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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician
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1. Lists of steps ( assessments and interventions) to be taken in different situations - developed by medical director of EMS system
medical direction
small intestine
protocols
T.I.A
2. Deformities - contusions - abrasion - punctures - burns - tenderness - lacerations - swelling
prone
pulse
good samaritan laws
DCAPBTLS
3. Two large sets of branches that come off trachea and enter lungs - right and left bronchi
designated agent
voluntary muscle
acetabulum
bronchi
4. Radial - brachial - posterior tibial - dorsalis pedis pulses - which can be felt at peripheral (outlying) points of the body
superior
peripheral pulses
thorax
placenta previa
5. Referring to front of body
ventral
cyanosis
02
epiglottis
6. Carotid and femoral pulses - which can be felt in central part of body
obstructed airway
central pulses
trendelenburg position
perfusion
7. Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training
abandonment
liver
proximal
maxillae
8. Don not resuscitate order - legal document signed by patient and physician and states patient has terminal illness and does not wish to prolong life
DNR order
central pulses
NRB
cervix
9. System of nose - mouth - throat - lungs - and muscles that brings oxygen into body and expels carbon dioxide
fowler's position
superior
fetus
respiratory system
10. Gland located behind stomach that produces insulin and juices that assist in digestion of food in duodenum of small intestine
asthma
pancreas
insulin
CISM critical incident stress management
11. Part of cardiac cycle during which myocardial fibers contract and cardiac chambers empty
dermis
lateral malleolus
systole
diabetic coma
12. Trunk of body - body without the head and extremities
SAMPLE
torso
expressed consent
uterus
13. Bag valve mask
brachial pulse
PSI
BVM
inferior
14. System made up of heart( cardio) and blood vessels (vascular) - circulatory system
musculoskeletal system
cardiovascular system
larynx
protocols
15. Automated external defribrilator
muscle
central nervous system(CNS)
AED
white blood cells
16. Point where two bones come together
cardiovascular system
mid- axillary line
SAMPLE
joint
17. Removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials
decontamination
quality improvement
respiratory system
LPM
18. Absence of ventricular contractions
asystole
ligament
advance directive
ilium
19. Development of the fetus over the mouth of the uterus
02
systolic blood pressure
placenta previa
nitroglycerine
20. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw
ABC
hypoperfusion
maxillae
coronary arteries
21. Pressure created in arteries when left ventricle contracts and forces blood out into circulation
fowler's position
small intestine
malleolus
systolic blood pressure
22. Sitting position
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23. Outer layer of skin
systole
abdominal quadrants
epidermis
sphygmomanometer
24. Fluid portion of blood
plasma
MI
cardiac conduction system
nervous system
25. Two upper chambers of heart
inferior
diastole
DCAPBTLS
artria
26. Line through center of each clavicle
placenta abruption
contamination
mid- clavicular line
cardiac conduction system
27. Body substance isolation
BSI
sphygmomanometer
911 system
uterus
28. Regulate unconscious or involuntary body functions
BSI
eclampsia
trachea
primary function of autonomic nervous system
29. Obligation not to reveal information obtained about a patient except to other health care professionals involved in patient's care
pulmonary veins
confidentiality
posterior
02
30. Difficulty in breathing
dyspnea
involuntary muscle
acute myocardial infarction
acromioclavicular join
31. Womb
decontamination
AED
ventral
uterus
32. Pressure in arteries when the left ventricle refilling
supine
COPD
dorsal
diastolic pressure
33. Area directly posterior to nose
nasopharynx
hypertension
diaphragm
epiglottis
34. Brain and spinal cord
expressed consent
central nervous system(CNS)
trachea
venae cavae
35. Degeneration of alveolar structure
medical director
emphysema
bradycardia
lateral
36. Tissue that connects muscle to bone
small intestine
ventricles
tendon
oropharynx
37. Afterbirth
placenta
OPQRST
medial
decontamination
38. Stroke
C.V.A.
placenta
acromioclavicular join
DNR order
39. The medial and larger bone of lower leg
mid- axillary line
tibia
red blood cells
pulmonary edema
40. Vessels that carry oxygenated blood from lungs to left atrium of heart
femur
SAED
pulmonary veins
bradycardia
41. Hand bones
hypoglycemia
ulna
metacarpals
humerus
42. Study of body structure
humerus
911 system
anatomy
large intestine
43. Thin- walled - microscopic blood vessel where the oxygen/carbon dioxide and nutrient/waste exchange with body' cells takes place
capillary
cyanosis
designated agent
pulmonary veins
44. Position which the patient's feet and legs are higher than head
BSI
contamination
zygomatic arches
trendelenburg position
45. Abnormal heart rate - usually 120+ beats per minute
tibia
medial malleolus
platelets
tachycardia
46. Farther away from torso
C.V.A.
distal
PSI
endocrine system
47. Referring to back of body
tarsals
dorsal
primary function of autonomic nervous system
standing orders
48. Leaf- shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter from entering trachea
epiglottis
epidermis
SAMPLE
consent
49. Muscular sac between esophagus and the small intestine where digestion begins
bilateral
DNR order
stomach
02
50. Inner(second) layer of skin - rich in blood vessels and nerves - found beneath epidermis
fibula
pancreas
NRB
dermis