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






2. Inadequate perfusion of the cells and tissues of body caused by insufficient flow of blood through capillaries






3. Airway - breathing - circulation






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






5. Protrusion on the side of ankle






6. Two upper chambers of heart






7. Lower end of tibia - seen on inner ankle






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






9. Womb






10. Abnormal heart rate - usually 50 or fewer beats per minute






11. Study of body structure






12. Highest portion of the shoulder






13. Large bone of thigh






14. Lower jaw bone






15. Bag valve mask






16. Farther away from torso






17. Lateral and smaller bone of lower leg






18. Gland located behind stomach that produces insulin and juices that assist in digestion of food in duodenum of small intestine






19. Development of the fetus over the mouth of the uterus






20. Front of body or body part






21. Layers of fat and soft tissues found below the dermis






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






23. 33 bones of spinal column






24. Foot bones






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






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






27. Carotid and femoral pulses - which can be felt in central part of body






28. Oxygen






29. Area directly posterior to nose






30. Voice box






31. Consent given by adults of legal age and mentally competent to make a rational decision in regard to their medical well- being






32. Brain and spinal cord






33. Receives unoxygenated blood returning from the body






34. Components of the blood - membrane- enclosed fragments of specialized cells






35. Emergency involving multiple patients






36. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation






37. Point where two bones come together






38. Collarbone






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






40. Back of body






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






42. Blood pressure below that considered normal






43. Superior and widest portion of pelvis






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






45. Passive process in which intercostal muscles(ribs) and diaphragm relax - causing chest cavity to decrease in size and air to flow out lungs






46. Smallest kind of artery






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






48. Liters per minute






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






50. Superior portion of sternum