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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
designated agent
hypertension
LPM
acromion process
2. Process of continuous self review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement
good samaritan laws
epidermis
quality improvement
C.V.A.
3. Passive process in which intercostal muscles(ribs) and diaphragm relax - causing chest cavity to decrease in size and air to flow out lungs
exhalation
epiglottis
DCAPBTLS
musculoskeletal system
4. Lateral and smaller bone of lower leg
fibula
standing orders
lateral malleolus
posterior
5. Policy or protocol issued by medical director that authorizes EMT's and others to perform particular skills in certain situations
supine
nasopharynx
standing orders
brachial artery
6. Superior portion of sternum
manubrium
torso
stress
acromioclavicular join
7. Advanced life support
confidentiality
carpals
ALS
asystole
8. Rhythmic beats caused as waves of blood move through and expand arteries
standing orders
pulse
cricoid cartilage
brachial artery
9. Farther away from torso
venae cavae
voluntary muscle
diastole
distal
10. Muscular tube between stomach and large intestine - divided into duodenum - jejunum - and ileum which receives partially digested food from stomach and continues digestion - nutrients are absorbed by body through its walls
medial
small intestine
malleolus
protocols
11. Signs & symptoms - allergies - medical history - past medications - last oral intake - event that led to injury/illness
SAMPLE
torso
ligament
ulna
12. Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease
ABC
COPD
dorsal pedis artery
exhalation
13. To the side - away from midline
hypoperfusion
scope of practice
pharynx
lateral
14. Lower - posterior portions of pelvis
ischium
primary function of autonomic nervous system
off- line medical direction
contamination
15. Consent presumed by patient or patient's parent would give if they could such as for an unconscious patient or small child at school
implied consent
PPE personal protective
manubrium
lateral malleolus
16. Components of blood - carry oxygen to and carbon dioxide away from cells
liver
cardiovascular system
CISM critical incident stress management
red blood cells
17. Condition of low blood pressure
obstructed airway
involuntary muscle
insulin shock
pulse
18. Emergency involving multiple patients
decontamination
abandonment
multiple casualty incident MCI
CPR
19. Standard reference position for the body - body stands erect facing the observer with arms down at sides and palms of hands forward
lateral
posterior
anatomical position
torso
20. Receives unoxygenated blood returning from the body
right atrium
humerus
epidermis
T.I.A
21. Oversight of patient- care of ems system
venule
diastole
humerus
medical direction
22. Medication used for chest pain
apnea
insulin
protocols
nitroglycerine
23. Heel bone
platelets
inferior
distal
calcaneus
24. Inferior portion of sternum
xiphoid process
midline
quality improvement
posterior
25. Form the structure of cheeks
systolic blood pressure
LPM
plasma
zygomatic arches
26. Oropharyngeal airway
OPA
hypoperfusion
clavicle
brachial pulse
27. Semi automatic external defribrillator
peripheral pulses
trachea
anterior
SAED
28. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation
brachial artery
ligament
OPQRST
CPR
29. Onset - provocation - quality - radiation - severity - time
OPQRST
asystole
valve
femur
30. Large neck arteries - one on each side of neck - that carry blood from the heart to head
good samaritan laws
pulse
carotid arteries
supine
31. Introduction of dangerous chemicals - disease - or infectious materials
appendix
gallbladder
fowler's position
contamination
32. Lower jaw bone
mandible
ventral
BVM
expressed consent
33. 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
SAMPLE
asthma
proximal
34. Difficulty in breathing
dyspnea
nasopharynx
hypertension
acetabulum
35. Layers of fat and soft tissues found below the dermis
subcutaneous layers
standing orders
radial artery
arteriole
36. 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
left atrium
apnea
37. Automated external defribrilator
acetabulum
duty to act
nervous system
AED
38. 33 bones of spinal column
pulmonary veins
femoral artery
appendix
vertebrae
39. Fluid- filled membrane where fetus develops
right atrium
dyspnea
amniotic fluid
pulmonary arteries
40. Fluid in lungs
pulmonary edema
zygomatic arches
stomach
dyspnea
41. Wrist bones
anatomical position
PPE personal protective
PSI
carpals
42. Largest artery in body - transports blood from left ventricle to being systemic circulation
aorta
OPA
blood pressure
metatarsals
43. Front of body or body part
AED
anterior
subcutaneous layers
bronchi
44. Myocardial infarction
capillary
MI
cardiac muscle
cardiac conduction system
45. Removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials
tachycardia
blood pressure
SAED
decontamination
46. Breastbone
duty to act
advance directive
sternum
exhalation
47. Pressure caused by blood exerting force against the walls of blood vessels - usually arterial blood pressure is measured - diastolic/systolic
cardiac conduction system
protocols
eclampsia
blood pressure
48. Toward the head
diastole
superior
PSI
designated agent
49. Oxygen
dorsal pedis artery
diabetic coma
02
abdominal quadrants
50. Ankle bones
PNS peripheral nervous system
platelets
epidermis
tarsals