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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. Development of the fetus over the mouth of the uterus






2. Hand bones






3. Condition of low blood pressure






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






5. Heel bone






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






7. 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






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






9. Mouth of uterus






10. Superior and widest portion of pelvis






11. Breastbone






12. Muscle that can be consciously controlled






13. Area directly posterior to nose






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






15. Ankle bones






16. Tissue that connects muscle to bone






17. Voice box






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






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






20. Major artery supplying leg






21. Artery of lower arm






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






23. Study of body structure






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






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






26. Organisms that cause infection such as viruses and bacteria






27. Laying on back






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






29. 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






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






31. Structure that opens and closes to permit the flow of a fluid in only one direction






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






33. 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






34. Bag valve mask






35. Toward midline






36. Obligation to provide care to patient






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






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






39. Outer layer of skin






40. 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






41. Chest






42. Line through center of each clavicle






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






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






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






46. Pounds per square inch






47. Form the structure of cheeks






48. Automated external defribrilator






49. Foreign body airway obstruction






50. Two upper chambers of heart