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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician
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1. 4 divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury RUQ - LUQ - RLQ - LLQ
fetus
midline
platelets
abdominal quadrants
2. Hand bones
standard precautions
autonomic nervous system
coronary arteries
metacarpals
3. Inflammation appearing similar in clinical picture to croup - oxygen therapy contraindicated
inhalation
xiphoid process
advance directive
epiglottis
4. Occurs when food bolus or other object prevents inspiratory/expiratory process
prone
acetabulum
obstructed airway
uterus
5. Oxygen
inhalation
DCAPBTLS
implied consent
02
6. Carotid and femoral pulses - which can be felt in central part of body
central pulses
gallbladder
medial
NRB
7. Alert - responds to verbal stimulus - responds to pain stimulus - unresponsive
oropharynx
NRB
AVPU
spleen
8. Superior vena cava and inferior vena cava - these two major veins return blood from body to right atrium
voluntary muscle
venae cavae
acetabulum
consent
9. Voice box
COPD
fetus
appendix
larynx
10. Hormone produced by body - as medication it dilates respiratory passages and is used to relieve severe allergic reactions
supine
acute myocardial infarction
epinephrine
ischium
11. Protrusion on the side of ankle
malleolus
dorsal pedis artery
digestive system
inferior
12. Absence of ventricular contractions
torso
fibula
hazardous- material incident
asystole
13. Chronic obstructive lung disease triggered by allergy condition
asthma
musculoskeletal system
T.I.A
aorta
14. Condition of low blood pressure
midline
brachial pulse
femoral artery
hypoglycemia
15. Flat surface formed when slicing through a solid object
confidentiality
plane
angina pectoris
nitroglycerine
16. Supply of oxygen to and removal of wastes from the cells and tissues of body as a result of the flow of blood through capillaries
perfusion
consent
fowler's position
pancreas
17. Emergency involving multiple patients
off- line medical direction
SAED
multiple casualty incident MCI
femur
18. Two lower chambers of heart - right ventricle sends oxygen - poor blood to lungs and left ventricle sends oxygen- rich blood to body
plane
OPQRST
ventricles
ALS
19. System made up of heart( cardio) and blood vessels (vascular) - circulatory system
DCAPBTLS
cardiovascular system
mid- axillary line
implied consent
20. Pelvic socket into which the ball at the proximal end of femur fits to form the hip joint
CISM critical incident stress management
acetabulum
pharynx
placenta previa
21. Lower - posterior portions of pelvis
laryngectomee
C.V.A.
contamination
ischium
22. Large neck arteries - one on each side of neck - that carry blood from the heart to head
hazardous- material incident
tarsals
carotid arteries
PSI
23. Two large sets of branches that come off trachea and enter lungs - right and left bronchi
OPQRST
cranium
bronchi
vertebrae
24. Pressure in arteries when the left ventricle refilling
involuntary muscle
lateral
mandible
diastolic pressure
25. Top - back - sides of skull
cranium
asthma
involuntary muscle
designated agent
26. Vessels that carry blood from the right ventricle of heart to lungs
epiglottis
tachycardia
hypoperfusion
pulmonary arteries
27. Temporary signs of a stroke
large intestine
cardiac conduction system
T.I.A
ectopic pregnancy
28. Superior and widest portion of pelvis
lungs
ilium
anatomy
liver
29. Womb
uterus
mid- clavicular line
sphygmomanometer
apnea
30. Lying on side - also called 'lateral recumbent position'
calcaneus
recovery position
endocrine system
anatomical position
31. Study of body structure
venae cavae
anatomy
OPA
placenta
32. Strict form of infection control that is based on assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious
cranium
asystole
standard precautions
medical director
33. System of glands that produce chemicals called hormones that help to regulate many body activities and functions
endocrine system
sternum
artria
cardiac conduction system
34. Muscular sac between esophagus and the small intestine where digestion begins
subcutaneous layers
stomach
LPM
OPA
35. Area directly posterior to nose
nasopharynx
ABC
pulmonary edema
COPD
36. Mouth of uterus
gallbladder
thorax
cervix
midline
37. Brain and spinal cord
nervous system
consent
central nervous system(CNS)
lungs
38. Thin- walled - microscopic blood vessel where the oxygen/carbon dioxide and nutrient/waste exchange with body' cells takes place
hazardous- material incident
supine
nervous system
capillary
39. Inadequate perfusion of the cells and tissues of body caused by insufficient flow of blood through capillaries
fibula
plasma
dorsal
hypoperfusion
40. Process of continuous self review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement
zygomatic arches
quality improvement
pancreas
laryngectomee
41. Condition of low blood pressure
insulin shock
expressed consent
emphysema
miscarriage
42. Orders from medical director to EMT to give certain medications or do certain procedures without speaking to medical director or physician
off- line medical direction
automaticity
C.V.A.
acromion process
43. Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training
confidentiality
abandonment
LPM
fowler's position
44. Away from the head
tendon
inferior
anatomy
expressed consent
45. Highest portion of the shoulder
sphygmomanometer
acromion process
abdominal quadrants
angina pectoris
46. Introduction of dangerous chemicals - disease - or infectious materials
contamination
quality improvement
fetus
ventricles
47. Radial - brachial - posterior tibial - dorsalis pedis pulses - which can be felt at peripheral (outlying) points of the body
thorax
peripheral pulses
venae cavae
femur
48. Line through center of each clavicle
femur
mid- clavicular line
zygomatic arches
dyspnea
49. Inferior portion of sternum
thorax
supine
xiphoid process
CPR
50. Body substance isolation
superior
cranium
BSI
pathogens