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Emt Exam Emergency Medical Technician

Subjects : certifications, emt
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Occurs when food bolus or other object prevents inspiratory/expiratory process






2. System of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit movement






3. Alert - responds to verbal stimulus - responds to pain stimulus - unresponsive






4. Area directly posterior to mouth and nose - made up of oropharynx and nasopharynx






5. Referring to back of body






6. Advanced life support






7. Rhythmic beats caused as waves of blood move through and expand arteries






8. 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






9. Receives oxygenated blood returning from the lungs






10. At lower end of fibula - seen on outer ankle






11. Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training






12. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw






13. Voice box






14. 'windpipe' - structure that connects the pharynx to lungs






15. Semi automatic external defribrillator






16. Policy or protocol issued by medical director that authorizes EMT's and others to perform particular skills in certain situations






17. Radial - brachial - posterior tibial - dorsalis pedis pulses - which can be felt at peripheral (outlying) points of the body






18. System made up of heart( cardio) and blood vessels (vascular) - circulatory system






19. Medial bone of forearm






20. Nerves that enter and leave the spinal cord and travel between brain and organs without passing through spinal cord






21. Removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials






22. Standard reference position for the body - body stands erect facing the observer with arms down at sides and palms of hands forward






23. Any blood vessel carrying blood away from heart






24. Mouth of uterus






25. Comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and to deal with stress appropriately when it occurs






26. System by which food travels through body and digested - or broken down into absorbable forms






27. Point where two bones come together






28. Obligation to provide care to patient






29. Superior and widest portion of pelvis






30. Lower - posterior portions of pelvis






31. Form the structure of cheeks






32. Microscopic sacs of lungs where gas exchange with bloodstream takes place






33. EMT or other person authorized by a medical director to give medication or give emergency care - extension of medical director's license to practice






34. Artery of upper arm - site of pulse checked during infant CPR






35. Process of continuous self review with the purpose of identifying and correcting aspects of the system that require improvement






36. Study of body structure






37. Blood pressure below that considered normal






38. Components of blood - carry oxygen to and carbon dioxide away from cells






39. Major artery supplying leg






40. Consent presumed by patient or patient's parent would give if they could such as for an unconscious patient or small child at school






41. Series of laws varying in each state designed to provide limited legal protection for citizens and some health care personnel when they are administered care






42. Release of a harmful substance into the environment






43. Pounds per square inch






44. Fluid portion of blood






45. Smallest kind of vein






46. Stroke






47. Muscle that responds automatically to brain signals but cannot be consciously controlled






48. Difficulty in breathing






49. Muscular structure that divides chest cavity from abdominal cavity - major muscle of respiration






50. Line through center of each clavicle