from small intestine and removes anything not absorbed by the body toward excretion from the body
cardiovascular system
large intestine
inhalation
posterior
46. Brain and spinal cord
cardiac conduction system
central nervous system(CNS)
brachial artery
trachea
47. Muscular structure that divides chest cavity from abdominal cavity - major muscle of respiration
OPQRST
brachial artery
tibia
diaphragm
48. Organ located in left upper quadrant of abdomen that acts as a blood filtration system and reservoir for reserves of blood
FBAO
appendix
spleen
C.V.A.
49. Radial - brachial - posterior tibial - dorsalis pedis pulses - which can be felt at peripheral (outlying) points of the body
left atrium
proximal
lateral
peripheral pulses
50. Carotid and femoral pulses - which can be felt in central part of body
ventral
central pulses
central nervous system(CNS)
apnea