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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Developing baby
fetus
hypotension
off- line medical direction
ilium
2. At lower end of fibula - seen on outer ankle
right atrium
pancreas
lateral malleolus
angina pectoris
3. Medication used for chest pain
plane
capillary
epinephrine
nitroglycerine
4. Superior vena cava and inferior vena cava - these two major veins return blood from body to right atrium
BVM
venae cavae
epidermis
dorsal
5. Tissue that connects bone to bone
fowler's position
02
ligament
good samaritan laws
6. Foreign body airway obstruction
anterior
metatarsals
FBAO
BSI
7. Standard reference position for the body - body stands erect facing the observer with arms down at sides and palms of hands forward
musculoskeletal system
anatomical position
posterior tibial artery
diastolic pressure
8. Receives unoxygenated blood returning from the body
cranium
right atrium
contamination
small intestine
9. Closer to torse
recovery position
decontamination
central nervous system(CNS)
proximal
10. Protrusion on the side of ankle
decontamination
tarsals
malleolus
02
11. System by which food travels through body and digested - or broken down into absorbable forms
epiglottis
larynx
pulmonary arteries
digestive system
12. Consent presumed by patient or patient's parent would give if they could such as for an unconscious patient or small child at school
asthma
MI
stress
implied consent
13. Hormone produced by pancreas or taken as medication by many diabetics
insulin
dorsal pedis artery
C.V.A.
joint
14. Emergency involving multiple patients
abandonment
multiple casualty incident MCI
placenta abruption
diabetic coma
15. Development of the fetus over the mouth of the uterus
placenta previa
abandonment
midline
metatarsals
16. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation
systolic blood pressure
CPR
carpals
tibia
17. Organs where exchange of atmospheric oxygen and waste carbon dioxide take place
femur
lungs
tarsals
medical director
18. System of brain - spinal cord - and nerves that govern sensation - movement - and thought
nervous system
multiple casualty incident MCI
mandible
hazardous- material incident
19. Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease
COPD
thorax
FBAO
carotid arteries
20. Lateral and smaller bone of lower leg
mandible
medial
proximal
fibula
21. Foot bones
cyanosis
metatarsals
bronchi
laryngectomee
22. Ring- shaped structure that forms the lower portion of larynx
hypoperfusion
ligament
cricoid cartilage
sphygmomanometer
23. Front of body or body part
spleen
nasopharynx
anterior
duty to act
24. Onset - provocation - quality - radiation - severity - time
OPQRST
standing orders
diastole
obstructed airway
25. Blood pressure above normal range
contamination
hypertension
hypoglycemia
CISM critical incident stress management
26. Structure that opens and closes to permit the flow of a fluid in only one direction
pulse
medical direction
valve
pulmonary arteries
27. Artery of upper arm - site of pulse checked during infant CPR
cardiovascular system
plasma
brachial artery
medical director
28. Bag valve mask
pulmonary edema
hazardous- material incident
BVM
02
29. Orders from medical director to EMT to give certain medications or do certain procedures without speaking to medical director or physician
pathogens
AED
OPQRST
off- line medical direction
30. Orders from an on- duty physician given directly to EMT through radio or phone
on- line medical direction
left atrium
involuntary muscle
fetus
31. 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
arteriole
perfusion
quality improvement
consent
32. Hormone produced by body - as medication it dilates respiratory passages and is used to relieve severe allergic reactions
small intestine
cyanosis
epinephrine
diabetic coma
33. Organ located in left upper quadrant of abdomen that acts as a blood filtration system and reservoir for reserves of blood
spleen
red blood cells
distal
exhalation
34. Part of cardiac cycle during which myocardial fibers contract and cardiac chambers empty
carpals
systole
medial
prone
35. Premature separation of the placenta from the wall of the uterus
trendelenburg position
placenta abruption
sternum
on- line medical direction
36. Advanced life support
hypertension
ALS
systole
dyspnea
37. Oxygen
ectopic pregnancy
02
PSI
mid- axillary line
38. Microscopic sacs of lungs where gas exchange with bloodstream takes place
thorax
alveoli
dorsal pedis artery
pharynx
39. State of physical and or psychological arousal to a stimulus
ventricles
stress
voluntary muscle
good samaritan laws
40. Release of a harmful substance into the environment
hazardous- material incident
white blood cells
venae cavae
pancreas
41. Occurs when food bolus or other object prevents inspiratory/expiratory process
pulmonary veins
implied consent
aorta
obstructed airway
42. Passive process in which intercostal muscles(ribs) and diaphragm relax - causing chest cavity to decrease in size and air to flow out lungs
exhalation
02
peripheral pulses
systolic blood pressure
43. Fluid portion of blood
plasma
PSI
joint
trachea
44. Patient who breathes through incision (partial or total removal of larynx) made in throat
femur
HIPAA
protocols
laryngectomee
45. Leaf- shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter from entering trachea
exhalation
confidentiality
white blood cells
epiglottis
46. Medial bone of forearm
stomach
consent
ulna
brachial pulse
47. Abnormal heart rate - usually 50 or fewer beats per minute
bradycardia
PPE personal protective
radial artery
pancreas
48. Condition of low blood pressure
brachial pulse
quality improvement
proximal
hypoglycemia
49. Line through center of each clavicle
acromioclavicular join
contamination
mid- clavicular line
lungs
50. Components of the blood - membrane- enclosed fragments of specialized cells
on- line medical direction
platelets
obstructed airway
trachea