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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. Form the structure of cheeks






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






3. Area directly posterior to mouth






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






5. Orders from medical director to EMT to give certain medications or do certain procedures without speaking to medical director or physician






6. Ketcacidosis and hyperglycemia






7. Joint where the acromion and clavicle meet






8. Signs & symptoms - allergies - medical history - past medications - last oral intake - event that led to injury/illness






9. Any blood vessel carrying blood away from heart






10. Lower end of tibia - seen on inner ankle






11. Foreign body airway obstruction






12. Vessels that carry blood from the right ventricle of heart to lungs






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






14. Sign that adequate perfusion is not accomplished






15. State of physical and or psychological arousal to a stimulus






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






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






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






19. Oxygen






20. Inferior portion of sternum






21. Condition of not breathing






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






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






24. Blood pressure above normal range






25. 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






26. Strict form of infection control that is based on assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious






27. Major artery supplying leg






28. Difficulty in breathing






29. Toward midline






30. Instrument used to determine arterial pressure with non- invasive technique






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






32. Temporary signs of a stroke






33. Developing baby






34. Referring to front of body






35. 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






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






37. Set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the scope - or extent and limits of the EMT's job






38. Heel bone






39. System of nose - mouth - throat - lungs - and muscles that brings oxygen into body and expels carbon dioxide






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






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






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






43. Pelvic socket into which the ball at the proximal end of femur fits to form the hip joint






44. Specialized involuntary muscle found only in the heart






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






46. Condition of low blood pressure






47. Absence of ventricular contractions






48. Medication used for chest pain






49. System of glands that produce chemicals called hormones that help to regulate many body activities and functions






50. Degeneration of alveolar structure