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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. Superior and widest portion of pelvis






2. Toward midline






3. Two large sets of branches that come off trachea and enter lungs - right and left bronchi






4. Womb






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






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






7. Oxygen






8. Lateral and smaller bone of lower leg






9. Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease






10. Sitting position

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11. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






12. Don not resuscitate order - legal document signed by patient and physician and states patient has terminal illness and does not wish to prolong life






13. Study of body structure






14. Condition of low blood pressure






15. Line through center of each clavicle






16. Heart attack






17. Regulate unconscious or involuntary body functions






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






19. Pressure in arteries when the left ventricle refilling






20. Smallest kind of artery






21. Smallest kind of vein






22. Away from the head






23. Any blood vessel carrying blood away from heart






24. Organ located in left upper quadrant of abdomen that acts as a blood filtration system and reservoir for reserves of blood






25. Sac on underside of liver that stores bile produced by the liver






26. Automated external defribrilator






27. Lists of steps ( assessments and interventions) to be taken in different situations - developed by medical director of EMS system






28. Occurs when food bolus or other object prevents inspiratory/expiratory process






29. Inflammation appearing similar in clinical picture to croup - oxygen therapy contraindicated






30. 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






31. Mouth of uterus






32. Health insurance portability and accountability act - federal law protecting the privacy of patient- specific health care information and providing the patient with control over how this information is used and distributed






33. Non rebreather mask






34. Hormone produced by pancreas or taken as medication by many diabetics






35. Position which the patient's feet and legs are higher than head






36. Outer layer of skin






37. Leaf- shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter from entering trachea






38. Onset - provocation - quality - radiation - severity - time






39. Artery supplying the foot - lateral to the large tendon of the big toe






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






41. Myocardial infarction






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






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






44. To the side - away from midline






45. Spontaneous abortion






46. System for telephone access to report emergencies - dispatcher takes info and alert EMS or fire or police - 'enhanced 911' has capability of automatically identify caller's number and location






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






48. Two upper chambers of heart






49. Pressure created in arteries when left ventricle contracts and forces blood out into circulation






50. Degeneration of alveolar structure