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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Fluid portion of blood
diastole
plasma
proximal
digestive system
2. Lists of steps ( assessments and interventions) to be taken in different situations - developed by medical director of EMS system
liver
hypertension
protocols
cervix
3. Smallest kind of artery
arteriole
obstructed airway
diabetic coma
fowler's position
4. Foot bones
torso
metatarsals
DCAPBTLS
expressed consent
5. Occurs when food bolus or other object prevents inspiratory/expiratory process
obstructed airway
laryngectomee
brachial pulse
radial artery
6. Abnormal heart rate - usually 120+ beats per minute
pharynx
systole
OPQRST
tachycardia
7. Developing baby
fetus
ventricles
automaticity
02
8. Tissue that connects muscle to bone
SAED
nitroglycerine
tendon
diaphragm
9. Components of blood - produce substances that help body fight infection
white blood cells
eclampsia
medial
implied consent
10. Sac on underside of liver that stores bile produced by the liver
platelets
ilium
gallbladder
PPE personal protective
11. 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
metacarpals
endocrine system
perfusion
medial
12. Womb
distal
acromion process
confidentiality
uterus
13. Obligation not to reveal information obtained about a patient except to other health care professionals involved in patient's care
confidentiality
thorax
ABC
appendix
14. Line through center of each clavicle
uterus
mid- clavicular line
midline
posterior tibial artery
15. Release of a harmful substance into the environment
hazardous- material incident
hypoperfusion
torso
trendelenburg position
16. Part of cardiac cycle during which myocardial fibers contract and cardiac chambers empty
mid- clavicular line
multiple casualty incident MCI
systole
posterior tibial artery
17. Pressure created in arteries when left ventricle contracts and forces blood out into circulation
primary function of autonomic nervous system
femur
systolic blood pressure
implied consent
18. Automated external defribrilator
AED
standard precautions
hypoperfusion
venule
19. Orders from an on- duty physician given directly to EMT through radio or phone
insulin
on- line medical direction
artery
platelets
20. Lower jaw bone
expressed consent
C.V.A.
sphygmomanometer
mandible
21. Two large sets of branches that come off trachea and enter lungs - right and left bronchi
bronchi
pharynx
cyanosis
DNR order
22. Body substance isolation
diastolic pressure
brachial artery
BSI
capillary
23. Voice box
nitroglycerine
perfusion
larynx
COPD
24. 33 bones of spinal column
lateral
CPR
white blood cells
vertebrae
25. Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart
dorsal pedis artery
hypotension
vertebrae
cardiac muscle
26. State of physical and or psychological arousal to a stimulus
venae cavae
stress
metatarsals
good samaritan laws
27. Muscle that responds automatically to brain signals but cannot be consciously controlled
ALS
nitroglycerine
involuntary muscle
tachycardia
28. Outer layer of skin
epidermis
prone
fetus
NRB
29. Breastbone
PSI
metacarpals
sternum
cardiovascular system
30. Chest pain caused by stress or exertion
BVM
perfusion
capillary
angina pectoris
31. Collarbone
mid- axillary line
trendelenburg position
clavicle
small intestine
32. At lower end of fibula - seen on outer ankle
NRB
dyspnea
lateral malleolus
apnea
33. Small tube located near the junction of the small and large intestines in right lower quadrant of abdomen
thorax
coronary arteries
cardiac conduction system
appendix
34. Afterbirth
placenta
perfusion
cardiac conduction system
MI
35. Blood pressure above normal range
hypertension
sphygmomanometer
911 system
ulna
36. Pressure in arteries when the left ventricle refilling
liver
central nervous system(CNS)
diastolic pressure
off- line medical direction
37. Airway - breathing - circulation
cardiovascular system
femur
endocrine system
ABC
38. Two upper chambers of heart
automaticity
artria
vertebrae
bronchi
39. Area directly posterior to mouth
ALS
bilateral
oropharynx
placenta
40. Policy or protocol issued by medical director that authorizes EMT's and others to perform particular skills in certain situations
standing orders
mandible
emphysema
voluntary muscle
41. Artery supplying the foot - lateral to the large tendon of the big toe
dorsal pedis artery
ligament
DNR order
nitroglycerine
42. Tissue that connects bone to bone
carotid arteries
sternum
ligament
stomach
43. Heel bone
scope of practice
involuntary muscle
supine
calcaneus
44. Heart attack
medial malleolus
acute myocardial infarction
venule
acetabulum
45. Artery of lower arm
radial artery
dyspnea
liver
on- line medical direction
46. Rhythmic beats caused as waves of blood move through and expand arteries
small intestine
contamination
pulse
torso
47. Period of myocardial relaxation during which cardiac chambers fill
acromion process
peripheral pulses
trachea
diastole
48. Radial - brachial - posterior tibial - dorsalis pedis pulses - which can be felt at peripheral (outlying) points of the body
lateral malleolus
peripheral pulses
placenta previa
HIPAA
49. Oropharyngeal airway
hypotension
OPA
LPM
pulmonary edema
50. Equipment that protects the EMS worker from infection or exposure to danger of rescue operations
anterior
PPE personal protective
voluntary muscle
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