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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. Developing baby






2. Active process in which intercostal muscles(ribs) and diaphragm contract - expanding the size of the chest cavity and causing air to flow into lungs






3. Superior and widest portion of pelvis






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






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






6. Top - back - sides of skull






7. Flat surface formed when slicing through a solid object






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






9. Blood pressure above normal range






10. Convulsions resulting from severe hypertension






11. Temporary signs of a stroke






12. Outer layer of skin






13. Tissue that can contract to allow movement of a body part






14. Patient who breathes through incision (partial or total removal of larynx) made in throat






15. Equipment that protects the EMS worker from infection or exposure to danger of rescue operations






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






17. Sign that adequate perfusion is not accomplished






18. Lower end of tibia - seen on inner ankle






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






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






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






22. Heel bone






23. System of specialized muscle tissues which conduct electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to beat






24. Referring to front of body






25. To the side - away from midline






26. System of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit movement






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






28. Laying on back






29. Ketcacidosis and hyperglycemia






30. Fluid portion of blood






31. Pounds per square inch






32. Smallest kind of artery






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






34. Large neck arteries - one on each side of neck - that carry blood from the heart to head






35. 4 divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury RUQ - LUQ - RLQ - LLQ






36. The medial and larger bone of lower leg






37. Lower jaw bone






38. Voice box






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






40. Referring to back of body






41. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation






42. Back of body






43. Collarbone






44. Chest pain caused by stress or exertion






45. Brain and spinal cord






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






47. Oropharyngeal airway






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






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






50. Thin- walled - microscopic blood vessel where the oxygen/carbon dioxide and nutrient/waste exchange with body' cells takes place