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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. Collarbone






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






3. Convulsions resulting from severe hypertension






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






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






6. Laying face down






7. Hormone produced by body - as medication it dilates respiratory passages and is used to relieve severe allergic reactions






8. Permission from patient for care or other action by EMT






9. Brain and spinal cord






10. Superior and widest portion of pelvis






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






12. Voice box






13. Release of a harmful substance into the environment






14. Lower end of tibia - seen on inner ankle






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






16. Emergency involving multiple patients






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






18. Superior vena cava and inferior vena cava - these two major veins return blood from body to right atrium






19. Foreign body airway obstruction






20. Orders from an on- duty physician given directly to EMT through radio or phone






21. 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






22. Pounds per square inch






23. Sign that adequate perfusion is not accomplished






24. Wrist bones






25. Bag valve mask






26. Point where two bones come together






27. Line through center of each clavicle






28. Major artery supplying leg






29. Small tube located near the junction of the small and large intestines in right lower quadrant of abdomen






30. Oxygen






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






32. Organisms that cause infection such as viruses and bacteria






33. Artery supplying the foot behind the medial ankle






34. Obligation not to reveal information obtained about a patient except to other health care professionals involved in patient's care






35. Large bone of thigh






36. 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






37. Two fused bones forming the upper jaw






38. Chest pain caused by stress or exertion






39. Superior portion of sternum






40. Condition of low blood pressure






41. Myocardial infarction






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






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






44. Blood pressure below that considered normal






45. Referring to back of body






46. Trunk of body - body without the head and extremities






47. Womb






48. Pulse produced by compressing major artery of the upper arm






49. Period of myocardial relaxation during which cardiac chambers fill






50. System of brain - spinal cord - and nerves that govern sensation - movement - and thought