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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Area directly posterior to nose
dermis
nasopharynx
brachial artery
valve
2. Organs where exchange of atmospheric oxygen and waste carbon dioxide take place
pulse
duty to act
lungs
zygomatic arches
3. Protrusion on the side of ankle
malleolus
prone
placenta
bradycardia
4. Non rebreather mask
white blood cells
NRB
ligament
OPA
5. Hand bones
acetabulum
DNR order
metacarpals
voluntary muscle
6. Receives unoxygenated blood returning from the body
zygomatic arches
right atrium
central pulses
ALS
7. Emergency involving multiple patients
insulin shock
BSI
multiple casualty incident MCI
stress
8. Study of body structure
appendix
angina pectoris
anatomy
confidentiality
9. Small tube located near the junction of the small and large intestines in right lower quadrant of abdomen
OPA
femur
dorsal
appendix
10. Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training
abandonment
HIPAA
plane
anatomical position
11. Don not resuscitate order - legal document signed by patient and physician and states patient has terminal illness and does not wish to prolong life
cardiovascular system
DNR order
on- line medical direction
amniotic fluid
12. Onset - provocation - quality - radiation - severity - time
artery
dermis
OPQRST
on- line medical direction
13. 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
contamination
pathogens
large intestine
consent
14. At lower end of fibula - seen on outer ankle
acute myocardial infarction
lateral malleolus
artery
exhalation
15. Introduction of dangerous chemicals - disease - or infectious materials
dermis
contamination
plane
gallbladder
16. Leaf- shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter from entering trachea
medical direction
anterior
right atrium
epiglottis
17. Organisms that cause infection such as viruses and bacteria
AVPU
pathogens
stress
angina pectoris
18. Alert - responds to verbal stimulus - responds to pain stimulus - unresponsive
right atrium
AVPU
supine
automaticity
19. Consent presumed by patient or patient's parent would give if they could such as for an unconscious patient or small child at school
stress
implied consent
bradycardia
anatomical position
20. Standard reference position for the body - body stands erect facing the observer with arms down at sides and palms of hands forward
CISM critical incident stress management
miscarriage
anatomical position
ligament
21. Mouth of uterus
good samaritan laws
FBAO
recovery position
cervix
22. Physician who assumes ultimate responsibility for the patient care aspects of EMS system
medial malleolus
small intestine
PPE personal protective
medical director
23. Stroke
C.V.A.
hypoperfusion
trachea
inhalation
24. Lower jaw bone
respiratory system
insulin
mandible
tendon
25. Semi automatic external defribrillator
acromioclavicular join
plasma
epidermis
SAED
26. Convulsions resulting from severe hypertension
nitroglycerine
eclampsia
cardiac conduction system
posterior
27. System of specialized muscle tissues which conduct electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to beat
epinephrine
cardiac muscle
cardiac conduction system
T.I.A
28. Pulse produced by compressing major artery of the upper arm
spleen
DCAPBTLS
brachial pulse
metatarsals
29. Joint where the acromion and clavicle meet
muscle
acromioclavicular join
epidermis
dyspnea
30. Smallest kind of vein
ligament
multiple casualty incident MCI
AED
venule
31. Bag valve mask
BVM
placenta abruption
platelets
peripheral pulses
32. The medial and larger bone of lower leg
consent
tibia
anatomical position
acute myocardial infarction
33. Blood vessels that supply the muscle of the heart(myocardium)
BVM
mid- clavicular line
coronary arteries
plane
34. Regulate unconscious or involuntary body functions
left atrium
primary function of autonomic nervous system
manubrium
central nervous system(CNS)
35. Smallest kind of artery
central pulses
cardiac conduction system
malleolus
arteriole
36. Consent given by adults of legal age and mentally competent to make a rational decision in regard to their medical well- being
LPM
cyanosis
HIPAA
expressed consent
37. EMT or other person authorized by a medical director to give medication or give emergency care - extension of medical director's license to practice
oropharynx
ABC
designated agent
SAED
38. Inner(second) layer of skin - rich in blood vessels and nerves - found beneath epidermis
dermis
angina pectoris
posterior
pancreas
39. Farther away from torso
anatomical position
distal
asthma
ectopic pregnancy
40. Womb
OPQRST
pulmonary edema
uterus
posterior
41. Airway - breathing - circulation
ABC
AVPU
epiglottis
supine
42. Tissue that connects muscle to bone
medical direction
tendon
asystole
miscarriage
43. Difficulty in breathing
zygomatic arches
dyspnea
bilateral
consent
44. Closer to torse
epinephrine
small intestine
FBAO
proximal
45. Rhythmic beats caused as waves of blood move through and expand arteries
metacarpals
pharynx
OPA
pulse
46. Foreign body airway obstruction
FBAO
white blood cells
tachycardia
nervous system
47. Inadequate perfusion of the cells and tissues of body caused by insufficient flow of blood through capillaries
voluntary muscle
hypoperfusion
endocrine system
cranium
48. Laying face down
artria
T.I.A
prone
OPQRST
49. Orders from an on- duty physician given directly to EMT through radio or phone
left atrium
trendelenburg position
bronchi
on- line medical direction
50. Sign that adequate perfusion is not accomplished
nervous system
02
diastolic pressure
cyanosis